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Announcement of Anticipated Part-Time Faculty Openings

Department:  Philosophy

Effective Date of Appointment:      Academic Year 2009-10

All part-time faculty appointments are temporary and do not confer academic rank.

 

Courses or Specialization (Pool)
Qualifications 

Current Salary Range

Aesthetics courses

Potential for effective teaching in aesthetics courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Ancient philosophy and 17th- and 18th- century philosophy

Potential for effective teaching inAncient philosophy or 17th- and 18th- century philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Asian philosophy courses

Potential for effective teaching in Asian philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Business ethics courses

Potential for effective teaching in Business ethics courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Critical Reasoning and Logical Courses

Potential for effective teaching in Critical Reasoning or Logical Courses ;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Epistemology courses

Potential for effective teaching in epistemology courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Ethics and contemporary moral issues courses, not including business ethics courses

Potential for effective teaching in Ethics and contemporary moral issues courses, not including business ethics courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Existentialism

Potential for effective teaching in continental philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Introductory Philosophy courses

Potential for effective teaching in introductory philosophy courses ;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Kierkegaard & Nietzsche

Potential for effective teaching in continental philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Metaphysics courses

Potential for effective teaching in metaphysics courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Phenomenology

Potential for effective teaching in continental philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Philosophy of biology

Potential for effective teaching in philosophy of science or reasoning in science courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Philosophy of film and literature courses

Potential for effective teaching in philosophy of film and literature courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Philosophy of mind courses

Potential for effective teaching in philosophy of mind courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Philosophy of science and reasoning in science courses

Potential for effective teaching in philosophy of science or reasoning in science courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Philosophy of sex and gender, feminism

Potential for effective teaching in courses on on sex, gender, or feminism;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.
Social and political philosophy courses

Potential for effective teaching in social and political philosophy courses;

Ph.D. desirable

$1355 per unit;

Effective salary to be determined at the time of appointment.

 

Application Process:  Applicants should forward a current curriculum vitae, supporting documents such as letters of recommendation, sample syllabi, and student evaluations, and a letter which designates the target pool (for example, "aesthetics," "ancient and 17th- and 18th-century philosophy," or "ethics and contemporary moral issues courses, except business ethics"). The curriculum vitae should include educational background, prior teaching experience, evidence of scholarship, and related professional experience. Please specify your time preference if appropriate.

 

Inquiries and applications should be addressed to:

Professor Takashi Yagisawa, Chair
Department of Philosophy (8253)
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8253

Application Deadline:    April 17, 2009

Final determination of part-time teaching assignments is contingent upon student enrollment figures and funding.

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