Course Lecturer – PHIL – Winter

Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts McGill University Winter 2027 Course Lecturer Position Final date to receive applications:
October 15, 2026 The Department of Philosophy is inviting applications for a course lecturer position to teach in Winter 2027.

PHIL 419-001 Epistemology (3 Credits - CAP 54) A discussion of central topics in the theory of knowledge. The questions addressed in the course may include:
What is knowledge? Do we have any knowledge? What is the relation between knowledge and belief? When is belief justified? Is all knowledge conscious knowledge.

• Applicants must have completed a PhD degree or be enrolled in a doctoral program in Philosophy;
• Applicants must provide evidence of highly effective teaching ability as a result of having successfully taught or worked as a teaching assistant in a similar course;
• Applicants must have research specialization or competence in epistemology, as illustrated in the course description. This may be demonstrated in one of the following ways: (i) refereed publications and/or conference presentations in the field; (ii) thesis level research on one of more topics in the field; (iii) prior experience successfully teaching this or a closely related course in the field ;
  
  or (iv) minimally, at least two graduate-level courses on topics in the field.

Tuesday and Thursday 11:35 am-12:55 pm, January 5, 2027 – April 14, 2027.

Location:

BIRKS 203.

Salary: $ 11,824 per course.

For any questions, please contact Judy Dear, Area Manager, Human Resources & Operations.

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