Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Non-Western Philosophy

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Lecturer – Grade 8 - £42,149 - £50,296

Senior Lecturer – Grade 9 - £53,348 - £60,022

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Open-ended, Full-time

Positions x 1

The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to a lecturer/senior lecturer in Non- Western Philosophy (NWP) on a full, time open ended contract, into the Department of Philosophy.

The Opportunity

Area of Specialism: Philosophical area outside the analytic canon. Possible areas include but are not limited to: Africana, Chinese, Decolonial, Indian, Indigenous, Islamic, Latin American.

Area of Competence: Open

The University of Edinburgh Philosophy Department seeks to appoint a philosopher with research interests and teaching expertise in an area outside the analytic canon. Possible areas include but are not limited to: Africana, Chinese, Decolonial, Indian, Indigenous, Islamic, Latin American . The successful candidate will exhibit excellent teaching, and present a research profile, in both experience to date and in future potential, which is at the forefront of the field, relative to career stage. The Department welcomes applications from candidates working across a broad range of philosophical traditions and methodologies.

Your Skills And Attributes For Success

• Extensive experience of original research in Philosophy, supported by a relevant qualification (normally a PhD or equivalent).
• A strong record of publication in high quality venues, relative to career stage.
• Evidence of recent, sustained and developing research that meets standards of international excellence.
• Evidence of experience in teaching, indicative of commitment to and potential for excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Evidence of research and publication in philosophy that meets standards of world-leading excellence.
• A proven track record in teaching leadership and curriculum development, indicative of excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and in the development of new courses and/or programmes at postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
  

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

PPLS welcomes applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the department, including, but not limited to, women and ethnic minorities.

Interviews will be held in approximately Late Jan/Early Feb 2022. We endeavour to give successful candidates two weeks’ notice ahead of interviews.

Application Information

Applications should include a cover letter that explains research plans and suitability for position, a CV, and a writing sample. Applicants either can submit three letters of reference with their initial applications, or can give contact details for three letter-writers to be contacted only if successful at the shortlisting stage. Applicants who do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made, should indicate this on their application (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made).

We invite candidates to use their cover letter to highlight professional and personal experiences that maybe relevant to role. PPLS interview panels will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria, including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities, family leave and health related matters. More information on how to submit your application can be found here .

Short-listed candidates will be required to give two brief presentations on their research and teaching to the department during a two day online interview process. It is our intention to provide CVs to staff attending these presentations unless an objection is received from the candidate.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in Philosophy, including but not limited to women and ethnic minorities.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Michael Gill head.of.philosophy@ed.ac.uk . If you require this document in an alternative format please contact HR by email at HRHelpline@ed.ac.uk or by telephone on 0131 651 5151.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

Organization

The School comprises Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences (Linguistics and English Language). We offer a rich and diverse learning and research environment for our staff and students, with close links between our three subject areas, alongside other world-class research areas within the University and beyond. The School is recognised as world-leading, as shown in its excellent output across all areas in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), our research environment is rated as 100% conducive to internationally excellent research across all subject areas and all of the School’s subject areas consistently rank in the top 50 in the world.

The School is unique in offering outstanding opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching and in pioneering novel forms of research that reach across traditional boundaries. In 2020/21, the School welcomed nearly 2300 students from around the world onto our diverse range of programmes. The School has well established links with other areas of the University such Clinical Neuroscience, Medicine, Informatics and Edinburgh College of Art. This large and diverse teaching portfolio is augmented by the breadth of our research portfolio, whereby we are able to secure large volumes and value of externally funded research grants. Our core income budget is circa £30m per annum.

There are over 160 academic staff within the School, and the breadth of expertise ranges from analytic philosophy and the study of English language, through theoretical and applied linguistics, philosophy of science and epistemology and experimental psychology, to cognitive neurosciences and genetic influences on human behaviour. We have nine research centres which drive our research and help put our research into practice, connecting academia with industry, policy and the general public.

We are fully committed to recognising and supporting equality and diversity amongst our staff and students. In 2017 we were awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze award by the Equality Challenge Unit’s Athena SWAN charter in recognition of our efforts to promote a School culture of equality.

Further information about our school can be found on https://www.ed.ac.uk/PPLS