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Tenure Track Jobs, 2009-2010
University of Alabama - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Political Philosophy
 * Any news?

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Value Theory. AOC: practical reasoning or game theory
 * Any news?

American University of Beirut - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open. AOC: Open
 * Any news?

Auburn University, Montgomery - Asst. Prof - AOS: Open. AOC: Applied Ethics, History Ball State University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Modern. AOC: Ancient Bard College - Asst. Prof - AOS: Mind, Ethics, Early Modern, Feminist, Social & Political Barry University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Epistemology. AOC: American, Medieval, Religion, or Contemporary Barry University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Ethics and Applied Ethics. AOC: Open
 * on-campus interviews scheduled; will be conducted week after Thanksgiving (11/11)
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (email 10/20).
 * Note: acknowledgment is an automatic email. It went straight to my spam box.
 * Application acknowledged via email (11/25)
 * Briefly listed on the Phylo wiki as canceled. Does anyone know anything about this job?
 * I called Barry when I saw the "canceled" thing. It is *not* canceled, and I changed it back for them as asked.
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/25).

Boise State University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open. AOC: Open.
 * Application acknowledged (via email; 11/23); ditto (11/25).

University of California, Los Angeles – Asst. Prof. - AOS: Ancient OR metaphysics and epistemology CalTech -- Asst. Prof. - AOS: any area informed by empirical or mathematical sciences.
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo 11/04)
 * Application acknowledged (email 11/20)

Carleton University – Asst. Prof. – AOS: Moral, Social, or Political Philosophy
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/13)

Carnegie Mellon University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Ethics or Social and Political. AOC: Open Case Western Reserve University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: "Philosophy of Science and/or Analytic"
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/01).
 * Question: what is "Analytic" as an AOS? Is it short for "History of Early Analytic Philosophy" (e.g., Russell and friends)?
 * That's the interpretation I gave it . ..
 * It could refer to the core areas of analytic philosophy - Metaphysics, Epistemology, Language, Mind. That seems to the interpretation on the Phylo wiki.
 * Any news?

Coastal Carolina University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open, AOC: History of Modern Philosophy and/or Applied Ethics
 * Any word?

University of Cincinnati - Asst. Prof - AOS: Phil. Science, Early Modern Concordia University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Philosophy of Science
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/11).

Dalhousie University – Asst. Prof – AOS: Social, or Political, or Legal Philosophy Duke University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Metaphysics and/or Epistemology University of Florida, Gainesville - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Ethics. AOC: Open Fordham University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Normative Ethics George Mason University - Asst. Prof. - AOS:Philosophy of science. AOC: Open Hamilton College - Asst. Prof - AOS: Open AOC: Modern Philosophy and Symbolic Logic University of Hawaii at Manoa - Asst. Prof. - AOS: South Asian Buddhist Philosophy or Ancient Greek Philosophy Any news? Hofstra University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: 19th Century, esp. German Idealism. AOC: some of Aesthetics, Aristotle, Existentialism, non-Western University of Illinois at Chicago - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Moral or Political; some preference for Phil. Race
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/08)
 * Any news?
 * Any news?
 * Any news?
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/12).
 * Any news?
 * Applications acknowleged (Phylo, 11/14).

Illinois State University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Illinois Wesleyan University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open; AOC: Open
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 10/28).
 * Search cancelled due to budgetary reasons (email 11/16)

University of the Incarnate Word - Asst. Prof. - AOC: Ethics, History Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Applied Ethics: AOC: 1 from long list. Ithaca College - Asst. Prof. - AOS: open; AOC: logic or metaphysics John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Philosophy of Law
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/25).
 * app acknowledged (email)
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 11/08); x2 (11/11).

Keene State College - Asst. prof. - AOS: communication, journalism and philosophy University of Kentucky - Asst. / Assoc. Prof - AOS: Phil. Science, Phil. Language, or Epistemology. AOC: Logic Kenyon College - Asst. Prof. - AOC: Kant, or Hist. German Idealism, or Early Analytic
 * App acknowledged (letter 10/28)
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/10).
 * Any news?

University of Leeds - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer - AOS: Open. AOC: Open Loyola University, Chicago - Asst. Prof - AOS: Phenomenology Loyola Marymount University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Ancient Luther College - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open. AOC: Ancient, Logic
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/05).
 * Search canceled (email 11/27). Ditto (email 11/27).
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/21).
 * Application acknowledged (via email; 11/23)

University of Maine, Farmington - Asst. Prof - AOS/AOC: 1 or more of: Aesthetics, Environmental, non-Western, 20th Century Continental University of Melbourne - Lecturer - AOS: Metaphysics and Epistemology
 * App acknowledged (letter 10/27); ditto (10/29).
 * Any information?

University of Melbourne - Lecturer - AOS: Political Philosophy University of Memphis - Endowed Chair - AOS: Excellence
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/11).
 * Any info?

Miami Dade College - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Community College University of Michigan – Asst. / Assoc. / Full Prof. – AOS: Open University of Michigan, Dearborn - Asst. Prof. - AOS: non-Western or Environmental. AOC: Ethics, Critical Thinking.
 * First round interviews scheduled (11/3); phone interviews (11/9).
 * How is this possible? The ad first came out in the JFP on 11/9.
 * The ad had been posted elsewhere (the Chronicle, I believe) long before that. Also, all that is being claimed above is that *some* interviews have been scheduled.
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/07).
 * Any news?

Michigan State University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Philosophy of Medicine
 * Any news?

Millikin University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Open. AOC: Logic New School for Social Research - Asst. / Assoc. Prof - AOS: Ancient
 * Any word?
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 10/11)

Northern Illinois University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Normative Ethics or Metaethics. AOC: List Northern Michigan University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Ethics, Political Philosophy
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 11/01).
 * Any news?

Northern Michigan University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Continental University of North Florida - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Epistemology. AOC: logic, phil. science, pragmatism, or phil. mind
 * Any news?
 * Any word?

University of North Florida - Asst. Prof -AOS: Gender and/or Race Theory; AOC: open Occidental College - Asst. Prof - AOS: 1 or more of Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Race, non-Western Pacific Lutheran University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Open. AOC: Business Ethics Universite du Quebec a Montreal - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/14).
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/16)
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 11/09).
 * PFO (email, 11/11) - "We have selected candidates to pursue further for the position."
 * Request for more information received by email (11/11); x2 (11/11)
 * Any news?

Universite du Quebec a Montreal - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Philosophy of Biology and Environmental Science Reed College - Asst. Prof - AOS: Open. AOC: Some teaching in Ancient Rhodes College - Advanced Asst./Assoc. - AOS: LEMMing
 * Any news?
 * Acknowledged application (returned SASpostcard)
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/12).  Requested writing sample (11/12)

Rice University - Asst. Prof - AOS: Ethics or Social and Political
 * Application acknowledge (EEO/AA email, 11/10).

University of Rochester - Asst. / Assoc. / Full Prof - AOS: Open. AOC: Open Rutgers University, Camden - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Social and Political
 * Application acknowledged (email, 10/21); ditto.
 * Returned self-addressed postcard to acknowledge app. (10/27)
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/16).

Rutgers University, Newark - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Applied Ethics St. Ambrose University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Applied Ethics. AOC: 20-21st Century, or Social and Political University of St. Andrews - Lecturer - AOS: Open
 * On campus interviews scheduled (Phylo, 11/10). Previously listed on Phylo as 'First Interviews Scheduled.'
 * Can anyone confirm this? It seems a bit odd that this school has already completed one set of interviews and has scheduled a second set by early November.
 * I can confirm this... story is that they are trying to avoid January hiring freezes
 * Any news?
 * Any news?

St. Mary's University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open; AOC: Modern and Ethical Theory St. Olaf College - Asst. Prof. - AOS/AOC: Ethics and Political Philosophy; or AOS: Ancient St. Thomas University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Ancient. AOC: Ethics
 * application acknowledged (email, 11/3). ditto, 11/18
 * Application acknowledged (10/30, Phylo)
 * Any news?

University of the Sciences - Asst. Prof - AOS: Ethics or Phil. Science. AOC: Open Seattle University - Asst. Prof - AOC: 2 or more of African, American, Ethics (esp. Health Care Ethics), Gender, Medieval
 * Application acknowledged (email, 10/28).
 * First round interview at APA (email, 11/24)

Southwestern University – Asst. Prof – AOS/AOC: Feminist Theory Stanford University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Africana Philosophy
 * Application acknowledged (Letter, 11/13)
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/21).

Sweet Briar College - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Open. AOC: History, broadly construed. University of Texas, Pan American - Asst. Prof. - AOS: American Philosophy (Pragmatism and/or Latin American). AOC: Open.
 * Any news?
 * Any news?

University of Texas, Pan American - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Feminism and/or Kant. AOC: Open
 * Any news?

University of Toronto, Mississauga - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Ethics
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 10/26).

University of Toronto, Mississauga - Asst. Prof - AOS: Metaphysics, Epistemology Tufts University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: ancient philosophy or history of modern (up to twentieth century). AOC: Open.
 * Application acknowledged (11/09).
 * Any news?

Western New England College - AOS: Applied Ethics
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 10/30); ditto

University of Western Ontario - AOS: Philosophy of Mind or Language


 * Any news?

University of Western Ontario - AOS: Philosophy of Science


 * Any news?

College of William & Mary - Asst. Prof - AOS: Social and Political. AOC: Ethics University of Wisconsin, Madison - Asst. Prof - AOS: Metaphysics and Epistemology Wesleyan University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: 19th Century European. AOC: Philosophy of Literature, Aesthetics, Philosophy of History
 * Additional information requested - writing sample & rec. letters (email, 11/05).
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/09).
 * Any news?

West Chester University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: Social and/or Political Philosophy AOC: Introductory and Advanced Logic
 * Any word?

Xavier University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: 19th Century German Philosophy Xavier University - Asst. Prof. - AOS: History of Philosophy. AOC: Applied Ethics
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/3)
 * Application acknowledged (letter, 10/30).

Post-Docs, Visiting Positions, etc 2009-2010
Brooklyn College - CUNY - Lecturer - AOS: Open. AOC: Open.
 * Rejection letter received 11/10

Brown University, Political Theory Project - Post Doc. (1 yr.) - AOS: Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy University of California, Los Angeles, Law School - Post Doc. (1 yr.) - AOS: Philosophy of Law Central Ohio Technical College - Instructor (1 yr.) - AOS: Open. AOC: Open.
 * Any news?
 * Application acknowledged (email, 11/19).
 * Any news?

University of Chicago, Law School - Fellowship, (1 yr.) - AOS: Philosophy of Law Colby College - Instructor (1 yr.) - AOS: Modern. AOC: Aesthetics, Global Ethics, or Feminism
 * Any news?
 * Applications acknowledged (Phylo, 11/14).

Harvard University, Humanities Center - Post Doc. (1 yr.) - AOS: Interdisciplinarity and Internationalism
 * Any news?

Missouri State University - Instructor (1 yr.) - Critical Thinking and Asian Philosophy University of Notre Dame, Center for Philosophy of Religion - Post Doc. (1 yr.) - AOS: Early Modern Philosophy of Religion
 * Any news?
 * Any news?

University of Oxford, Future of Humanity Institute - Post Doc. (2 yr.) - AOS: Open Pennsylvania State University - Post Doc. (1 yr.) - AOS : African diaspora or African American philosophy
 * On campus interviews scheduled (Phylo, 11/10).
 * Applications acknowledged (Phylo, 11/13).

Princeton University, Center for Human Values - Post Doc. (1 - 3 yrs.) - AOS: Bioethics
 * Any news?

Rice University, Humanities Research Center - Post Doc. - AOS: Open
 * Application acknowledged (Phylo, 11/01).