Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ethics and/or Politics (E&R)

Job title:

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ethics and/or Politics (E&R)

Company

King’s College London

Job description

The Philosophy Department at King’s College London is seeking an outstanding philosopher (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) with research expertise and teaching experience in Ethics and/or Politics. The successful candidate will lead or direct their own original and independent programme of research at an international standard.The Department of Philosophy is one of the largest and most distinguished in the UK. We have particular research strengths in the history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and psychology, philosophy of language and linguistics, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science and ethics and political philosophy.This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.About you:To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:Essential criteria * A PhD in Philosophy or relevant related area (awarded or viva passed) at time of appointment

• Lecturer: outstanding research achievement and potential, relative to career stage, for leading their own programme of research in Ethics and/or Politics. Senior Lecturer: outstanding research achievement and evidence of leading their own programme of research in Ethics and/or Politics.
• Relevant teaching competence and experience and outstanding ability to engage, teach, supervise and support undergraduate and postgraduate students. Lecturer: Experience of module design and management; Senior Lecturer: Demonstrable education leadership in module design and management
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues; how they may impact on academic content and issues relating to student need.
• The ability and willingness to manage administrative tasks as needed for the running of the Department, the Faculty and the College. Lecturer: Evidence of willingness to take on leadership roles with respect to the administration of the Department, Faculty, and College. Senior Lecturer: Evidence of leadership and initiative in undertaking administrative duties.

Desirable criteria * Research and/or teaching expertise or competence in other areas that will help widen or consolidate our curriculum.

• Research that has non-academic impact and wider benefits beyond academia.

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.Further information:Please submit the following materials with your application: * Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications

• One recent pieces of research (published or in ms) on a topic relevant to the post of no more than 8,000 words each (these may be an indicated portion of a larger piece of work); another piece of 8,000 words will be requested in the event you are short-listed, and will serve as a ‘pre-read’ paper during your presentation.
• Statement of current and future research plans (no longer than 500 words)
• Cover letter explaining your suitability to the post (no longer than 500 words)
• Names and contact details of two referees

Presentations and interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held on 7-8 May 2025. The start date for the post is 1st September 2025.We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.Grade and Salary: £44,105 – £72,757 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 107925
Close Date: 18-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Andrea Sangiovanni
Contact Details:CompanyKing’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: .King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at .Company info Mini-site Telephone +(44)02078365454 Location STRAND
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Expected salary

£44105 – 72757 per year

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:23:15 GMT

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