MAP invites you to join our group session "Creating Inclusive Spaces" at the Pacific APA 2019 in Vancouver, BC on April 19, 2019 from 7-10PM.

Speakers & Talk Titles: 

• Nora Berenstain, "Calls for Civility as Silencing and Suppression"
• Katie Creel, "Demystifying Publishing Together"
• Savannah Pearlman, "Creating Inclusive Spaces: Flipping the Logic Classroom"
• Sam Sumpter, "Best Practices for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Centering the Role of Organizing & Collective Action"

More details coming soon! 

MAP invites you to join our group session "Skill Building and Improving the Profession" at the Eastern APA 2019 in New York City on Jan 9, 7-10 PM at Sheraton Hotel G14F.

The provisory schedule is:
Lisa Miracchi (U Penn) "Wellness Advising in Difficult Spaces": 7:10—7:45
Darby Vickers (UC Irvine) "Writing for Philosophy Graduate Students": 7:45-8:20
Break: 8:20-8:25
Savannah Kincaid & Isaac Wilhelm (Rutgers) "Climate Surveying": 8:25—9:00
Mariana Beatriz Noe, Olivia Branscum, Qian Cao, & Yarran Hominh (Columbia) "Mutual Skill-Building through Undergraduate Writing Workshops": 9:00-9:35
Q&A for all: 9:35-10
Drinks after!

Please circulate widely!

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​What role can philosophy play in understanding and challenging injustice? What are the ways in which injustice forms in communities and social institutions? What sort of engagement is there between philosophy and major social institutions and social movements? What is the meaning of injustice in our current cultural, economic, social, and political climate? What are the practices used by activists, educators, and professionals in developing a community? The Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter at Temple University is hosting a graduate student conference on March 23, 2019 that will address theoretical and practical questions like these.

The conference will provide the opportunity for students to engage in philosophical research from all areas of philosophy, as well as its applications beyond the classroom. We welcome paper submissions of no more than 3,000 words, prepared for blind review, and suitable for a 20 minute presentation to a general philosophical audience. Authors must be current graduate students in philosophy. We especially welcome submissions from members of underrepresented populations within philosophy.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Robin Zheng, Yale-NUS College​
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2019
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• Please submit papers (in either Microsoft Word or PDF format) to mapattemple@gmail.com with "MAP Conference" in the subject line. Papers should be no more than 3,000 words, prepared for blind review, and suitable for a 20 minute presentation to a general philosophical audience
• In your email, please include the following details: (a) author’s name; (b) paper title; (c) institutional affiliation; (d) contact information; and (e) abstract of no more than 250 words.
• Authors must be current graduate students in philosophy. We especially welcome submissions from members of underrepresented populations within philosophy.
• Accepted speakers will be notified by February 15, 2019.

This conference is sponsored by the Temple University Department of Philosophy.

Questions can be directed to Meryl Lumba (meryl.lumba@temple.edu) or to Daniel Remer (daniel.remer@temple.com).

From now on (December 2018) we will post all job listings in their own dedicated page here. This should make finding information easier for job seekers.

We welcome submissions from graduate students for the Minorities and Philosophy Workshop to be held on April 27th, 2019 at Brown University. The keynote speakers are: Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University) and Lionel K. McPherson (Tufts University).

Submissions should take the form of an anonymized 4000-word papers accompanied by a 300-word abstract. Papers should be suitable for a 20-25 minute presentation. All submissions should be sent to brownmapchapter@gmail.com by February 3rd, 2019. We aim to send out notification of acceptance by the end of February. We strongly encourage submissions from individual who identify as members of underrepresented groups in philosophy.

Submissions should meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Engage in an area of philosophy that is traditionally underrepresented including, but not limited to: Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Gender, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Disability, LGBTQ Philosophy, Indigenous Philosophy, Latinx Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, African/Africana, African-American, and Caribbean Philosophy, and Women in the History of Philosophy.
• Be in the area of social philosophy broadly construed (including intersections with ethics, philosophy of mind, epistemology, philosophy of language, and metaphysics). We especially encourage topics related to the goals of MAP, which are to: “examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy.” Example topics include: implicit and explicit bias, stereotype threat, marginalization, solidarity, and activism.
• Engage with philosophers or methodologies that are underrepresented in English-speaking philosophy departments.

Housing with graduate students will be provided for speakers (if requested).

Philevents page: https://philevents.org/event/show/68122

The Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapters of Columbia, NYU, Rutgers, and the Graduate Center, CUNY invite submissions to the Spring 2019 NY-MAPWorks: a workshop series featuring the work of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on topics in critical social philosophy and non-canonical areas of philosophy.
Topics include, but are not limited to: social philosophy (including intersections with epistemology, language, and metaphysics), feminist philosophy and philosophy of sex and gender, philosophy of race, queer philosophy, non-western philosophy, africana philosophy, latinx philosophy, native american philosophy, and women in the history of philosophy.
The Format
The series will alternate locations in New York City (see below for the full list of dates and locations). Each workshop will be two and a half hours long and consist of two talks. Each presenter will have a 50-minute session consisting of a 25-30 minute talk and a 20-25 minute Q&A. The workshop will conclude with a catered reception.
Dates and Locations*
February 20, 6-8 p.m. (NYU)
March 14, 6-8 p.m. (CUNY GC)
April (Columbia) — Date TBA
*Exact building/room locations will be updated on this page no later than two weeks in advance of each workshop.
Submission Guidelines
To apply, please complete the following by January 7, 2019:
1) Send an extended abstract of ~1,000 words (.pdf or .docx), prepared for blind review (please use the title of your abstract as the pdf/docx file name), suitable for a 25-30 minute presentation to a general philosophical audience to nymapshop@gmail.com.
2) Provide your contact information by completing this google form.
We invite applications from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. We especially encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of underrepresented groups in academic philosophy, including individuals underrepresented on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, class, and disability.
Travel and Housing
We can guarantee a $200 subsidy for travel costs. Housing with a graduate student can also be arranged.

MAP will host a Group Session at the Pacific APA with the theme "Creating Inclusive Spaces."
We are seeking paper abstracts and proposals for mini-workshops or advice sessions related to this theme. Possible topics include sexual harassment, advising and mentorship dynamics, cultivating ecologies of support, division of emotional and professional labor in academia, the effects of implicit bias in academic spaces, and other related topics. Each session will last for about 20-30 minutes, followed by Q&A.
We particularly encourage submissions by members of under-represented groups in philosophy and by people at all stages of their career.
Abstracts and proposals should be no more than 1,000 words and should be sent as a PDF to mapforthegap@gmail.com with the subject line "Pacific APA Submission" by Feb 1, 2019. You will hear back from us by mid-February.
You can contact us at mapforthegap@gmail.com with any questions!
Further information:
MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) is a collection of students in philosophy departments that aims to examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy. Though primarily led by graduate students, MAP also relies on faculty support and encourages undergraduate participation. Currently, MAP has 123 chapters throughout the world, including the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Hungary, and South Africa.
The Pacific APA will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC. Our session is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 19, 7-10 pm.

Apply here!

Who is it for?

• Undergraduates from North America
• Women
• LGBTQIA+
• Underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds
• Students with disabilities
• First-generation undergraduates
• Other undergraduates from groups underrepresented in philosophy of science

Exceptions may be granted to undergraduates not in these groups on a case-by-case basis (please explain your situation in your cover letter). Past coursework in philosophy of science is not a prerequisite for application to the Summer Program.
What is it?
The Summer Program will feature two daily graduate seminars about core issues and cutting-edge topics in general philosophy of science and philosophy of the special sciences (e.g., physics, biology, cognitive science and neuroscience, social sciences). The seminars and lectures will be given by internationally recognized faculty in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh as well as in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University.
For further details, visit the page for PSP2, where you'll find last year's course descriptions, schedule, etc.
Housing, meals, and transportation costs (US travel only) will be covered, and all course materials provided. Applications are due March 1, 2019, and participants will be notified by April 15, 2019.
Program
TBA

Faculty
Michael Dietrich, Pitt, History and Philosophy of Science:
Dmitri Gallow, Pitt, Philosophy: www.philosophy.pitt.edu/person/dmitri-gallow
Sandra Mitchell, Pitt, History and Philosophy of Science: www.sandradmitchell.com
John D. Norton, Pitt, History and Philosophy of Science:www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton
Lisa Parker, Pitt, Center for Bioethics and Health: www.bioethics.pitt.edu/people/lisa-s-parker-phd
Erica Shumener, Pitt, Philosophy: ericashumener.net
Wayne Wu, CMU, Philosophy: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/people/adjunct/wayne-wu.html
Kevin Zollman, CMU, Philosophy: www.kevinzollman.com

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is hiring at Assistant Professor level.
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AOS: Open
AOC: Philosophy of Law. We especially encourage applications from candidates whose additional areas of competence include one or more of: Continental Philosophy, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Race or Gender, African/Africana Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, or Latin American Philosophy.

​Details here. And follow this link to apply.

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Hartford invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2019.

Preferred area of specialization: Social and Political Philosophy.
Desirable areas of competence: one or more of the following: Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Gender, Feminist Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy.

There may be an option to request a shortened probationary period for more experienced candidates.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses, both introductory and advanced, with a teaching load of 3 courses per semester. These will normally include core courses in the major, such as the History of Western Philosophy and Practical Reasoning, as well as more specialized offerings in the candidate's areas of competence, and in the general area of Philosophy and Social Justice. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help propose and design new programming in Philosophy and Social Justice. There will be also be opportunities to teach in our innovative University Interdisciplinary Studies program.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to employ technology in teaching, and a willingness to help students improve their writing. Candidates will be expected to engage in a research program leading to publication appropriate to the discipline. Successful applicants will be expected to participate in departmental and school committees, advise students, contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity, and contribute to student recruitment and retention.

Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in Philosophy or related discipline by the time of appointment - August 15, 2019. ABD candidates with a completion date by August 15, 2019 will be considered. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent teaching, communication, and interpersonal skills, a commitment to diversity in teaching and/or research, and be able to show evidence of scholarly achievement and promise.

​Interested candidates should apply by November 26, 2018 online at: https://hartford.peopleadmin.com/postings/2257

​Dossiers must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of reference (provide referees' email addresses and the system will ask them for confidential letters), writing sample, graduate transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable at application stage), statement of teaching philosophy, diversity statement (a description of how the applicant would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at the University through teaching, research, and/or service), and teaching portfolio (sample syllabi, evidence of teaching experience and effectiveness).

Questions may be addressed to Ftfsearch@hartford.edu. Review of applications will begin November 19 and continue until a successful candidate has been selected. The Search Committee plans to conduct Skype interviews in December and hopes to invite finalists to campus for interviews and a teaching demonstration early in the spring term of 2019.
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The University of Hartford is an open and welcoming community, which values diversity in all its forms. In addition, the University aspires to have its faculty and staff reflect the rich diversity of its student body and the Hartford region. Candidates committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are encouraged to apply. The University of Hartford is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, Male/Female/Disabled/Veteran. Women and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V.