Position: Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Tenure Track, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University

We're hiring again. Here's the full ad.

Four philosophy / adjacent jobs at Baylor

We have four jobs in philosophy or closely adjacent areas at Baylor, with most of the deadlines coming in mid-October:

• Tenure-track open-area (with some preferences) position in the  Philosophy Department
• Tenure-track position for a philosopher in the Great Texts Department
• Tenure-track position in social psychology or history and philosophy of science in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core
• Senior position in bioethics in the Religion Department.

Joshua Rasmussen moving to Baylor

I am very, very happy that my brilliant friend Joshua Rasmussen, of Azusa Pacific University, has accepted a full professor position in Baylor's Philosophy Department starting Fall 2024.

Full professor position at Baylor Philosophy Department

We have an open area full professor position in our Department. If you qualify, I encourage you to apply. If you know someone who qualifies, I encourage you to encourage you to apply. Email me if you need more information or encouragement.

Waco is a lovely place. Here is a bittern at sunset last week. The spot is an easy one mile bike trail-ride along the river from campus.

Sony A7RII with Retina Xenon Schneider-Kreuznach F/1.9 50mm lens (wide-open, cropped).

Postdoc at Baylor

“Baylor University seeks application for a postdoctoral fellowship for up to three years from those working in virtue ethics, moral psychology, or social philosophy. Suitable candidates will have a background in psychology or neuroscience that equips them to participate in data collection, qualitative analysis, study design and intervention development with our team of philosophers, psychologists, and practitioners.”

Details here.

Robert Garcia coming to Baylor

I’m very happy that Robert Garcia, an excellent metaphysician from Texas A&M, has accepted a tenured position in our department at Baylor, and will be joining us this fall.

Two jobs at Baylor

We have two full-time openings in the Baylor Philosophy Department. Both have open AOS and AOC.

One position is at the Associate (tenured) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level and the other is at the Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level.

Two tenure track jobs at Baylor

We have two tenure-track jobs at Baylor. Both are open, but we have different preferred (but not required) specializations for them:

• Job 1: roughly, LEMM and its history

• Job 2: roughly, non-LEMM and its history

Elections as hiring decisions

People tend to think of elections for high office as sui generis rather than as what they are: hiring decisions, for a particularly onerous but important job.

Once we see elections for high office as hiring decisions, some things become a bit puzzling.

1. It is often seen as important that a candidate for high office have a strong and sincere personal commitment to a platform. But why? Suppose I hire a lawyer to represent my interests. It might be nice if the lawyer had a strong and sincere personal commitment to the things I want the lawyer to represent me in respect of, but it is not at all necessary. What is needed is that the lawyer further my interests, and do so along rough lines that I may sketch, in a professional and effective way. The lawyer does not need to think that it would be better for the world if I get what I want—she may simply think that it is good to have in place a legal system where almost everyone gets able legal representation for the furtherance of their interests, and that what I want isn’t so bad as to make it immoral for her to represent me. One can even imagine a lawyer who specializes in representing a particular kind of interest without actually sharing that interest, but holding that nonetheless it is important that an interest of that sort should be represented.

2. There is an interest in the personal life of candidates that would be seen as creepy and likely illegal in most other hiring decisions.

Of course, these kinds of things might be appropriate in light of the specific features of high political office. But they shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Tim O'Connor coming to Baylor

We hired Tim O'Connor starting Fall 2017. It's very exciting for metaphysics at Baylor.

Junior and senior philosophy positions at Baylor

We have two full-time positions at Baylor starting fall 2017:

1. tenure-track assistant professor
2. senior position at the associate, full or distinguished professor level.

Area for both is open.

Write to me if you have questions about Baylor and Waco. If you're thinking of applying, you likely already know about the academic side of our Department, but I can answer those questions.

I think Waco is an amazingly great place to live. The costs of living are sufficiently low that we frequently have graduate students afford to buy houses (admittedly, not in the nicest of neighborhoods). The campus is beautiful and has good recreational facilities. I live across the street from campus, a five minute walk to the gym (free, with pool, 53ft climbing wall, exercise equipment), an eight minute walk to the marina on the Brazos river (free kayak, SUP board, canoe and sunfish rentals) and a twelve minute walk to the Department. There are great mountain-biking and hiking trails in Cameron Park, a really nice zoo, and a fine children's museum. Surprising numbers of people think Fixer Upper is a plus. :-) We are roughly equidistant between Austin and Dallas/Ft. Worth (about 100 miles from each).

Faculty opening at Baylor Philosophy

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX announces a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Philosophy beginning in the fall of 2014. AOS and AOC:  Open. Salary is competitive. Teaching load and scholarly expectations are consistent with those of a research university. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, the completed application should be received by November 1, 2013.

Baylor, the world's largest Baptist University, holds a Carnegie classification as a "high-research" institution.  Baylor's mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.  Because Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university while reaffirming and deepening its distinctive Christian mission, Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to scholarly activity and an equally strong commitment to teaching.

The letter of application should respond to Baylor's most recent mission statement Pro Futuris (available on the web at http://www.baylor.edu/vision) and include an account of the applicant's own religious views. In addition to a letter of application, the candidate should submit a CV, a professional writing sample, three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts.  Send applications to Dr. C. Stephen Evans, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97273, Waco, Texas, 76798-7273.Baylor is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and as an AA/EEO employer; Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.

We're hiring

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX announces a tenured or tenure-track position in the department of philosophy beginning in the fall of 2009. Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor. AOS and AOC: Open. Salary is competitive and related to experience. Teaching load and scholarly expectations are consistent with those of a research university. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, the completed application should be received by November 1, 2008. Baylor, the world's largest Baptist University, holds a Carnegie classification as a "high-research" institution. Baylor's mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university while reaffirming and deepening its distinctive Christian mission as described in Baylor 2012. The letter of application should respond to Baylor's "2012 Vision Statement" (available on the web at http://www.baylor.edu/vision) and include an account of the applicant's own religious views. Candidates should submit a CV, a professional writing sample, three letters of recommendation, and transcripts. Baylor is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and as an AA/EEO employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply. Send applications to Robert Baird, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97273, Waco, Texas, 76798-7273.