Post-Doc Research Associate

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

The Parr Center for Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Fellow position with the Educating for the Virtues of Attention initiative ( EVA ). EVA aims to foster attentional literacy across UNC’s campus: the understanding, practice, and valuing of attention as a vital dimension of learning and of human flourishing. To learn more about EVA , visit the project website: go.unc.edu/attention. The Postdoctoral Fellow will play a central academic and organizational role in advancing the project’s mission to cultivate attentional habits across campus life. The fellow will contribute to the design and delivery of instructor training, faculty development, and campus programming. Key Responsibilities include leading and co-facilitating faculty development sessions, including cross-disciplinary Faculty Communities of Practice on attentional pedagogy; supporting instructor training for first-year UNC courses; collaborating with EVA leadership to develop and assess curricular and co-curricular programming; contributing to research on the cultivation of attentional virtues in higher education; teaching up to one course per semester, as appropriate to the fellow’s expertise and project needs; participating actively in the intellectual community of the Parr Center for Ethics and the Philosophy Department. This is a full-time, 12-month position for two years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and continued funding.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. in philosophy or in a closely related discipline relevant to the aims of the Educating for the Virtues of Attention initiative (e.g., education, psychology, cognitive science, or another field bearing on the study and cultivation of attention and intellectual virtue) by the start date of the appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated research or teaching interest in the philosophy of attention, intellectual virtue, attention, character development, or related areas.
• Experience with instructor development, pedagogy, or assessment.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching.
• Evidence of an ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and to offer philosophical programming that engages a broad audience on or off campus.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and co-facilitating faculty development sessions, including cross-disciplinary Faculty Communities of Practice on attentional pedagogy
• Supporting instructor training for first-year UNC courses
• Collaborating with EVA leadership to develop and assess curricular and co-curricular programming
• Contributing to research on the cultivation of attentional virtues in higher education
• Teaching up to one course per semester, as appropriate to the fellow’s expertise and project needs
• Participating actively in the intellectual community of the Parr Center for Ethics and the Philosophy Department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees