Wykeham Professorship of Logic

The Faculty of Philosophy is seeking applications for the Wykeham Professorship of Logic, available from 1 October 2026. The professorship is associated with a Professorial Fellowship at New College.

The Wykeham Professor will play a leading role in research and teaching in theoretical analytic philosophy at Oxford. We are looking for a philosopher of the highest international standing, with an outstanding record of research and publication in at least one of the following areas of theoretical analytic philosophy: logic, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics.

You will have a breadth of interests within theoretical analytic 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 philosophy in Oxford, and to generate interest in the subject within the academic community and beyond.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 12 January 2026. Interviews will be held on 17 and 18 March 2026.

Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to Professor Ursula Coope, Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board (ursula.coope@philosophy.ox.ac.uk).

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