Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Philosophy is committed to advancing and transmitting an understanding of fundamental questions of reality, knowledge, and value, and is an essential element of a liberal education. The Department of Philosophy looks at the history of struggles to answer these fundamental questions and develops analytical and critical resources for engaging these questions as they arise in individual and common experience. There is a permanent faculty of 23 and visiting faculty of 15 (depending on academic year and funding availability) who provide instruction on both the Undergraduate and graduate level. The Department currently enrolls hundreds of students every fall, spring and summer and has 147 undergraduate majors, 36 minors, and 375 PPE minors. There are 40 enrolled graduate student teaching assistants who also provide instruction to undergraduates throughout the academic year. Both the faculty and the graduate students are actively engaged in research in areas including ethics, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language.
Position Summary
This position is located in the Philosophy Department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The successful candidate will be expected to teach six courses per year, five of which will fall under UNC’s Communicating Beyond Carolina (CBC) general education requirement. CBC courses aim to prepare students to persuasively convey knowledge, ideas, and information to a variety of audiences across different mediums and to promote careful listening, effective communication, and collaboration.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
PhD in Philosophy
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
PhD in Philosophy
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.