Assistant Professor of Philosophy

As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and those of Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role.

Salary is no less than £68,087 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website.

This appointment is tenable from September 2026

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is committed to doing philosophy in a manner that is continuous with the social and natural sciences and socially relevant. It is also committed to creating an inclusive environment for philosophical debate that engages with a wide range of perspectives. It seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor who will contribute to the intellectual life of the Department and the School by publishing outstanding research, engaging in excellent teaching, taking on assigned administrative roles, and participating in the wider activities of both.

Candidates must have expertise and research interests in an area of philosophy that has a substantial research connection to sustainability. Candidates must be able to develop a new course in philosophy and sustainability, and be able to make a substantial, research-led contribution to the Department’s core teaching provision. (More information about our courses can be found here.)

This role is fully based in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, but involves extensive collaboration with LSE’s new Global School of Sustainability (GSoS). Candidates are expected to be committed to this collaboration and willing to contribute to GSoS activities. We therefore particularly welcome candidates whose work bears on GSoS’s five research themes.

Candidates will have a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications and proven ability or potential to publish in leading journals or with leading book publishers in philosophy. Candidates must also have a well-developed strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications. They will have, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in philosophy or a closely related field by the post start date. In addition, candidates will have a proven commitment to high quality teaching and to fostering a positive learning environment, as evidenced by feedback from students and colleagues. 

Further criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification for this post, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

In addition to a competitive salary, benefits include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) and parental leave entitlements, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training, and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

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Should you have any queries about the role, please email Philosophy-Dept@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 3^rd November 2025 (23.59 UK time).

We are unable to accept any late applications. 

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