Require Law & Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow 2024 in Los Angeles, CA
Job title: Law & Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow 2024
Company: UCLA
Job description: Job #JPF08696
Law / School Of Law / UCLA
Position overview Position title: Law & Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow
Salary range: $75,000 per year
Application Window
Open date: July 19, 2023
Next review date: Friday, Nov 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Department of Philosophy are offering a one to two year research fellowship to a recent law school graduate or Ph.D. in philosophy. (A second year of the fellowship is available assuming satisfactory performance in the first year.) The fellowship is under the auspices of the UCLA Program in Law and Philosophy.
Fellows will be asked to teach two courses in the first year and one course in the second year of the fellowship, to attend and assist with the planning of Law and Philosophy events, to attend talks and conferences, and otherwise to participate actively in the law school and philosophy department communities. The bulk of their time will be devoted to independent research. Candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in a career involving teaching and research in law and philosophy. Typical candidates will have a post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, but applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply. Evidence of completion of post-graduate degrees must be available upon request no later than June 20, 2024. The fellowship offers a salary of $75,000 per year, a small research stipend, and full benefits with a start date of July 1, 2024.
One or two postdoctoral fellowships will be available depending on funding.
Interested candidates should apply online at .
Please submit PDF copies of the following: 1) a cover letter; 2) CV; 3) a research statement focusing on the candidate's research interests in law and philosophy; 4) a writing sample (preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed); 5) a statement describing the candidate's experience and approach to fostering diversity in the classroom and the profession; and 6) three letters of recommendation. Letters submitted online may be addressed to the attention of Ben Austin-Docampo, Program Coordinator, Program in Law and Philosophy, UCLA School of Law, Box 951476, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476. Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.
To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples, research statements, and diversity statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.
Program:
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
A post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, in hand or to be conferred no later than June 2024. Applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Research Statement - A research statement focusing on the candidate's research interests in law and philosophy. To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples, research statements, and diversity statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.
Writing Sample - Preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our document.
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Teaching Evaluations - Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.
(Optional)
Reference requirements
3 letters of reference required
Letters submitted online may be addressed to the attention of Ben Austin-Docampo, Program Coordinator, Program in Law and Philosophy, UCLA School of Law, Box 951476, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476.
Expected salary: $75000 per year
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Apply Now
Company: UCLA
Job description: Job #JPF08696
Law / School Of Law / UCLA
Position overview Position title: Law & Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow
Salary range: $75,000 per year
Application Window
Open date: July 19, 2023
Next review date: Friday, Nov 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Department of Philosophy are offering a one to two year research fellowship to a recent law school graduate or Ph.D. in philosophy. (A second year of the fellowship is available assuming satisfactory performance in the first year.) The fellowship is under the auspices of the UCLA Program in Law and Philosophy.
Fellows will be asked to teach two courses in the first year and one course in the second year of the fellowship, to attend and assist with the planning of Law and Philosophy events, to attend talks and conferences, and otherwise to participate actively in the law school and philosophy department communities. The bulk of their time will be devoted to independent research. Candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in a career involving teaching and research in law and philosophy. Typical candidates will have a post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, but applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply. Evidence of completion of post-graduate degrees must be available upon request no later than June 20, 2024. The fellowship offers a salary of $75,000 per year, a small research stipend, and full benefits with a start date of July 1, 2024.
One or two postdoctoral fellowships will be available depending on funding.
Interested candidates should apply online at .
Please submit PDF copies of the following: 1) a cover letter; 2) CV; 3) a research statement focusing on the candidate's research interests in law and philosophy; 4) a writing sample (preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed); 5) a statement describing the candidate's experience and approach to fostering diversity in the classroom and the profession; and 6) three letters of recommendation. Letters submitted online may be addressed to the attention of Ben Austin-Docampo, Program Coordinator, Program in Law and Philosophy, UCLA School of Law, Box 951476, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476. Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.
To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples, research statements, and diversity statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.
Program:
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
A post-graduate degree in law (e.g., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D.) or a doctorate in philosophy, in hand or to be conferred no later than June 2024. Applicants with other relevant PhDs (e.g., a Ph.D. in political theory) are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Research Statement - A research statement focusing on the candidate's research interests in law and philosophy. To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples, research statements, and diversity statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.
Writing Sample - Preferably on a topic in legal philosophy, broadly construed
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our document.
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Teaching Evaluations - Applicants with teaching experience should also include their teaching evaluations, a summary thereof, or other testimonials concerning their teaching experience.
(Optional)
Reference requirements
3 letters of reference required
Letters submitted online may be addressed to the attention of Ben Austin-Docampo, Program Coordinator, Program in Law and Philosophy, UCLA School of Law, Box 951476, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476.
Expected salary: $75000 per year
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Apply Now