Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science
Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty
Job Category: Instructional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:The Department of Philosophy at George Mason is a pluralistic program that offers courses and produces scholarly research and public philosophy drawing on diverse philosophical approaches and traditions, including continental, Anglo-American and applied philosophy, and with a focus on social, ethical and political thought. The program offers a Master's degree, a major, and multiple minors including Philosophy of Law, Ethics and AI, and Philosophy for Social Change. Our mission is to put philosophy to work to address key contemporary issues and enduring philosophical questions, to foster critically engaged citizens, and to enable students and faculty to engage with pressing matters of global and public concern. The Department is home to the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, the oldest applied ethics program in the United States, and a regional leader in producing normatively focused policies for various public and non-governmental policy institutions.
Faculty in Philosophy are affiliated with other departments and programs across Mason, including: African and African American Studies, the Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership, Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center, the Center for Humanities Research, Cultural Studies, the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, the Honors College, Philosophy, Politics and Economics; the Schar School of Policy and Government, and Women and Gender Studies.
About the Position:The Term Assistant Professorof Philosophy is adynamic scholar who is committed to teaching excellence in political philosophy, with competence in philosophy of law and logic. The position will teach courses takenbymajors and non-majorsat a variety of levels, including pre-law, criminology,psychology, economics, and computer science students.Courses taught may include philosophy of law and political philosophy, with preference given to candidates able to contribute regularly to undergraduate teaching in philosophy of law. The position also includes regular teaching in introductory logic, with opportunities to contribute to intermediate courses. These courses are integrated in Mason's Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program, Philosophy and Law Program, as well as the Department's new Logic Program. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester.
Especially welcomed are individuals with specialisms in philosophy of law, as well as from those whose teaching engages the societal implications of core topics in this area, for example in relation to artificial intelligence and the law, international law, and legal issues of gender, race, or disability.
The position will begin in the Spring 2027 term.Theinitial,9-monthcontract will span the Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 terms,with the possibility of renewal contingenton satisfactoryperformance and departmental and program needs.The position also includes possibilities for promotion and multi-year contractsas well as a full range ofbenefits.
Responsibilities:- Instructional Assistant Professors are expected to teach a standard course load of 12 credits (4 courses) per semester; and
- Engages in service at the department level or beyond.
Required Qualifications:- Terminal degree in a related field;
- Evidence of teaching experience with a commitment to diversity in the classroom;
- Knowledge of philosophical theories, methods, and scholarly research demonstrated through completion of a doctoral degree in Philosophy or a related field and the successful defense of a dissertation (or equivalent) by the time of appointment; and
- Ability to provide high-quality instruction in political philosophy and introductory logic at the undergraduate level.
Preferred Qualifications:- Terminal degree in a related field;
- Evidence of experience teaching multiple modalities to non-majors at a variety of levels;
- Ability to teach intermediate or advanced courses in logic and courses in philosophy of law;
- Ability to teach courses in the Philosophy Departme