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Job Offer: Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Political Philosophy:Job description:Job location: London About us The Department of Philosophy at UCL is widely considered to be one of the leading philosophy departments in the UK. In the 2021 REF, 60% of our overall profile received the top grade (4*), the highest of any UK philosophy department. We offer several degree programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Undergraduate first and second year modules largely involve a weekly one-hour lecture plus a one-hour seminar while third year and postgraduate modules consist of a weekly two-hour seminar. The Department has great advantages as a centre of research activity. The extraordinary number of research seminars, talks and lectures that take place in the various London colleges, the Institute of Philosophy in the University of London, the Institute of Classical Studies, the Aristotelian Society and the Royal Institute of Philosophy, offer a wealth of opportunities. The Department of European and International Social and Political Studies (EISPS) offers three highly selective and challenging four-year programmes that allows our students to practice the best of UCL arts, humanities and social sciences, and prepare them for international careers: European Social and Political Studies BA; European Social and Political Studies BA: Dual Degree with Sciences Po; and International Social and Political Studies BA. The programmes combine specialisation in a humanity or social science with a broad base in European or international history, law, politics and philosophy as well as fluency in a foreign language. This is a joint appointment by the Department of Philosophy and EISPS. The post is funded for one year (12 months), with a start date of September. About the function The prosperous candidate will be expected primarily to provide teaching, supervision and connected administrative tasks.This will involve teaching three modules over the course of the academic year. The modules expected to be taught will include: • Ethics and Society • Why Democracy? And one of the following: • Metaethics • Philosophy of Altruism • Philosophy & Ethics of Climate Change • Kant, or Marxism, or Post-Kantian Continental Philosophy. As well as giving lectures and seminars, the post holder will be expected to set and mark essay topics or examinations, to supervise graduate teaching adjuncts, to fulfil personal tutoring responsibilities and to carry out an enabling function at EISPS. It is expected that the prosperous candidate will actively follow UCL policies, including Equal Opportunities, and maintain an consciousness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations. The post holder may be asked to carry out other specific tasks and tasks as required by the two Heads of Department. About you candidates will hold or be soon to be awarded a PhD in Philosophy, provide evidence of specialism in Political Philosophy, have practice in teaching, researching or similar employment in higher education. Interviews are expected to be held in late May/early June. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to prepare a short presentation. Skills:
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