Professor (m/f/d) (W3) of Practical Philosophy with a Focus on Ethics

We are innovating university! Interdisciplinary, international, and digital – these are pillars of the University of Technology Nuremberg. We interlink engineering, humanities, and sciences. The University focuses on interdisciplinary studies, digital learning, and cutting-edge research. We will enroll up to 6,000 students on a campus that combines research, learning, and living. The project is one of the most important higher education projects of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

The University of Technology Nuremberg is looking to fill, at the earliest possible date, a position as a

Professor (m/f/d) (W3) of Practical Philosophy with a Focus on Ethics

at the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Your tasks:

At the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you represent the subject of practical philosophy in research and teaching with a focus on ethics. The University of Technology Nuremberg understands artificial intelligence as a subject of different fields of knowledge and aims to combine the knowledge and know-how of humanities, social and natural sciences with engineering disciplines in order to find solutions for the major social challenges of our time. You contribute to this interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence, in particular to the research topics "Human and Artificial Intelligence" and "Political Communication and Democracy Education". The first topic concerns the relationship between forms of human knowledge practices and the functioning of artificial intelligence. Its aim is to ensure that applications of artificial intelligence bring the greatest possible benefit for individuals and society. The second topic deals with the influence of digital transformation on communication and democracy and aims to identify and minimize problematic effects and adapt applications of digital technologies to current and future challenges. You will also collaborate with the university's computer science experts.

Your profile:

Excellent research achievements in ethics are expected and should be demonstrated by relevant publications and conference contributions. Research achievements on ethics of artificial intelligence are especially welcomed. Historical approaches and research on ethical concepts of past eras are expressly welcome. In addition, you should have a second focus in practical philosophy, preferably in political philosophy with a focus on democracy research. You should be able to demonstrate this by relevant publications and conference contributions as well. The University of Technology Nuremberg aims to combine historical and systematic approaches, especially regarding fruitful cooperation with experts in engineering.

Interest and experience in interdisciplinary cooperation with disciplines represented at the University of Technology Nuremberg (e.g. computer science, mathematics, psychology, robotics, classical philology) are an advantage. You should demonstrate this interest and experience in your application and in the selection process, as well as your willingness to contribute to the aforementioned research topics "Human and Artificial Intelligence" and "Political Communication and Democracy Education".

Teaching experience, ideally in interdisciplinary contexts, is desired. We expect your participation in all teaching activities at the Department, including study course planning and engagement in the development of innovative digital teaching and learning concepts, as well as cooperation within and across departments.

The legal hiring criteria according to Article 57 Paragraph 1 BayHIG apply.

Our offer:

The University of Technology Nuremberg is rethinking the university on all levels. We offer a motivated and excellent international team in which you can contribute with all your ideas and competencies. You will be able to experience and develop new, interdisciplinary forms of research collaboration as well as teaching and learning and help us shaping them.

We will make sure that you are able to fully focus on your work by our modern, service-oriented administrative units. We see diversity as an asset. The University of Technology Nuremberg is a place that offers knowledge and equal opportunities to people regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ideology, religion, origin or disability. The position is suitable to be filled by severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if their suitability, qualification, and professional performance are otherwise essentially equal. We see family-friendliness as the basis for achieving equal opportunities for men and women in science. Therefore, we offer flexible ways of working, family-friendly times for events and meetings, as well as dual-career options. The University of Technology Nuremberg aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.

Interested?

Please refer to the reference number PF-2024-03 in your application. Please apply by 15th September 2024 in English and with all relevant application documents (letter of motivation, CV including externally funded projects and awards, list of publications, research statement, teaching statement, high school and relevant university diplomas (e.g. degree certificates, doctoral certificate (if applicable) etc.), four publications most relevant to your research profile) exclusively via our application portal: https://jobs.utn.de/jobposting/dc632ad5dba51654c6de2bfb590b0087142d02fe0

Please observe our guidelines for the preparation of the teaching statement, which can be found under the following links:

•  Word: https://www.utn.de/files/2022/11/UTN-Teaching-Statement-EN.docx

•  PDF: https://www.utn.de/files/2022/11/UTN-Teaching-Statement-EN.pdf

Questions?

If you have any administrative questions please contact the Appointments Team, appointments@utn.de.

If you have questions regarding the profile of the position, contact the Founding Chair of the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann, gyburg.uhlmann@utn.de.

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