We’re recruiting! Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in PPE

Published on 7 May 2019

We are looking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Teaching and Research). We welcomed our first cohort of PPE students last year and we are looking for someone to take academic leadership of the programme.

The Department of Philosophy at Liverpool has a long history of combining research excellence in core areas of philosophy with innovative work at the frontiers of the discipline: from literature to spirituality, Chinese philosophy to animal ethics, neo-Platonism to feminism. For us, philosophy is a set of approaches and methods that can help us to make sense of whatever is puzzling, perplexing or interesting in the world around us.

Our pioneering Philosophy and the Future research theme focuses on the ethical, political, social, metaphysical and spiritual implications of climate change, technological and scientific developments, and emerging forms of social and political interaction. This broad theme brings us together to contemplate the challenges that our students and their descendants will face in the twenty-first century and beyond. Existing work in the department includes the implications of big data for medical practice; the future of the concept of the human; the function of myth in constructing future narratives; the role of the philosopher in a changing society; the philosophy of games and gaming.

The Art, Aesthetics and Cultural Institutions MA is an exciting example of how our discipline interacts with the culture of the city, working as either a stepping stone to pursue a doctorate or a professional career in the cultural sector.

We do not conduct work in a vacuum but as part of this amazing city with its rich history of commerce, culture, protest, industry and migration. We work with partners in the Bluecoat Gallery, the Tate Liverpool, National Museum Liverpool, NHS North-West and more to find applications for our work and to inspire our thinking and the practices of our communities. Our sister campuses in London and Suzhou (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China) provide our national and international horizons.

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