[spsp-members] Tenure-track Job in Taiwan

Fri Apr 7 07:59:57 UTC 2023

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang Ming Chiao
Tung University

Job category: Faculty (open rank) / Tenure-track or similar

AOS: Analytic philosophy, preferably in one of the following two research
areas:

(1) Interdisciplinary studies in ethics of artificial intelligence or
engineering ethics: This category includes ethical, legal, political,
social, and educational issues regarding artificial intelligence and
engineering practice, such as coding bias, structural injustice,
surveillance capitalism, automation and its impact on future jobs,
human-machine interactions, and the use of technology in education.

(2) Interdisciplinary studies in the philosophy of medical technology: This
category includes ethical, legal, political, social, and educational issues
regarding technology in clinical medicine and care, such as stem cells,
genetic testing, bias in medical technology, structural issues in the
system of medical care, data privacy in healthcare, human research
protection, and preparing talents for the future of medical technology.

Workload: Full-time

Vacancies: 1

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Start date: February 1, 2024

Job description:

Assistant / Associate / Full Professor

The Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (IPMC) aims to educate a
new generation of philosophers who specialize in cross-disciplinary
research on mind and cognition. Specifically, our program is designed to
train students to develop research topics that integrate resources from the
philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, cognitive neuroscience, and
the biomedical sciences. Please see our website (
https://phil.nycu.edu.tw/en/about/) for some additional information about
IPMC.

Faculty members in IPMC are responsible for research, teaching, and
service. Successful applicants must have a Ph.D. by the time of
appointment, a solid research record, and the ability to teach courses in
English. Faculty members are responsible for teaching at least two courses
per semester: one general education course for undergraduates and one
seminar for graduate students in our master’s degree program. Faculty
members are also responsible for supervising graduate students. IPMC
coordinates an undergraduate cross-disciplinary program called the Program
for Philosophy, Intelligence, Brain, and Mind (
https://phil.nycu.edu.tw/en/pibm/). Faculty members are also responsible
for offering courses for this program.

For more information about National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, please
visit https://www.nycu.edu.tw/about-nycu/about-nycu/

How to apply

Application type: Email

Instructions:

Applicants should send the following materials to hnyang at nycu.edu.tw and
karenyan at nycu.edu.tw:

1. CV

2. Dissertation or at least four representative academic works from within
the past five years

3. Research statement

4. Statement of teaching philosophy (including relevant teaching
experience, description of teaching methods, and teaching evaluations)

5. Four syllabi: two syllabi for graduate seminars for students in our
master’s degree program and two syllabi for undergraduate general education
courses

Please combine the above materials into one pdf document. The file name
should be the applicant’s last name, the applicant’s first name, and the
words ‘Application Materials’ (e.g., SmithJaneApplicationMaterials.pdf). In
the subject line of the email, please write the applicant’s last name, the
applicant’s first name, and the words ‘Application for Advertised Position
at IPMC’ (e.g., Smith Jane Application for Advertised Position at IPMC).

Applicants should also provide at least two letters of recommendation,
which should be sent directly from the recommenders or their departments to
hnyang at nycu.edu.tw and karenyan at nycu.edu.tw. Please request your
recommenders or their departments to use the following file name:
applicant’s last name, applicant’s first name, and the words
‘Recommendation Letter’ (e.g., SmithJaneRecommendationLetter.pdf). Please
request your recommenders or their departments to write the following in
the subject line of the email: applicant’s last name, applicant’s first
name, and the words ‘Recommendation Letter’ (e.g., Smith Jane
Recommendation Letter).

After submitting your materials, you should receive a confirmation email
within three days. If you do not receive a confirmation email within three
days, please contact Bella Yang (hnyang at nycu.edu.tw), the secretary of IPMC.

After evaluating the applications, we will choose a number of applicants to
interview (via Google Meet). We will not notify candidates who have not
been chosen for the interview stage.

Email to apply: hnyang at nycu.edu.tw and karenyan at nycu.edu.tw

Deadline for full consideration: June 30, 2023, 11:59 pm UTC+8:00

Hard deadline: June 30, 2023, 11:59 pm UTC+8:00

Contact

Contact name: Karen Yan, Director of Institute of Philosophy of Mind and
Cognition

Contact email: karenyan at nycu.edu.tw

-- 
Karen Yan (嚴如玉)
https://karenyan.mystrikingly.com/

Associate Professor & Director
Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition <http://phil.nycu.edu.tw/>
Philosophy, Intelligence, Brain and Mind Program
<https://phil.nycu.edu.tw/pibm/>
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University <https://en.nycu.edu.tw/>

Adjunct Professor
Master Program in Transdisciplinary Long-term Care and Management
<https://mltc.nycu.edu.tw/home.jsp>
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University <https://en.nycu.edu.tw/>
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