Assistant Professor in Ethics of Non-Violence (Research and Education)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728

Background

With the generous support of philanthropists in the Jain communities in the US and the UK, the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham launched the Bhagavan Dharmanath Programme in Jain Studies. The programme includes a full-time post in the Ethics of Non-Violence, strengthening our research and teaching excellence in Ethics and Applied Ethics. 

The School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion is a leading centre for research excellence in the country. Its constituent departments were ranked first and fourth in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). Both ethics and political philosophy are areas of strength and focus within the Department of Philosophy, specifically including environmental sustainability, environmental ethics, political justification, bioethics, human rights, metaethics and ethical theories. We intend for the successful candidate to play a key role in broadening these areas of research and teaching, whilst retaining connection and dialogue with our existing areas of strength in research and teaching. 

We are the ideal home for ambitious and forward-thinking students, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, and provide a dynamic and friendly community of staff and students, committed to agenda-setting research and an innovative education provision. We offer four single honours undergraduate programmes (BA Philosophy; BA Theology and Religion; BA in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics; and a BA in Politics, Religion and Philosophy), with two more coming (BA Philosophy, Politics and Law; BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics). We collaborate with departments across the university on a range of joint honours programmes includes English, Classical Civilisation, Mathematics and History. We have a variety of postgraduate taught programmes, including several distance learning programmes, and a postgraduate research community including a large number of doctoral researchers. 

The remit of the post covers research, impact, and education; the priorities for the post holder will be in all areas. They will pursue creative and high-quality research and benefit from an excellent research infra-structure to support external funding bids. They will develop their research into external impact, with a focus on policy change and implementation, again supported by the University’s infra-structure. The successful candidate will design and deliver research-aligned teaching on established courses and develop new teaching for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development, with appropriate responsibility for programme management. This may include collaborative design and co-teaching work. 

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Nikk Effingham, Head of Department of Philosophy, email: n.effingham@bham.ac.uk 

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Closes: 28/04/2025

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