The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that three former PhDs recently accepted tenure-track jobs or other positions as assistant professors.
Former PhD, lecturer, and academic advisor, Seungil Lee has accepted a tenure-track position at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea. His appointment is 50% in the Department of Philosophy and 50% in the Division of AI and Data Science. His primary interests occupy the intersection of physics and metaphysics.
This news follows former PhD student Addison Ellis' acceptance of a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the American University in Cairo last fall. His research is focused on Kant and post-Kantian European Philosophy (especially Heidegger).
Additionally, former PhD student Amber Polk, who is currently an assistant professor of law at Florida International University, has accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor of law at the University of Alabama in the fall. Polk’s research focuses on rights-based environmentalism, as a legal, political, and moral movement.