Ancient Philosophy post
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The Department of Philosophy is advertising a tenure-track position in Ancient Philosophy – come and be part of CSAMP! The deadline is November 4.
appointments
Samuel Meister to Geneva
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We are delighted to learn that Samuel Meister, who was a postdoctoral fellow at Toronto from 2021-2023, has been appointed to a permanent position in Geneva. Congratulations, Samuel! (He replaces Paolo Crivelli, who, as it happens, will be CSAMP Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Winter semester.)
Jon McGinnis moves to Toronto
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Congratulations to Jon McGinnis, who has been appointed Professor of Classical Islamic Philosophy, and joins us in the fall. We are very much looking forward to having him as part of CSAMP! Read more about the appointment here.
New postdoctoral fellow in ancient philosophy
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We are delighted to announce
that Ulysse Chantreuil will be coming to Toronto to work with Christian Pfeiffer as a Postdoctoral Fellow based at UTM. He will be with us for two years starting fall 2024. Welcome, Ulysse!
Roberto Granieri from Leuven to Rome
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We are delighted to hear that Roberto Granieri (PhD Toronto 2021) has been appointed to a permanent position in the Philosophy Department at Roma Tre University. Roberto wrote his thesis at Toronto under the supervision of Lloyd Gerson, on Plato’s Sophist. He currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at KU Leuven. Congratulations, Roberto!
New Position in Medieval Latin Studies and Culture 1100-1300
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The Centre for Medieval Studies at Toronto is advertising a tenure-track position in Medieval Latin Studies and Culture 1100-1300 – more information here.
Job successes for CSAMP postdocs
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We are delighted that four of our postdoctoral fellows are going on from Toronto to tenure-track jobs this year: Sosseh Assaturian to the University of Washington, Doug Campbell to Alma College, Michigan, Peter Osorio to the University of Maryland, and Thomas Slabon to the University of South Florida. We are extremely grateful for all that they brought to the ancient and medieval philosophy community here, and wish them well in their new jobs!
3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship on offer!
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The Department of Classics at the University of Toronto is offering a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in Ancient Philosophy, to begin as soon as possible after 1st September 2023. Apart from pursuing their own research, the successful candidate will be available for up to 6 hours per week to assist in the organization of activities associated with CSAMP. The Fellowship comes with a salary of CA$60,000 per annum. Some opportunity for paid teaching might also be available.
To be eligible, you must have received a PhD in a relevant field (from any Department or Programme), or have fulfilled all conditions for conferral (including final approval of any post-viva corrections), before June 1, 2023. You must have had no more than two years (or full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience by September 1, 2023.
If you wish to be considered, please send a single pdf to the address below combining: your CV, contact details for at least two and no more than three referees, a writing sample no more than 10,000 words in length, and a description of plans for an original and substantial research project to be pursued during the Fellowship, in around 500 words. (Proposals to rework the results of doctoral or other previous research projects will not be considered.) Your email cover should briefly indicate how your interests complement existing strength in ancient philosophy at Toronto, and may offer any other information you consider relevant to your application (but note that quality of information will be preferred over quantity).
The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight (EST) June 16, 2023. Application materials, and any inquiries in the meantime, should be sent to the Dircetor of CSAMP, Prof. George Boys-Stones at csamp@utoronto.ca.
Doug Campbell appointed to Alma College
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We are delighted and proud that recent CSAMP graduate Doug Campbell has been appointed to a tenure-track position in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College in Michigan. Doug completed his PhD on Plato’s Timaeus in 2020 under the supervision of Rachel Barney, and has since been with us as a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in Philosophy. We’ll be sorry to see him go – but congratulations, Doug!