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Job Description _________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language Division Humanities Department Faculty of Philosophy College Magdalen College Location Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford Grade and salary Grade 7: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum Hours Full-time Contract type Fixed-term for 3 years from 1 September 2024 Reporting to Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, and for College duties, the Senior Tutor of Magdalen College Vacancy reference 172141 The role The Faculty of Philosophy intends to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally funded research leave. The post is fixed-term for 36 months, beginning on 1 September 2024. The successful candidate for the Departmental Lecturership will be appointed a Special Lecturer of Magdalen College. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy of Language to undergraduates, and to be able to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision). They will be expected to provide 8 contact hours per week during term-time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Magdalen College, and to contribute to general oversight of philosophy teaching within the College, e.g. organising tutorials by other tutors, preparing and marking collections (termly College tests), student feedback, admissions, and pastoral care of undergraduates. For the College, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials (or classes, as appropriate) at an advanced undergraduate level both in the Philosophy of Language and in Ethics, and at an introductory undergraduate level both in Mill’s Utilitarianism and in General Philosophy. The ability to teach other subjects in the Oxford undergraduate philosophy syllabus might be advantageous. More details of introductory undergraduate courses may be found here: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-first-public-examination-fpe; and more detail of advanced undergraduate courses here: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-finals. For the Faculty, the successful candidate will be asked to undertake further duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, including delivering up to 16 lectures or classes to undergraduates or graduates. The candidate must be able to provide undergraduate lectures in core areas of Philosophy. Applications are particularly welcome from women and from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. Visa support is also available for successful applicants from overseas. Responsibilities The postholder’s salary will be paid by the University of Oxford, and they will be required to undertake teaching, research, and related duties for both the University and Magdalen College. The person appointed will be expected to perform the following duties to the satisfaction of the Philosophy Faculty Board and, on the College side, to the satisfaction of the Senior Tutor of Magdalen College: i. to design and deliver up to 16 lectures or classes in each academic year to undergraduates or to graduates; to produce lecture notes, course materials, and reading lists as required; and to provide graduate supervision as required; ii. to undertake 8 contact hours a week, averaged across the three eight week terms of the academic year, of undergraduate tutorial or small group teaching for Magdalen College, in areas as specified above; iii. to share in responsibility for organising teaching in Philosophy at Magdalen College, including the setting and marking of college examinations (‘Collections’), the pastoral supervision of undergraduates reading for degrees involving philosophy, and other general duties associated with the tutorial system; iv. to participate fully in the annual undergraduate admissions process, and contribute to Magdalen College’s undergraduate access and outreach work; v. to undertake advanced research or study in Philosophy of Language, which will inform the postholder’s lectures and tutorial and class teaching; vi. to act as an exam setter, examiner, or assessor for undergraduate and graduate courses involving Philosophy; vii. to supervise postgraduates in Philosophy of Language for Master’s students on the BPhil and to participate in graduate presentations and research seminars in Philosophy of Language; viii. any further related duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board. DL Phil of Language_FINAL 2 Selection criteria Applications will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. Applicants should make sure that their application shows very clearly how they believe that their skills and experience meet these criteria, with reference to prior experience where applicable. Oxford and its Colleges are committed to fairness, consistency, and transparency in selection decisions. Chairs of selection committees will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity and fair selection and will include a member of each gender wherever possible. The formal selection criteria for the post are as follows: Essential selection criteria a. Candidates should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil in Philosophy or a related discipline, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination, by the advertised closing date for this position. b. Candidates must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching in Philosophy of Language and the other areas of Philosophy noted above. This includes lecturing in core areas of Philosophy for undergraduates, supervising Master’s students in the Philosophy of Language, and providing one-to-one (or small group) teaching for the College in the subjects noted above (Philosophy of Language, Ethics, Mill’s Utilitarianism, and General Philosophy). Applicants should demonstrate an understanding of the learning needs of undergraduate students and how to address them. c. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career, with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in Philosophy of Language. d. Candidates must have the ability and willingness to undertake pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an examiner or assessor at undergraduate and graduate level. They must have excellent organisational skills, including the willingness to take personal initiative. e. Candidates must demonstrate their ability and willingness to undertake College and Faculty administration, and to participate in College and Faculty business more generally, including a willingness to participate in the College’s access and outreach work. f. Candidates should have excellent command of both formal written and spoken English, and demonstrate both excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Desirable selection criteria g. Ability to teach tutorials for other courses from the Oxford undergraduate syllabus, in addition to those listed above. DL Phil of Language_FINAL 3 Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. 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Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spinouts, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. Faculty of Philosophy The Oxford Philosophy Faculty has over 150 academic members, all of whom are undertaking teaching and/or research in Philosophy at Oxford. Of these, around 60 hold permanent posts within the Faculty or the colleges; many distinguished philosophers hold posts elsewhere in the University. Oxford thus contains the largest group of philosophers in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. It has a vigorous research culture, and performed outstandingly in the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, achieving the highest volume of world-leading (4* ranked) philosophy research of any unit in the country. Each year, many distinguished philosophers from around the world visit Oxford to give lectures and seminars. There are over fourteen hundred students studying Philosophy at undergraduate level, always in combination with at least one other subject, and around 150 graduate students, about half of whom are studying for the BPhil or the specialist MSt courses in Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Physics, and DL Phil of Language_FINAL 4 Practical Ethics, and the rest for the DPhil. A list of current Faculty members and their research interests can be found on the Philosophy Faculty website at: http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/faculty-members. Further information about the Faculty can be found on its website at: http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk. Humanities Division The Humanities Division is one of four academic divisions in the University of Oxford, bringing together the following faculties: Classics; English; History; Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages; Music; Oriental Studies; Philosophy; Theology and Religion; the Ruskin School of Art. The Division has over 500 members of academic staff, approximately 4,100 undergraduates (more than a third of the total undergraduate population of the University), 1,000 postgraduate research students and 720 students on postgraduate taught courses. The Division offers world-class teaching and research, backed by the superb resources of the University’s libraries and museums, including the famous Bodleian Libraries, with their 11 million volumes and priceless early book and manuscript collections, and the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Such historic resources are linked to cutting-edge agendas in research and teaching, with an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary study. Our faculties are among the largest in the world, enabling Oxford to offer an education in Arts and Humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects, from music and fine art to ancient and modern languages. The Humanities Division has embarked on a major building project on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, following the recent announcement of the £150 million gift to create the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The Schwarzman Centre will serve as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities. The building will bring together seven Humanities faculties, the Humanities Divisional Office, a new library and significant cultural and public engagement spaces in a space designed to encourage experiential learning and bold experimentation through cross-disciplinary and collaborative study. The Faculty of Philosophy will move to the Schwarzman Centre upon the completion of the project. For more information please visit: www.humanities.ox.ac.uk. Magdalen College There are 39 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally renowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate, near the centre of the modern city. Its top priorities are academic excellence and the fostering of a supportive and inclusive community, and it is committed to the tutorial system as a personalised and intellectually challenging method for undergraduate teaching. It also seeks to provide an outstanding environment in which graduate students may flourish. In any one year there are approximately 400 Magdalen undergraduates and 240 graduates. The Governing Body of Magdalen consists of the President and 66 Fellows, including Professorial Fellows, DL Phil of Language_FINAL 5 Tutorial Fellows, and Fellows by Examination (Junior Research Fellows). The President of the College is Dinah Rose, KC. Further information is available on the College website at: https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk. The subject of Philosophy has a particularly strong tradition at Magdalen at undergraduate, graduate, and Fellowship level, and is thriving in the present day. Each year, the College admits between 20 and 25 undergraduate students for six of the eight degree courses involving Philosophy (all except Computer Science & Philosophy and Philosophy & Theology). Significant numbers of former Magdalen students now hold university teaching posts in Philosophy. In respect of the duties for Magdalen College, the Departmental Lecturer will be appointed a Special Lecturer in Philosophy at Magdalen and will report to the Senior Tutor of the College. The Lecturer will be a member of the Senior Common Room of Magdalen, with an entitlement to free meals (lunches and dinners) during the period of appointment, except when the College kitchen is closed. How to apply Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply. The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 7 May 2024. Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. Candidates should provide details of three referees and ask them to send their references directly to jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk by the deadline given above. Candidates should supply each referee with a copy of these further particulars. For the preferred candidate, we will also take up a reference from their current or most recent former line manager, excepting those cases in which the line manager has already submitted a reference, or the candidate does not have a line manager in the relevant sense. Permission will be sought from the preferred candidate before taking up such an additional line manager reference. The College and the Faculty of Philosophy wish to take this opportunity to thank in advance those referees who write on behalf of applicants. You will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants). Please upload all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by midday UK time on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. Information for priority candidates A priority candidate is a University employee who is seeking redeployment because they have been advised that they are at risk of redundancy, or on grounds of ill-health/disability. Priority candidates are issued with a redeployment letter by their employing department(s). 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We’re looking for an experienced administrator to hit the ground running to cover maternity leave. Do you have the skills to help us? Our Administrative Assistant is on maternity leave until 1 May 2025 which provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the Faculty of Philosophy and develop their administrative skills in Higher Education. The successful candidate will be part of the Faculty’s professional services team and will carry out a wide range of tasks to support the administrative and academic activities of the Faculty, including acting as the first point of contact at the Philosophy Faculty, dealing with visitors, and coordinating arrangements for the Faculty’s series of seminars with invited speakers. This role will suit an individual who enjoys being part of a busy office and working in an environment of changing priorities. The post-holder will be required to be both proactive and reactive, and be able to work effectively as a team member as well as on their own initiative to ensure the smooth running of the Faculty and its activities. Applicants should have experience of managing administrative processes, preferably in the Higher Education sector; the ability to work independently with minimum supervision; a willing, resilient and flexible attitude; the ability to work well with people at all levels, along with excellent communication and organisational skills. Previous experience of editing websites would also be advantageous. Applications for this post are to be made online and should be made no later than 12 noon on 8 May 2024. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 14 May 2024.
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Faculty of Philosophy, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, in association with Magdalen College, Oxford.
The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, in association with Magdalen College, wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally funded research leave. This post is for a fixed term up to 31 August 2027, starting 1 September 2024. The person appointed will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy of Language to undergraduates, to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision) to Master’s students, and to provide an average of 8 contact hours per week during term-time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Magdalen College. In addition, the appointed person will conduct research in Philosophy, and will undertake administration for the Faculty and the College including, but not limited to, participating in the annual admissions exercises and acting as assessor for undergraduate and graduate examinations. For the College, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials (or classes, as appropriate) at an advanced undergraduate level both in the Philosophy of Language and in Ethics, and at an introductory undergraduate level both in Mill’s Utilitarianism and in General Philosophy. The successful candidate should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil in Philosophy, or a closely related discipline, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the closing date for applications to this post. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in the area of Philosophy of Language. They must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching and must have the ability and willingness to assume pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an assessor at graduate and undergraduate level. Applications must be made online via the Oxford University jobs website (vacancy ID: 172141) where further particulars for the post are available. Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their online application. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please access the link below. The deadline for all applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 7 May 2024. Candidates should ask their referees to submit reference letters directly to jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk no later than this date. The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
Sekyra & White's Professorship of Moral Philosophy
Job Description and Selection Criteria Post Sekyra and White’s Professorship in Moral Philosophy Department/Faculty Faculty of Philosophy Division Humanities Division College Corpus Christi College Overview of the post The Faculty of Philosophy and Corpus Christi College intend to appoint to the Sekyra and White’s Professorship of Moral Philosophy with effect from 1 October 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is a statutory professorship, which is the most senior academic grade at Oxford. Earlier holders of the post include Bernard Williams, R. M. Hare, J. L. Austin and W. D. Ross. Statutory professors have a worldleading research reputation and exercise broad academic leadership across their faculty and college, and more widely in their subject at national and international level. Please see https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/academicposts-at-oxford for a description of the different types of academic posts at Oxford. The Sekyra and White’s Professor will play a leading role in research and teaching in moral philosophy at Oxford. We are looking for a philosopher of the highest international standing, with an outstanding record of research and publication in moral philosophy (broadly construed, to include normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, the philosophy of action, the philosophy of value, and history of ethics). The Professor will have a breadth of interests within moral philosophy, and enthusiasm for engaging with those working in other areas of philosophy. They will have the ability to teach and inspire students at all levels, and the ability and readiness to undertake senior administrative roles. They will play a special role in graduate teaching within the Faculty. The Professor will have demonstrated academic leadership of the highest quality, and be ready to represent and promote the interests of moral philosophy in Oxford, and to generate interest in the subject within the academic community and beyond. Oxford is one of the world’s great centres for philosophy, and the Faculty contains one of the world’s largest philosophical communities. Many members of the Faculty have active research interests in moral philosophy, and the well-known Moral Philosophy Seminar runs fortnightly during term time. Oxford hosts a number of major externally funded research centres in areas of moral philosophy, including the Institute for Ethics in AI and the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Moral philosophy forms a central and flourishing part of the Oxford Philosophy Faculty’s undergraduate and graduate programmes. As part of its commitment to fostering world class research, the University offers a generous sabbatical leave policy, which allows one term to be taken as sabbatical for every six terms worked. The Sekyra and White’s Professor will be a Professorial Fellow of Corpus Christi College, and will be provided with an office and dining rights in the College. If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Professor Ursula Coope, Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board (ursula.coope@philosophy.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision. Candidates may also contact the Senior Tutor of the College, Dr Mark Wormald (mark.wormald@bioch.ox.ac.uk) specifically about the College aspects of the role. Duties of the post You will be a member of both the University and the College community. You will be part of a lively and intellectually stimulating research community which performs to the highest international levels in research and publication and will have access to the excellent research facilities which Oxford offers. You will have a role to play in the running of the College as a member of the Governing Body and a trustee of the College. The main duties of the post are as follows: Research:  to undertake and publish research at an international level of excellence in moral philosophy (broadly construed, to include normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, the philosophy of action, the philosophy of value, and history of ethics).  to be active in applying for research funding and other research awards. Teaching (including graduate supervision):  to give at least thirty-six hours of lectures or classes per year (across at least two of the three University terms), in one or more fields of moral philosophy to both undergraduate and graduate students; these will typically include lectures to undergraduates, classes for students on the Faculty’s two-year masters course (the BPhil), and graduate seminars for more advanced graduate students;  to supervise graduate students at both masters and doctoral level, on a broad range of topics within moral philosophy. Academic leadership:  to lead and encourage the research of other colleagues at all levels, and that of graduate students;  to foster the intellectual community among faculty and graduate students in moral philosophy, by organising and participating in events that provide occasions for philosophical discussion; for example, by convening or co-convening the Faculty’s Moral Philosophy Seminar, a series of invited talks on moral philosophy, held fortnightly during term.  to promote the long-term development of moral philosophy at Oxford, and to encourage interest in the subject within the academic community and beyond. Faculty Administration:  to contribute appropriately to academic administration and leadership within the Faculty, which may include undertaking the role of Faculty Board Chair (i.e. head of department) if asked to do so, taking on other senior leadership roles such as the Director of Graduate Studies or Director of Research, and participating in fundraising or development initiatives.  to take part, as requested, in the marking (i.e. grading) of examination scripts and submitted work, and to serve on University examination boards, when requested to do so. College role:  The Sekyra and White’s Professor will be elected to a Professorial Fellowship at Corpus Christi College and will be a member of the Governing Body of the College; they will be expected to participate in the governance and administration of the College as a whole. All Fellows are Trustees of the College, which is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission. Further details of the role and responsibilities of a charity trustee are available upon request. March 2024 2 Faculty Board Chair Every professor who is employed by the University has an obligation to accept headship of the department or faculty in which their post is held, if invited to do so by the divisional board. Selection criteria Your application will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet these criteria. The University is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Members of electoral boards (selection committees) will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity, fair selection and the risks of bias. If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the electoral board will take this into account, recognising that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result. You will demonstrate the following:  An outstanding record of published research in moral philosophy (broadly construed, to include normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, the philosophy of action, the philosophy of value, and history of ethics), with plans for producing further substantial publications of the highest international quality.  A record of obtaining external funding for research, or evidence of the potential to obtain such funding, and a demonstrated commitment to encouraging and assisting others in making such applications.  The ambition and ability to take a leading role in major research projects.  A record of successful graduate supervision and a commitment to graduate level teaching, underpinned by sufficiently wide interests to supervise graduate students on a broad range of areas within moral philosophy.  Demonstrated leadership ability and a track record of mentoring research students and junior colleagues. Sufficiently broad interests within philosophy to be able to engage in a productive way with colleagues and research students working not only in moral philosophy but also in a range of other areas of the subject.  Ability to lecture to undergraduate audiences in an interesting and engaging manner, and to foster a high level of achievement in graduate and undergraduate students.  Strategic vision for the long-term development of moral philosophy at Oxford. Ability to communicate effectively, together with enthusiasm for promoting moral philosophy within the academic community and beyond. Interest in engaging with relevant questions of public policy.  A commitment to taking on senior leadership and administrative roles within the Philosophy Faculty and the University. Evidence of the energy, strategic thinking and diplomatic skills needed to make a success of such roles.  Ability and readiness to undertake the full range of duties associated with being a Trustee of Corpus Christi College.  Professionalism as a colleague, and evidence of interest and effectiveness in fostering a positive, inclusive and productive environment in which to work and study. March 2024 3 How to apply To apply, visit https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=171478, then click on the Apply Now button on the ‘Job Details’ page and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a new user or log-in if you have applied previously. Please refer to the “Terms of Use” in the left hand menu bar for information about privacy and data protection. Please provide details of three referees and indicate whether the University may contact them without seeking your permission. 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All applications will be considered by the electoral board as soon as possible after the closing date. The electoral board is free to search for other candidates at this or any subsequent stage in its proceedings. You will be kept informed of the progress of your application at each stage, but in some cases there may be a delay while deliberations are ongoing. All shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and will be asked to give a short presentation to the electoral board as part of the interview. The composition of the electoral board will be published in the University Gazette (https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/) when it is finalised. The Faculty of Philosophy The Oxford Philosophy Faculty has over 150 academic members, all of whom are undertaking teaching and/or research in Philosophy at Oxford. Of these, around 60 hold permanent posts within the Faculty or the colleges, and many distinguished philosophers hold posts elsewhere in the University. Oxford thus contains the largest group of philosophers in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. The Faculty has a vigorous research culture, and performed outstandingly in the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, achieving the highest volume of world-leading (4* ranked) philosophy research of any unit in the country. Each year, many distinguished philosophers from around the world visit Oxford to give lectures and seminars. There are over fourteen hundred students studying Philosophy at undergraduate level, always in March 2024 4 combination with at least one other subject, and around 150 graduate students, about half of whom are studying for the BPhil or the specialist MSt courses in Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Physics and Practical Ethics, and the rest for the DPhil. A list of current Faculty members and their research interests can be found on the Philosophy Faculty website at http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/faculty-members. Further information about the Faculty can be found on its website at http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk. Humanities Division The Humanities Division is one of four academic divisions in the University of Oxford, bringing together the following faculties: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Classics; English; History; Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages; Music; Philosophy; Theology and Religion; the Ruskin School of Art. The Division has over 500 members of academic staff, approximately 4,100 undergraduates (more than a third of the total undergraduate population of the University), 1,000 postgraduate research students and 720 students on postgraduate taught courses. The Division offers world-class teaching and research, backed by the superb resources of the University’s libraries and museums, including the famous Bodleian Libraries, with their 11 million volumes and priceless early book and manuscript collections, and the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Such historic resources are linked to cutting-edge agendas in research and teaching, with an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary study. Our faculties are among the largest in the world, enabling Oxford to offer an education in Arts and Humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects, from music and fine art to ancient and modern languages. The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) is the Division’s vehicle for promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, international networks, and public engagement with research, with a highly active programme of events, fellowships, and research networks. The current TORCH Director is Professor Christine Gerrard (Professor of English Literature). The Humanities Division has embarked on a major building project on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, following the recent announcement of the £175 million gift to create the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The Schwarzman Centre will serve as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities. The building will bring together seven Humanities faculties, the Humanities Divisional Office, a new library and significant cultural and public engagement spaces in a space designed to encourage experiential learning and bold experimentation through cross-disciplinary and collaborative study. The Schwarzman Centre’s public and performance spaces will also host the new Cultural Programme, working with outstanding artists, writers and thinkers from around the world to create and present world-class arts and culture in collaboration with university, local, national and international partners. The Faculty of Philosophy will move to the Schwarzman Centre upon the completion of the project. For more information on the Humanities Division please visit: www.ox.ac.uk/divisions/humanities.html Corpus Christi College There are 39 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both Fellows and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally-renowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. Corpus Christi College was founded in 1517. It occupies historic buildings and is situated in the centre of Oxford. The College is governed by its President, Professor Helen Moore, and a Governing Body of 37 Fellows. Philosophy is a strong and prominent subject in Corpus. Other fellows in the subject are: Professor Mark Wrathall, Tutor in Philosophy, Professor Marion Durand, Tutor in Ancient Philosophy, and Professor Mike Martin, Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy. The College regularly hosts a number of postdoctoral and March 2024 5 research fellows in Philosophy. The College has a lively Philosophy Society. Corpus has a strong tradition in Philosophy and in Classics. As a result, the college’s beautiful library is especially well stocked with books in these fields. There are approximately 110 graduate students and 280 undergraduates studying across a wide variety of disciplines. Corpus accepts seven undergraduates each year to read PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), the majority of whom take Philosophy beyond the first year of study. On average, the College accepts a further twelve undergraduates to read subjects involving Philosophy: nine a year for Classics, plus smaller numbers for Philosophy and Psychology and Mathematics and Philosophy. The College typically accepts three or four graduate students a year in Philosophy. Most of these start out by studying either for the BPhil or for the MSt in Ancient Philosophy; many then continue into the doctoral programme. The Sekyra and White’s Professor is not expected to give any undergraduate teaching within College but is expected to act as a Graduate Adviser to graduate students in Philosophy or cognate subjects. Further information about the College can be found on its website at http://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk. About the University of Oxford Oxford’s departments and colleges aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. Oxford’s self-governing community of international scholars includes Professors, Associate Professors, other college tutors, senior and junior research fellows and a large number University research staff. Research at Oxford combines disciplinary depth with an increasing focus on inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary activities addressing a rich and diverse range of issues. The current strategic plan can be found at http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/strategic-plan-2018-23. Oxford’s strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, and in providing all staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that supports everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is a great strength, and vital for innovation and creativity, Oxford aspires to build a truly inclusive community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While Oxford has long traditions of scholarship, it is also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities. It consistently has the highest external research income of any university in the UK (the most recent figures are available at www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/financeand-funding), and regularly creates spinout companies based on academic research generated within and owned by the University. Oxford is also recognised as a leading supporter of social enterprise. Oxford admits undergraduate students with the intellectual potential to benefit fully from the small group learning to which Oxford is deeply committed. Meeting in small groups with their tutor, undergraduates are exposed to rigorous scholarly challenge and learn to develop their critical thinking, their ability to articulate their views with clarity, and their personal and intellectual confidence. They receive a high level of personal attention from leading academics. Oxford has a strong postgraduate student body who are attracted to Oxford by the international standing of the faculty, by the rigorous intellectual training on offer, by the excellent research and laboratory facilities available, and by the resources of the museums and libraries, including one of the world’s greatest libraries, the Bodleian. For more information please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. March 2024 6 University Benefits, Terms and Conditions Standard duties The Professor shall undertake research, lecture and give instruction in moral philosophy. It is expected that professors will generally participate in the business and affairs of the relevant faculty or department. Salary Your salary will be determined after appropriate consultation. There is an annual ‘cost-of-living’ review. In addition you will be eligible for consideration, in regular reviews, for Professorial Merit Pay. 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Length of appointment https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/academic-posts-at-oxford#collapse1532056 Retirement The University operates an employer justified retirement age for academic posts of 30 September immediately preceding the 70th birthday. See https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/the-ejra Data Privacy https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/job-applicant-privacy-policy https://compliance.admin.ox.ac.uk/data-protection-policy College Benefits As a Professorial Fellow of Corpus Christi College, you will be entitled to the following benefits:      Full membership of the Senior Common Room (for which a small subscription is payable) Free lunch and dinner in College whenever the kitchens are open (closed last two weeks in August) Hospitality authority for the entertainment of academic guests in College (£524p.a.) Membership of the College’s private health care scheme at the Fellow’s own expense Eligibility to submit bids of up to £7,000 to the College’s Small Grant Research Fund March 2024 8
The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, in association with Hertford College, wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Ethics to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally-funded research leave. This post is for a fixed term up to 30 September 2027. The person appointed will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy to undergraduates, including ethics, to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision) to masters students, and to deliver 6 weighted hours per week during term time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Hertford College. In addition, the appointed person will conduct research in Philosophy, and will undertake administration for the Faculty and the College including, but not limited to, participating in the annual admissions exercises and acting as assessor for undergraduate and graduate examinations. For the college, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials in introductory Moral Philosophy, and the advanced (second year and beyond) paper in Ethics, and be able to teach at least one further core advanced undergraduate paper, from: Early Modern Philosophy, Knowledge & Reality, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic & Language, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophical Logic. The ability to teach more than one of these further papers is desirable. Further information can be found here. For the Faculty, the successful candidate will be asked to undertake further duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, including delivering up to 36 lectures or classes to undergraduates or graduates, and to contribute, as required, to the activities of the Institute for Ethics in AI, by regularly attending Institute meetings and events and offering tutorials (as part of the college stint) for the undergraduate Ethics in AI and Digital Technology paper The successful candidate should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the advertised closing date for this position. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in the area of Philosophy. They must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching and must have the ability and willingness to assume pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an assessor at graduate and undergraduate level. Applications must be made online via the Oxford University jobs website (vacancy ID: 171929) where further particulars for the post are available. Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their online application. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please access the link below: The deadline for all applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 13 May 2024. Candidates should ask their referees to submit reference letters directly to jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk no later than this date. Interviews are expected to take place during early June. The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
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The Faculty of Philosophy and Corpus Christi College intend to appoint to the Sekyra and White’s Professorship of Moral Philosophy with effect from 1 October 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is a statutory professorship, which is the most senior academic grade at Oxford. The Sekyra and White’s Professor will play a leading role in research and teaching in moral philosophy at Oxford and will be a Professorial Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Oxford is one of the world’s great centres for philosophy, and the Faculty contains one of the world’s largest philosophical communities. The Faculty has a vigorous research culture. Many Faculty members have active research interests in moral philosophy. Moral philosophy also forms a central and flourishing part of the Oxford Philosophy Faculty’s undergraduate and graduate programmes. We are looking for a philosopher of the highest international standing, with an outstanding record of research and publication in moral philosophy (broadly construed, to include normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, the philosophy of action, the philosophy of value, and history of ethics). You should have a breadth of interests within moral philosophy, and enthusiasm for engaging with those working in other areas of philosophy. You will have the ability to teach and inspire students at all levels, and the ability and readiness to undertake senior administrative roles. You will have demonstrated academic leadership of the highest quality, and be ready to represent and promote the interests of moral philosophy in Oxford, and to generate interest in the subject within the academic community and beyond. If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Professor Ursula Coope, Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board (ursula.coope@philosophy.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision. You may also contact the Senior Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Dr Mark Wormald (mark.wormald@bioch.ox.ac.uk) specifically about the College aspects of the role. Applications are particularly welcome from women and from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
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_________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Administrative Assistant Division Humanities Department Faculty of Philosophy Location Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG Grade and salary Grade 4: £25,138 - £28,759 Hours Full time (36.5hrs per week) Contract type Fixed Term – up to to 1 May 2025 Reporting to Undergraduate Studies Administrator Vacancy reference 172554 The role The Administrative Assistant plays a key role in the administration of the Faculty of Philosophy, providing wide-ranging support for the Philosophy Faculty’s administrative and academic activities; this will include acting as the first point of contact at the Philosophy Centre, dealing with visitors, and coordinating arrangements for the Faculty’s series of seminars with invited speakers. This is a permanent position, offering an excellent opportunity for candidates wishing to develop an administrative career within Higher Education. This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder, who is taking a period of maternity leave. The post is available until 1 May 2025 or the actual return of the substantive postholder, or the resignation of the substantive postholder and employment of a new postholder, whichever is the earliest. Responsibilities (a) Act as the first point of contact for a wide range of enquiries to the Philosophy Faculty; fielding enquiries received in person, by telephone, or by email. Manage the Faculty’s general email account. Respond to general enquiries interpreting University regulations as appropriate. (b) Deal with all arrangements for formal Academic Visitors to the Faculty: liaising with members of the Faculty about proposed visits; preparing registration and other induction documentation, including immigration checks. (c) Assist with the management of Faculty events, including the Faculty’s regular series of seminars with invited speakers: liaising with seminar conveners to line up seminar speakers; booking accommodation; arranging catering; preparing event risk assessments; publicizing events to the Faculty and students. (d) Provide administrative support to the Head of Administration and Finance, by assisting in the preparation of regular meeting agendas and circulating papers in advance of meetings. Providing administrative support to all members of the administrative team. (e) Liaise with Academic colleagues to gather the required information to update the Faculty’s website on a weekly basis in term time to publicise seminars and events taking place in and around the Faculty. (f) Ensure the smooth running of the Philosophy Faculty’s activities by anticipating requirements, making room bookings and maintaining the kitchen and all office and kitchen supplies. Liaise with Facilities to report and arrange day-to-day tasks in the Faculty’s premises using in-house systems. (g) Assist with undergraduate matters including examinations administration and servicing of student committees. (h) Provide administrative assistance to the Faculty Board Chair, and other members of the faculty, as and when required. (i) Any other duties commensurate with the level of the post. Selection criteria Essential selection criteria • • • • • • • • • Experience of managing administrative processes, preferably in the Higher Education sector. The ability to meet deadlines while working calmly and efficiently. The ability to work independently and resiliently, with minimum supervision to prioritise own workload, and to take the initiative as necessary. A willingness and flexibility to take on a variety of tasks on behalf of a broad range of people, dealing cheerfully and efficiently with all enquiries. Ability to organise events and make administrative arrangements. Strong communication skills, including careful attention to detail, and the ability to draft correspondence and other written materials to a high standard. Excellent IT skills, including MS Office. The ability to deal reliably and responsibly with confidential material. The ability to learn quickly and assimilate complex information. Desirable selection criteria • • Experience of using Mosaic. Experience of working effectively with senior administrative or academic staff. 2 Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. Faculty of Philosophy The Oxford Philosophy Faculty has over 150 academic members, all of whom are undertaking teaching and/or research in Philosophy at Oxford. Of these, around 60 hold permanent posts within the Faculty or the colleges; many distinguished philosophers hold posts elsewhere in the University. Oxford thus contains the largest group of philosophers in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. It has a vigorous research culture, and performed outstandingly in the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, achieving the highest volume of world-leading (4* ranked) philosophy research of any unit in the country. Each year, many distinguished philosophers from around the world visit Oxford to give lectures and seminars. There are over fourteen hundred students studying Philosophy at undergraduate level, always in combination with at least one other subject, and around 150 graduate students, about half of whom are studying for the BPhil or the specialist MSt courses in Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of 3 Physics and Practical Ethics, and the rest for the DPhil. A list of current Faculty members and their research interests can be found on the Philosophy Faculty website at: http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/faculty-members. Further information about the Faculty can be found on its website at: http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk. Humanities Division The Humanities Division is one of four academic divisions in the University of Oxford, bringing together the following faculties: Classics; English; History; Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages; Music; Oriental Studies; Philosophy; Theology and Religion; the Ruskin School of Art. The Division has over 500 members of academic staff, approximately 4,100 undergraduates (more than a third of the total undergraduate population of the University), 1,000 postgraduate research students and 720 students on postgraduate taught courses. The Division offers world-class teaching and research, backed by the superb resources of the University’s libraries and museums, including the famous Bodleian Libraries, with their 11 million volumes and priceless early book and manuscript collections, and the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Such historic resources are linked to cutting-edge agendas in research and teaching, with an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary study. Our faculties are among the largest in the world, enabling Oxford to offer an education in Arts and Humanities unparalleled in its range of subjects, from music and fine art to ancient and modern languages. The Humanities Division has embarked on a major building project on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, following the recent announcement of the £150 million gift to create the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The Schwarzman Centre will serve as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities. The building will bring together seven Humanities faculties, the Humanities Divisional Office, a new library and significant cultural and public engagement spaces in a space designed to encourage experiential learning and bold experimentation through cross-disciplinary and collaborative study. The Faculty of Philosophy will move to the Schwarzman Centre upon the completion of the project. For more information please visit: www.humanities.ox.ac.uk How to apply Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply. Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. You will also be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and 4 experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants). Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. Please upload all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by midday on the closing date stated in the online advertisement. Information for priority candidates A priority candidate is a University employee who is seeking redeployment because they have been advised that they are at risk of redundancy, or on grounds of ill-health/disability. Priority candidates are issued with a redeployment letter by their employing department(s). If you are a priority candidate, please ensure that you attach your redeployment letter to your application (or email it to the contact address on the advert if the application form used for the vacancy does not allow attachments). If you need help Application FAQs, including technical troubleshooting https://staff.web.ox.ac.uk/recruitment-support-faqs advice is available at: Non-technical questions about this job should be addressed to the recruiting department directly jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk To return to the online application at any stage, please go to: www.recruit.ox.ac.uk. Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email. 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The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, in association with Magdalen College, wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally funded research leave. This post is for a fixed term up to 31 August 2027, starting 1 September 2024. The person appointed will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy of Language to undergraduates, to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision) to Master’s students, and to provide an average of 8 contact hours per week during term-time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Magdalen College. In addition, the appointed person will conduct research in Philosophy, and will undertake administration for the Faculty and the College including, but not limited to, participating in the annual admissions exercises and acting as assessor for undergraduate and graduate examinations. For the College, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials (or classes, as appropriate) at an advanced undergraduate level both in the Philosophy of Language and in Ethics, and at an introductory undergraduate level both in Mill’s _Utilitarianism_ and in General Philosophy. The successful candidate should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil in Philosophy, or a closely related discipline, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the closing date for applications to this post. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in the area of Philosophy of Language. They must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching and must have the ability and willingness to assume pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an assessor at graduate and undergraduate level. Applications must be made online via the Oxford University jobs website (vacancy ID: 172141) where further particulars for the post are available. Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their online application. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please access the link below. **The deadline for all applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 7 May 2024. Candidates should ask their referees to submit reference letters directly to** **jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk** **no later than this date.** The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
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The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, in association with Hertford College, wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Ethics to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally-funded research leave. This post is for a fixed term up to 30 September 2027. The person appointed will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy to undergraduates, including ethics, to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision) to masters students, and to deliver 6 weighted hours per week during term time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Hertford College. In addition, the appointed person will conduct research in Philosophy, and will undertake administration for the Faculty and the College including, but not limited to, participating in the annual admissions exercises and acting as assessor for undergraduate and graduate examinations. For the college, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials in introductory Moral Philosophy, and the advanced (second year and beyond) paper in Ethics, and be able to teach at least one further core advanced undergraduate paper, from: Early Modern Philosophy, Knowledge & Reality, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic & Language, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophical Logic. The ability to teach more than one of these further papers is desirable. Further information can be found here. For the Faculty, the successful candidate will be asked to undertake further duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, including delivering up to 36 lectures or classes to undergraduates or graduates, and to contribute, as required, to the activities of the Institute for Ethics in AI, by regularly attending Institute meetings and events and offering tutorials (as part of the college stint) for the undergraduate Ethics in AI and Digital Technology paper The successful candidate should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the advertised closing date for this position. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in the area of Philosophy. They must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching and must have the ability and willingness to assume pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an assessor at graduate and undergraduate level. Applications must be made online via the Oxford University jobs website (vacancy ID: 171929) where further particulars for the post are available. Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their online application. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please access the link below: **The deadline for all applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 13 May 2024. Candidates should ask their referees to submit reference letters directly to** **jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk** **no later than this date.** Interviews are expected to take place during early June. The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
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**We ’re looking for an experienced administrator to hit the ground running to cover maternity leave. Do you have the skills to help us**? Our Administrative Assistant is on maternity leave until 1 May 2025 which provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the Faculty of Philosophy and develop their administrative skills in Higher Education. The successful candidate will be part of the Faculty’s professional services team and will carry out a wide range of tasks to support the administrative and academic activities of the Faculty, including acting as the first point of contact at the Philosophy Faculty, dealing with visitors, and coordinating arrangements for the Faculty’s series of seminars with invited speakers. This role will suit an individual who enjoys being part of a busy office and working in an environment of changing priorities. The post-holder will be required to be both proactive and reactive, and be able to work effectively as a team member as well as on their own initiative to ensure the smooth running of the Faculty and its activities. Applicants should have experience of managing administrative processes, preferably in the Higher Education sector; the ability to work independently with minimum supervision; a willing, resilient and flexible attitude; the ability to work well with people at all levels, along with excellent communication and organisational skills. Previous experience of editing websites would also be advantageous. Applications for this post are to be made online and should be made no later than 12 noon on 8 May 2024. **Interviews will take place on Tuesday 14 May 2024.**
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Job Description _________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Departmental Lecturer in Ethics Division Humanities Department Faculty of Philosophy Location Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford and Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford Grade and salary Grade 7: £36,024 – £44,263 per annum Hours Full time Contract type Fixed-term – 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2027 Reporting to Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board for College duties, the Senior Tutor of Hertford College Vacancy reference 171929 The role The Faculty of Philosophy intends to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Ethics to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally-funded research leave. The post is fixed-term up to 30 September 2027. The post will be associated with Hertford College. This is a full-time role and postholders should not expect to be able to take on any additional teaching while occupying this post. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy to undergraduates, including ethics, and to be able to provide graduate teaching in Philosophy (classes and supervision). They will be expected to deliver 6 weighted hours per week during term time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Hertford College, and they will be expected to contribute to general oversight of philosophy teaching within the college, e.g. organising tutorials by other tutors, preparing and marking collections (termly college tests), student feedback, admissions, and pastoral care of undergraduates. For the college, the successful candidate must be able to give tutorials in Moral Philosophy, which is one of the core elements of the “Introduction to Philosophy” course taken by first-year philosophy students (see http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-first-public-examination-fpe for more detail). In addition, ability to teach the advanced (second year and beyond) paper in Ethics is required, as is ability to teach at least one further core advanced paper, from: Early Modern Philosophy, Knowledge & Reality, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic & Language, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophical Logic. The ability to teach more than one of these further papers is desirable. (See http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-finals for more details of advanced papers on the Oxford syllabus.) For the Faculty, the successful candidate will be asked to undertake further duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, including delivering up to 36 lectures or classes to undergraduates or graduates, graduate supervision and admissions, and undergraduate and graduate examining. More details of introductory undergraduate courses may be found here: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-first-public-examination-fpe; and more detail of advanced undergraduate courses here: https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/course-descriptions-finals. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. Visa support is also available for successful applicants from overseas. Responsibilities The postholder will have a single employer, the University of Oxford, and will be required to undertake teaching and research. The person appointed will be expected to perform the following duties to the satisfaction of the Philosophy Faculty Board: 1) to design and deliver up to 36 Faculty lectures or classes over the year (pro-rated for part-year appointments) during term time to graduates and/or undergraduates; to produce lecture notes, course materials, and reading lists as required; and to provide graduate supervision as required; 2) to participate as and when requested to do so in the annual graduate admissions exercises for Philosophy; 3) to act as an examiner or assessor for undergraduate and graduate courses involving Philosophy and to take on a full load of undergraduate marking; 4) to undertake advanced research or study in philosophy, which will inform the postholder’s lectures, and tutorial and class teaching; 5) to contribute, as required, to the activities of the Institute for Ethics in AI (e.g. attendance at meetings and events, teaching, student mentoring and supervision, assessment, public outreach and policy impact activities) and to participate in appropriate training and quality assurance processes for such rules. In particular, it is expected that the post-holder will regularly attend Institute group meetings, work-in-progress seminars, and public events, and that (as part of their college teaching stint) they will offer tutorials (including revision tutorials) to up to 8 students (in paired tutorials) in any given year who are taking the Ethics in AI and Digital Technology paper. 6) to participate fully in Faculty administration: this may include serving on one or more of the Faculty Board’s major committees and on working groups charged with considering syllabus developments or the introduction of new courses involving philosophy (both at graduate and undergraduate level); 2 7) any further related duties, as directed by the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board; 8) to provide up to six weighted1 hours per week during term time of undergraduate tutorial or class teaching for Hertford College; 9) To provide pastoral support and signposting to Philosophy undergraduates at Hertford College, to provide non-supervisory advice and guidance in the role of ‘college adviser’ to a small number of graduate students at Hertford College; to liaise with the Philosophy Organising Tutor regarding collections, academic performance, and relevant welfare matters for Philosophy students at Hertford; and to assist with the organisation and operation of college open days, undergraduate and postgraduate Philosophy admissions, and other general procedures associated with student administration and the tutorial system. Selection criteria Applications will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. Applicants should make sure that their application shows very clearly how they believe that their skills and experience meet these criteria, with reference to prior experience where applicable. Oxford and its Colleges are committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Chairs of selection committees will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity and fair selection and will include a member of each gender wherever possible. The formal selection criteria for the post are as follows: Essential selection criteria a. Candidates should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil in philosophy or a related discipline or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the advertised closing date for this position. b. Candidates must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching (lectures, classes, tutorials, graduate supervision) in Ethics, both at introductory and more advanced levels. c. Candidates must be able to provide excellent tutorial teaching in the following subjects: introductory tutorials in Moral Philosophy (for first year undergraduate students); more advanced (second and third year) undergraduate tutorials in Ethics; more advanced (second and third year) undergraduate tutorials in Ethics in AI and Digital Technology. In addition, candidates must be able to teach advanced (second and third year) undergraduate tutorials in at least one of the following areas: Early Modern Philosophy, Knowledge & Reality, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic & Language, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophical Logic. d. Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career, with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in Philosophy. 1 A weighted tutorial hour is one for one contact hour with a single student; 1.25 for a contact hour with a pair of students, and so-on 3 e. Candidates must have the ability and willingness to undertake pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an examiner or assessor at undergraduate and graduate level. They must have excellent organisational skills, including the willingness to take personal initiative. f. Candidates must have the ability and willingness to participate in Institute activities and to contribute to Ethics and AI teaching. g. Candidates should have excellent command of both formal written and spoken English, and demonstrate both excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Desirable Selection criteria a. The ability to teach (second-third year) undergraduate tutorials from a further subject area in the following list : Early Modern Philosophy, Knowledge & Reality, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic & Language, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Ethics, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophical Logic. Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. 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Of these, around 60 hold permanent posts within the Faculty or the colleges; many distinguished philosophers hold posts elsewhere in the University. Oxford thus contains the largest group of philosophers in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. It has a vigorous research culture, and performed outstandingly in the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, achieving the highest volume of world-leading (4* ranked) philosophy research of any unit in the country. Each year, many distinguished philosophers from around the world visit Oxford to give lectures and seminars. There are over fourteen hundred students studying Philosophy at undergraduate level, always in combination with at least one other subject, and around 150 graduate students, about half of whom are studying for the BPhil or the specialist MSt courses in Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Physics and Practical Ethics, and the rest for the DPhil. 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The building will bring together seven Humanities faculties, the Humanities Divisional Office, a new library and significant cultural and public engagement spaces in a space designed to encourage experiential learning and bold 5 experimentation through cross-disciplinary and collaborative study. The Faculty of Philosophy will move to the Schwarzman Centre upon the completion of the project. For more information please visit: www.humanities.ox.ac.uk Hertford College There are 39 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationallyrenowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. The College is a teaching and research institution. The present Hertford College dates from 1874, when Magdalen Hall (founded in 1480, and including William Tyndale and Thomas Hobbes amongst its alumni) was dissolved and incorporated as the new Hertford College. The College is also heir to the tradition of the medieval Hart Hall, founded in the 1280s by Elias de Hertford (and whose alumnae include John Donne and Jonathan Swift). The main College site consists of a mixture of buildings dating from the 16th to 20th century, and is complemented by more modern accommodation for graduates and undergraduates situated in other locations around Oxford. The Fellowship, which has responsibility for the governance of the College, currently consists of around 50 fellows. The College is home to roughly 700 students, of whom undergraduates form a majority. Like fellows, both graduates and undergraduates are drawn from a range of disciplines across the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. 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Your application will be judged solely on the basis of how you demonstrate that you meet the selection criteria stated in the job description. Applications must include:  A covering letter, which should include a list of subjects on the Oxford syllabus on which you are currently able (i) to give graduate supervision and/or undergraduate lectures; and (ii) to give undergraduate tutorials. You should also provide information of your experience in delivering teaching in these areas, and on the quality of provision, e.g. feedback from students;  a full curriculum vitae including a list of publications. 6  The names and addresses of three referees. Candidates should also ask their referees to send their references directly to jobs@philosophy.ox.ac.uk by the advertised deadline. Candidates should supply each referee with a copy of these further particulars. 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