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Call for applications: Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto

Visiting professor and postdoctoral fellowship:

Visiting scholars:

The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto welcomes applications from members of any faculty interested in spending the 2015-16 academic year as a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Ethics.

The Centre is able to accommodate a limited number of visiting faculty researchers each year. Although we do not provide salary replacement or financial support, the Centre is able to provide an office and computer, library privileges and access to the university’s electronic resources, as well as, in some cases, a modest research stipend.

Visiting Scholars are expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the Centre, through participation in the various seminars, workshops or reading groups, and are encouraged to share their research in seminars and other activities.

Applications for Visiting Scholar positions for the 2015-16 academic year will begin to be considered as of April 1, 2015, and will continue until all positions are filled.

Applications for periods of less than a year will also be considered – offices are typically allocated in four-month blocks, corresponding to the summer (May-August), fall (September-December) or winter term (January-April).

In order to apply, please send a cover letter explaining briefly your background and research plans, as well as a copy of your CV, to ethics@utoronto.ca.

Applications will be considered beginning the first of April, with notification of results by the end of the month.

Please note that these visiting positions are intended for individuals holding full-time faculty positions at other post-secondary institutions, who intend to return to their permanent position at the end of their tenure at the Centre for Ethics.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Normative Theory:

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship to be held at the Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, during the 2015-16 academic year. We welcome candidates with substantial normative research interests from diverse backgrounds including philosophy, law, and the social sciences. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in theories of distributive justice, moral psychology, or ethics in cross-cultural perspective, but we welcome all applicants with a strong interest in normative theory.

The successful candidate will teach two single-semester undergraduate courses under the supervision of the Director, Centre for Ethics; will participate in the seminar and workshop series at the Centre for Ethics; and will help to develop an inter-disciplinary ethics community across campus. The appointment term is from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, at a combined research and teaching stipend of $42,500 per year. Applicants must have completed all requirements for their PhD by June 30, 2015. Candidates must also be no more than 3 years from the awarding of their degree, and cannot have accepted or hold a tenure-track position.

Applicants should submit a cover letter of application, a current CV, and a sample of written work to ethics@utoronto.ca and addressed to:

Rose Jones
Assistant to the Director
Centre for Ethics
University of Toronto
6 Hoskin Avenue
Toronto, ON M5S 1H8
Canada

Applicants should arrange to have three confidential letters of reference sent to ethics@utoronto.ca. At least one of the reference letters should speak to the applicant’s teaching experience and ability. Any additional inquiries may be addressed to Rose Jones at ethics@utoronto.ca. Complete applications received by May 1, 2015 will be given priority; however, the position will remain open until filled.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, members of visible minority groups, Aboriginal persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

This position is represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (“CUPE”), Local 3902, Unit 5.
Date of posting: March 16, 2015
Deadline: May 1, 2015