Full Professor Ethics of Technology (1,0 fte)

The Philosophy and Ethics group at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands seeks a full professor in Ethics of Technology, with specific interests in ethical issues concerning smart systems, robotics and/or artificial intelligence.

Philosophy & Ethics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

The Philosophy & Ethics group at TU/e is a vibrant international community of 13 regular faculty members, 9 post-docs and 11 PhD students (https://research.tue.nl/en/organisations/philosophy-ethics/persons/ ). The group is particularly strong in ethics and philosophy of technology, but faculty members pursue research in a wide range of areas in philosophy. We have a close cooperation with other departments at TU/e and with the Eindhoven Artificial intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI; https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/eindhoven-artificial-intelligence-systems-institute ). We are also part of the "Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies" research program of seven academic institutions in the Netherlands - funded for up to 10 years with a combined budget of 27M€ (https://www.esdit.nl ). Together with the universities of Delft, Twente, and Wageningen we form the "4TU Ethics" consortium (https://ethicsandtechnology.eu ), where we cooperate on research and engineering education.

As of 2020, TU/e adopted English as the working language for research, teaching and management.

Job description: Tasks

• Conducts internationally leading research in ethics and technology
• Contributes actively to strengthening TU/e’s research on the information-driven society
• Initiates, acquires funding for, and leads (multidisciplinary) research projects
• Communicates with societal stakeholders and the general public about ethics research
• Teaches courses in the Bachelor College and Graduate School at TU/e
• Initiates and participates in course development
• Plays a leading role in, and represents the humanities- and social-science component in the Bachelor College
• Serves in management of P&E, the 4TU Centre for Ethics and Technology and IE&IS as needed

Job requirements

• PhD in philosophy
• Area of specialization: ethics (meta-ethics, normative ethics, applied ethics)
• Strong track record of research in information ethics, or commitment and abilities to develop such research
• Affinity with other application areas relevant to the P&E group (energy, health, mobility)
• Strong academic reputation, demonstrated by high-quality publications, keynote lectures, editorial-board memberships, etc.
• Proven ability to cross disciplinary boundaries between the humanities, social sciences, and engineering sciences
• Proven ability to acquire and manage externally funded research projects
• Proven ability to supervise PhD students
• Strong track record in designing, coordinating and teaching courses at Bachelor and Master level
• Experience in management of academic professionals, characterized by an inspiring, collegial, and effective style, aimed at developing people and creating synergy
• Proven ability to reach out to the general public and to societal stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills

For more information, and to apply for this position, see: https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/full-professor-ethics-of-technology-10-fte-929549.html