At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage in groundbreaking research and teach the Philosophy of Medicine.
- Company: Join the prestigious Department of Philosophy at King’s College London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a commitment to equality and academic freedom.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in philosophy while collaborating with diverse thinkers.
- Qualifications: PhD in Philosophy or related field and strong teaching experience required.
The predicted salary is between 53462 - 53462 £ per year.
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is seeking an outstanding philosopher for a three-year Sowerby Lectureship, with research expertise and/or teaching experience in Philosophy of Medicine and/or related areas. The successful candidate will pursue an original programme of research at an international standard and contribute to the research, teaching, and wider activities of the Sowerby Philosophy and Medicine Project, including conferences, workshops, reading groups, colloquia, and public events.
The Department of Philosophy is one of the largest and most distinguished in the UK. We have particular research strengths in the history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and psychology, philosophy of language and linguistics, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science and ethics and political philosophy.
This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 3 years.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
- Essential criteria
- A PhD in Philosophy or relevant related area (awarded or viva passed) at time of appointment.
- A strong record of research achievement and potential in philosophy of medicine, relative to career stage.
- Relevant teaching competence and experience and outstanding ability to engage, teach, supervise and support undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues; how they may impact on academic content and issues relating to student need.
- The ability and willingness to undertake administrative and organisational responsibilities as required.
- Desirable criteria
- A record of research achievement that demonstrates potential for non-academic impact and wider benefits beyond academia.
- Experience in the organisation of conferences and workshops and the managing of research networks.
At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.
We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.
£45,829 to £53,462 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
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