Faculty Openings
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN. Appointment to begin Fall Semester 2027. Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure-track). AOS: Early Modern. AOC: Open. Standard teaching load in the department is 2:1 (3 classes per academic year). Duties include teaching, research, and service. Salary competitive. Semester system.
Qualifications
Candidates at the entry level must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. degree or have completed all but dissertation in Philosophy. Candidates at the advanced assistant level must have a Ph.D. in Philosophy.
Application Instructions
Candidates are asked to submit a full dossier, including CV, writing sample, research statement, teaching dossier, reference letters, and brief cover letter. Applications should be submitted by October 15, 2026.
Open Area | Endowed Professorship (tenured)
Description
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN. The Department of Philosophy seeks to appoint a chairholder to the McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy. We welcome qualified applicants working in any subfield of Philosophy. Appointment to begin Fall Semester 2027. Rank: Full professor, endowed chair (tenured). AOS: Open. AOC: Open. Standard teaching load in the department is 2:1 (3 classes per academic year). Duties include teaching, research, and service. Salary competitive. Semester system.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Philosophy or a closely related field.
Application instructions
Please submit a CV and brief cover letter. Rolling application deadline, with review starting October 15, 2026.
Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Position Description
AOS: Ethics
AOC: Open
Overview The Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, in conjunction with the Notre Dame Ethics Initiative, invites applications for up to two postdoctoral fellows working in ethics. The term of the fellowship will be two years: from July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2029. The purpose of this program is to support the research of leading early-career moral philosophers and to strengthen the scholarly community around ethics at Notre Dame.
Salary Each fellow will receive $80,000 per year plus full benefits from the University of Notre Dame. Research accounts and relocation expenses will be provided by the College of Arts and Letters. These fellowships are generously funded by the Notre Dame Ethics Initiative, the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG), and the Jenkins Center for Virtue Ethics.
Duties The selected fellow(s) will hold primary appointments in the Philosophy Department and will be affiliated with the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG), as well as the Jenkins Center for Virtue Ethics (if appropriate). Office space will be provided within the Philosophy Department. Each fellow will teach a 1:1 teaching load annually for the Department of Philosophy. The fellows will have opportunities to present their research to faculty of the Philosophy Department and the ECG. Fellows will be welcome to participate in any activities taking place within the Department of Philosophy and the ECG.
Qualifications For full consideration, candidates must have received their PhD between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2027. The successful application will provide evidence that the candidate possesses a strong and growing research agenda in ethics, broadly construed, and will provide evidence that the candidate can contribute meaningfully to the scholarly community around ethics at Notre Dame.
Application Materials
For consideration, please submit:
(1) a brief cover letter
(2) a CV
(3) a research statement
(4) a writing sample
(5) three letters of recommendation
Deadline Applications should be submitted by October 31, 2026.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Core Analytic Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy seeks an outstanding postdoctoral fellow whose research centers in a subfield of core analytic philosophy (metaphysics/epistemology/
The successful applicant will hold their appointment in the Department of Philosophy, with office space provided in the department. The fellow will have the opportunity to teach and present their research to members of the department. They will also be assigned a faculty mentor from their subfield and will be welcome to participate in any activities taking place within the department and the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
This postdoctoral fellowship is part of the University of Notre Dame’s Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which was established to support outstanding early-career scholars in science, engineering, and the liberal arts who seek to make a difference in the world. The College of Arts and Letters will appoint and host a cohort of eight postdoctoral fellows for the 2027-2029 academic years, including one each from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design; Department of English; Department of German, Slavic, and Eurasian Studies; Department of Philosophy; Department of Romance Languages and Literatures; Department of Theology; Initiative on Race and Resilience; and the Program in History and Philosophy of Science.
Term and Salary
The term of the fellowship will be two years: from August 16, 2027 to August 15, 2029. Every fellow receives an annual salary of $75,000 and an additional $15,000 to cover expenses related to research endeavors and further training.
Qualifications
The successful application will provide evidence that the candidate possesses a strong and growing research agenda in an area of core analytic and that their work would specifically benefit from their residency at Notre Dame and close interaction with particular department faculty. For full consideration, candidates must have received their Ph.D. between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2027. Earlier dates may be accepted if maternity or paternity leave, or Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave occurred within the past two years. Scholars of all nationalities may apply. We welcome candidates with or without permanent full-time research or teaching positions. Doctoral candidates and graduates of the University of Notre Dame, as well as current postdoctoral scholars at the University, are not eligible.
How to apply
For consideration, please submit:
(1) a brief cover letter
(2) a CV
(3) a research statement outlining a proposed research project
(4) a writing sample (up to 10,000 words)
(5) three letters of recommendation. Guidelines for writing and submitting these materials can be found on the fellowship’s Interfolio page.
Applications should be submitted by December 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST.