Topic: Lecturership Centre for Research in Knowledge Science and Society

University of Newcastle
Lecturership
Centre for Research in Knowledge Science and Society

£23,642 - £27,116

The appointee will be expected to contribute to teaching and research in
support of the BA and MPhil degrees in Philosophical Studies of
Knowledge and Human Interests. This is a broadly based programme aiming
to develop critical and orientation skills especially relevant to the
contemporary material condition of humanity and reflecting the changing
role of knowledge in society. We are looking for candidates who have
recently been awarded a PhD, and who have specialist interests in one or
more topical aspects of philosophy.

This post is available from 1st September 2005. For further information
please contact Professor Milan Jaros, e-mail - Milan.Jaros@ncl.ac.uk or
telephone (44) 0191 222 7379 or fax (44) 0191 222 7361.

Job Reference: D405A

Answerphone: (0191) 222 5085

To apply, please forward your application quoting relevant vacancy
number to; Human Resources (SAgE), 1st Floor Agriculture Building,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, no later than 6th May 2005.

More information is availible at: http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/IX671.html

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