Assistant Professor of Philosophy

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Philosophy in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy starting in August 2027. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment. The successful candidate must demonstrate research excellence in philosophy of AI and will be expected to regularly teach courses in that area. Our department offers degrees at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. Job responsibilities include teaching four courses per academic year (typically one lower-level course and one upper-level course per semester), carrying out an active research program that results in publications, serving on committees for and supervising MA theses and PhD dissertations, contributing to curriculum development and oversight at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, participating in departmental decision-making, and performing other departmental, college, and university service. Faculty hired in this position will have an opportunity to be a part of Fulbright College’s multidisciplinary Democracy as a Public Good cluster hire at the University of Arkansas. Through its Democracy as a Public Good Initiative, the College will advance the University’s land-grant mission by expanding capacity to generate knowledge that informs public understanding, contributes to policy and practice, and connects Arkansas to national and international conversations about societal good. Building on existing campus expertise in issues ranging from norms of democratic communication, free speech, media ethics and literacy, humanitarian governance and civil society, risks that AI poses to democratic governance, immigration, and public law, new faculty members participating in the cluster will advance their research agendas through mentoring and opportunities for collaboration—both with other scholars and with communities in the state—that may result in peer-reviewed publications, external funding, and new approaches to the pressing challenges that democracy faces. The successful candidate for this position will have an opportunity to join a community of scholars committed to confronting major issues, generating new knowledge, and providing research-based solutions that investigate and strengthen democratic culture for people living in Arkansas and beyond. This is an in-person position. Most university classes are offered face-to-face, and extensive in-person engagement in such activities as office hours, student advising, and departmental, college, and university committee meetings is essential to advancing student success and departmental effectiveness. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• A Ph.D., or equivalent, in Philosophy from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment
• Excellence in research relevant to the Philosophy of AI
• A demonstrated ability and willingness to teach courses in the Philosophy of AI
• Proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of potential for excellence in research in philosophy
• Evidence of potential for excellence in teaching philosophy
• Evidence of potential to develop effective undergraduate and graduate classes that complement the current course catalog

Responsibilities

• Teach four courses per academic year (typically one lower-level course and one upper-level course per semester)
• Carry out an active research program that results in publications
• Serve on committees for and supervise MA theses and PhD dissertations
• Contribute to curriculum development and oversight at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Participate in departmental decision-making
• Perform other departmental, college, and university service
• Advance research agendas through mentoring and opportunities for collaboration
• Engage in extensive in-person activities such as office hours, student advising, and departmental, college, and university committee meetings

Benefits

• University contributions to health insurance
• University contributions to dental insurance
• University contributions to life insurance
• University contributions to disability insurance
• Tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• Immediate leave accrual
• Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree