Tenure Track Position in Philosophy at Ben Gurion University, Israel (Call for Applications)
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From: Andrew German <agerm...@GMAIL.COM>
The Department of Philosophy at Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, in Be’er
Sheva, Israel, seeks to appoint an outstanding philosopher
to a tenure-track position,
beginning October 2024.
Job Description and Requirements:
The Department welcomes applications from all candidates in all specializations and competencies, but has particular research and teaching needs in Early Modern Philosophy. We therefore especially welcome applications from outstanding candidates working in the history of philosophy from the 16th through the early 18th century.
Positions at Ben-Gurion University traditionally begin at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer rank, but this call for applications is also open to candidates of more senior rank.
The Department of Philosophy at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev sets the highest value on excellence in both teaching and research. We are a relatively small department, and all our members play an active role in administrative work and are expected to contribute to University governance. Faculty Members are expected to compete for external research funding, in which our Department has an excellent record.
Job responsibilities include teaching required and elective courses in the candidate’s area of specialization at both the B.A. and M.A. levels and general introductory courses in philosophy as well. Members are also expected to advise and mentor our undergraduate and graduate students at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels.
Qualifications: The language of instruction and departmental and university governance is Hebrew. Accordingly, candidates will be expected to be capable of teaching and working in Hebrew.
The position is open to all candidates who hold a Ph.D. in philosophy. Candidates must have a Ph.D degree in hand by the application date.
Application Process: We aim
to invite short-listed candidates to a campus visit, which
will include a job talk, an interview, and informal meetings
with department
members. Applicants who are overseas may be asked to give a
talk and meet with
the department from afar. Applications must include:
1) A short cover letter.
2) An updated curriculum vitae, including list of
publications.
3) A short research statement describing the
candidate’s
research goals for the coming years; please include a
representative list of
courses you would want to teach.
4) Teaching evaluations (if available).
5) Three/four letters of recommendations for Candidates
hoping to be appointed to the rank of Lecturer. Candidates
hoping to be
appointed as Senior Lecturers will need four to five letters
of recommendations
and the rank of Associate Professor will require five to six
letters, all as
set forth on the University’s Recruitment Website. (Note
that the academic rank to be granted to
the candidate who fills this position will be decided on the
basis of the
candidate’s file, but is ultimately the purview of the
University
administration. Questions about the appropriate number of
letters to send
should be directed to the Department Chair.)
6) Two writing samples.
Application deadline: 15 February 2024
Apply
online
through the University’s Recruitment Website: https://bguacademicrecruitment.force.com/Recruiters/VF_BGUPositions?Id=02i5I00000FAC0b
For further details about the position, please contact the Department Chair, Andy German (an...@bgu.ac.il). Please address administrative queries to the Administrative Coordinator, Ms. Merav Ben-Shushan Zach (bens...@bgu.ac.il).
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Dr.
Andy German
Chair of the Department of Philosophy
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Email: an...@bgu.ac.il, agerm...@gmail.com
Office Phone: 08-647-9381 | Fax: 08-647-2912
Recent Publication:
Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy. Eds. James Ambury and Andy German (Cambridge University Press) www.cambridge.org/9781107184466