Earlier this year I posted a list of jobs being advertised. I thought it would be interesting to look into who got hired, and here’s what I could find.
Institution | Type | AOS |
Armstrong Atlantic State University | TT | Medieval or Modern Philosophy. Hired Julie Swanstrom, a Purdue PhD with an AOS in medieval. |
Brown University | Postdoc | Medieval Philosophy (including Arabic Philosophy)Hired Rafael Nájera, a McGill PhD whose dissertation was on scientia in the 12th c. |
College of Saint Benedict + Saint John’s University | TT | Ancient Philosophy OR Medieval Philosophy OR Ethics. Hired John Houston, a Purdue PhD with an AOS in ancient (and an AOC in medieval). |
Georgetown University | TT | Central research is constructively engaged with the Catholic philosophical tradition, broadly construed.Hired Kristin Primus, a Princeton PhD, who works primarily on Spinoza and Leibniz. |
Medieval Institute – Notre Dame | Fixed term | Medieval studiesThese Mellon postdocs are availably annually at the Medieval Institute. Judging from previous winners, they go to established junior scholars working on their second book. |
Middle East Technical University (Arkana, Turkey) | TT (?) | Ancient and medieval philosophyNo response |
Mississippi University for Women | TT | AOS open. AOC: Introduction to Philosophy, Ancient and Medieval, Logic, Modern Philosophy, Business Ethics, Contemporary Ethical ProblemsNo response |
Missouri | TT | Any area in the history of philosophy prior to 1800.Hired Marina Folescu, a USC PhD who works primarily on Reid. |
NYU – Abu Dhabi | TT | Open, with an emphasis on Arabric and Islamic Philosophy“We are unable to release the names of faculty hires at this time.” (!?) |
Ohio State University | TT | Early Modern Philosophy or Late Medieval PhilosophyHired Julia von Bodelschwingh, a Yale PhD with a dissertation on Leibniz. |
Spring Hill College | TT | AOS open. AOC: Some combination of the following teaching competencies/interests desirable: continental, history (especially medieval or modern), Kant, aesthetics, environmental ethics, philosophy of education, or philosophy of gender/race Hired Nate Zuckerman, a recent Chicago PhD who works on 19th/20th century continental philosophy, primarily Heidegger |
St. Norbert College | Open Contract | Open, but applicants with expertise in Early Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, or Medieval Philosophy/Philosophy of Religion are especially welcome.Hired as a temporary appointment Eric Hagedorn, a Notre Dame PhD, whose dissertation was on Ockham. They plan to make a tenure-track hire in medieval next year. |