Lecturer in Philosophy

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The Role
Philosophy at Newcastle is home to the BA (Hons.) Philosophy, which currently has around 200 undergraduate students and a small but expanding post-graduate community. We have ten full-time permanent staff, whose common interest is in Continental European Philosophy.

The undergraduate degree provides a broad education in the crucial areas of the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece to contemporary Europe. Whilst the teaching is often centred around traditional philosophical problems, it generally addresses these problems by way of classic texts from the discipline's history, with a particular stress laid upon the way in which these problems are formulated in post-Kantian thought.

A central part of each stage of the undergraduate degree is the annual Project, which involves individual students, guided by their personal tutor, pursuing a philosophical investigation into a topic of their choosing. The project allows students to apply philosophical ideas to their interests outside of the course.

Philosophy sits within School X in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. School X was established in 2021 as a new academic school to be a focus and catalyst for university-wide interdisciplinary innovation, working practices and projects. School X was founded on three distinct academic units (Philosophy, Combined Honours and Researcher Education and Development) and is anchored in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) but with a remit to work proactively across all of Newcastle University’s faculties and services, applying interdisciplinary concepts of collaboration to explore and develop innovative approaches.

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Philosophy for seven months to cover maternity. This role is currently for the academic year 2025/26, January - July.

At 1.0 FTE the role will focus primarily on delivery of teaching (leading one or two modules and contributing to others) and pastoral care. The modules to be taught would suit a generalist familiar with post-Kantian thought in the continental tradition.

For an informal discussion on this role please contact Stephen Overy, Head of Philosophy (stephen.overy1@newcastle.ac.uk).

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