JOB: ANU
Prof S.R.L. Clark
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:38:54 +1000
From: Di Crosse <dicr...@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To: aph...@coombs.anu.edu.au
Subject: LECTURER (Level B Fixed term)
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF ARTS
PHILOSOPHY
LECTURER (Level B Fixed term)
Applications are invited for a fixed-term Lectureship (Level
B) for eleven months in Philosophy. In the first semester,
the successful applicant should be able to offer tutoring for
a first year course, Historical Introduction to Philosophy,
and possibly also a second/third year course on a topic of
their choice (concerning which, see the further details for
this position), and also be able to offer supervision of
honours dissertations. In the second semester, they must be
able to offer a second/third year course on Applied Ethics,
and a first-year half-semester option on a topic other than
clear thinking, introductory logic or existentialism and
philosophy as therapy. We would also welcome their being
able to undertake the supervision of MA and/or PhD students.
This is a replacement position for a period of eleven
months. This replacement position should commence in
February 2003 and terminate no later than 31 December.
Applicants should have a PhD in Philosophy, or present
equivalent evidence of research capacity, experience in
undergraduate teaching, and be able to take up the position
in February 2003. Experience in flexible delivery would be
an advantage; applications from appropriately qualified women
are particularly welcome.
Information about the Faculty of Arts and each of its four
Schools is available at http://www.arts.anu.edu.au/
Enquiries: Dr Jeremy Shearmur tel 02 6125 2792 or 02 6236
9296 email Jeremy....@anu.edu.au
Contact: Further particulars, including selection criteria,
should be obtained before applying by contacting the Staffing
Recruitment Officer, telephone: (02) 6125 5969, fax: (02)
6125 5011, or email jo...@anu.edu.au, website:
http://www.anu.edu.au./hr.jobs/fa: XXX.pdf
Closing date: 21 November 2002
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
PHILOSOPHY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Lecturer in Philosophy (Level B- Fixed term)
FURTHER PARTICULARS
A Lectureship (Level B 11-month, replacement contract) is
available in Philosophy in the School of Humanities. In the
first semester, the successful applicant should be able to
offer tutoring for a first year course, Historical
Introduction to Philosophy, and possibly also a second/third
year course on a topic of their choice (concerning which, see
below), and also be able to offer supervision of honours
dissertations. In the second semester, they must be able to
offer a second/third year course on Applied Ethics, and a
first-year half-semester option on a topic other than clear
thinking, introductory logic or existentialism and philosophy
as therapy. We would also welcome their being able to
undertake the supervision of MA and/or Ph.D. students.
For the information of candidates:
(1) Courses already being taught by other members of the
department in 2003:
First semester:
First year:
Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Honours seminars:
Third year honours seminar: Kant
Fourth year honours seminar: Wittgenstein
Graduate/honours Seminar: epistemology
Second/third year courses:
Ideas, Causality and Personal Identity
Politics and Rights
Democracy, Difference and Desire
Love, Death and Freedom
Contemporary Metaphysics
Poetry of the Universe
Logic
Second semester:
First Year:
Critical Thinking; Principles of Argument PR
>From Examined Lives to Existentialism: Philosophy as Ethics,
Therapy and Transformation
Honours seminars, etc:
Fourth year seminar: Truth
Third year honours seminar: From Kant to Hegel
Second/third year courses:
Origins of Analytic Philosophy
Philosophy of psychology
European Philosophy B (Husserl and Heidegger)
Power and Subjectivity
Philosophy of the Enlightenment
(2) Other things being equal, we would particularly welcome
offers of teaching in the following areas:
Aristotle and Aristotelianism
Bioethics
Environmental ethics
Plato and Platonism
Philosophical Issues in Christian Thought
Philosophical Logic
Philosophy of Biology
Theories and Interpretation
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy in the School of Humanities at the ANU offers
undergraduate teaching and postgraduate degrees. It is a
'pluralistic' program, with teaching and supervision offered
in logic and the philosophy of science, analytical approaches
to epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and the
philosophy of language, as well as the history of philosophy,
aesthetics, moral and political philosophy, applied ethics
and continental philosophy. It is expected that the
successful applicant will have a strong commitment to both
teaching and research and will contribute to the teaching
program as well as to the supervision of honours students.
Prospective candidates may wish to visit the Philosophy
website: http//arts.anu.edu.au/philosophy/
THE FACULTY OF ARTS
The Faculty is one of six faculties of the University, the
others being Asian Studies, Economics and Commerce,
Engineering and Information Technology, Law and Science. The
Faculty of Arts at present offers courses leading to pass and
honours qualifications and has a number of named degrees: in
Art History and Curatorship, Development Studies, European
Studies, International Relations and Policy Studies. At the
postgraduate level, the Faculty offers a range of courses
leading to graduate diplomas in Arts and the degree of Master
of Arts. Supervision is also offered for the research
degrees of Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy.
The Faculty of Arts has four schools: Archaeology &
Anthropology, Humanities (Art History, Film Studies, English,
Theatre Studies, Philosophy and Gender, Sexuality and
Culture), Languages (Classics, Modern European Languages and
Linguistics), and Social Sciences (Political Science and
International Relations, Sociology, History and Religious
Studies). It also includes two research centres: the
Australian National Dictionary Centre and the Centre for Arab
and Islamic Studies (the Middle East and Central Asia).
THE UNIVERSITY
The ANU consists of eight Research Schools, in the Institute
of Advance of Studies, and six Faculties. The University has
a university-wide Graduate School and twelve newly-created
National Institutes, through which close co-operation between
relevant sections of the university is being encouraged,
specially through teaching and joint supervision of
postgraduate students.
The Humanities Research Centre is formally a University
Centre, but has considerable interaction with the Faculty of
Arts, as does the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, an ARC
Special Research Centre.
At the beginning of 1992 the Canberra Institute of the Arts
(consisting of the School of Music and the School of Art) was
incorporated into the ANU.
The ANU Library provides for the major undergraduate research
needs. Its holdings are extensive. The National Library of
Australia is nearby, with supplementary holdings in many
relevant areas.
The ANU has excellent computer facilities and all Philosophy
staff have personal computers and dedicated access to the
University network.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
Appointment: Fixed-term, =
replacement contract
(11 months)
Enquiries: Dr Jeremy S=
hearmur, School of
Humanities,
=
Faculty of Arts
=
Telephone: 02 6125 2792
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Fax: 02 6125 4490
=
Email:
Jeremy....@anu.edu.au
Closing date: 21 November=
2002
Applications: should be written against the selection
criteria and submitted in duplicate to the Director, Human
Resources Division, The Australian National University,
Canberra ACT 0200, quoting the reference number and including
curriculum vitae, list of publications, names, addresses and
fax number of at least three referees. The University has a
"no-smoking" policy in all buildings and vehicles.
THE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SELECTION CRITERIA
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
PHILOSOPHY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Lecturer in Philosophy (Level B: Fixed term - 11 months)
1) A doctorate or equivalent evidence of research capacity in
Philosophy
2) Demonstrated skills in, and a strong commitment to,
teaching at the undergraduate level
3) Experience in teaching Applied Ethics or a closely related
subject, and the ability to take responsibility for all
aspects of designing and teaching a course in Applied Ethics
4) The ability to design and to teach effectively a
first-year half-semester option, the students taking which
may not have a strong commitment to the study of philosophy
5) A developed research profile and a record of publication
6) The capacity to supervise postgraduates in pertinent
fields
7) Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
8) The ability to maintain effective relations with
colleagues and a willingness to contribute to administration
9) An understanding, as demonstrated in the application
process, of equal opportunity principles and policies and a
commitment to their application in a university context
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