2007-2008 Post Docs |
2008-2009 Post Doc Fellowships
BRAD McHOSE
jmchose@stanford.edu
Brad got his Ph.D. at UCLA and works on contemporary issues in
distributive justice. In his dissertation, Egalitarianism, Permissible Partiality and Decency, he examines the clash between
arguments for egalitarian norms and the widespread belief that, barring cases of dire need, people are generally not morally
responsible for promoting other persons’ interests.
Brad is currently working on an argument according to which decency generally
requires that well off persons, when making mutually advantageous exchanges involving the working poor, cede the bulk of the
surplus benefits of such exchanges to the poor, even if they are not in dire need.
AVIA PASTERNAK
aviap1@stanford.edu
Avia's current post-doc position is divided between the
Program in Ethics in Society and the Program on Global Justice at the FSI. Her
research interests concern the global responsibilities of liberal democracies; the notion of collective responsibility;
the scope of democratic civic duties and the nature of democracy.
Avia wrote her D.Phil. thesis at Nuffield College,
Oxford University. The title of the thesis is Civic Responsibility in the Face of Injustice. The thesis analyzes the
ways in which democratic citizens, as individuals and as members of a collective, are responsible for the injustices
perpetrated by their governments. A chapter of the thesis, 'Sanctioning Liberal Democracies", is forthcoming in
Political Studies.
Avia has been a tutorial fellow at Christ Church College for the last two years, teaching
political theory to undergraduates. Before going to Oxford, she completed a B.A. and an M.A. degree at the Department
of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Applications
are no longer being accepted.
The Center on Ethics and the Program in Global Justice
seek four post-doctoral fellows for 2008-09. We welcome
candidates with substantial normative research interests from
diverse backgrounds including philosophy, the social sciences,
and professional schools. One of the fellowships will be housed
entirely in the Program in Global Justice, and one will be jointly
sponsored by the Center and Program: candidates for these positions
should additionally have research interests in international
topics. Two fellowships will be housed entirely within the Center
on Ethics. Fellows will teach one class (typically a seminar),
participate in the Political Philosophy and/or Global Justice
Workshops, and help in developing an inter-disciplinary ethics
community across the campus. Salary is competitive. Appointment
is for one year, but may be renewed for an additional year.
Applications should be received by January 10.
Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, three letters of
recommendation and a short writing sample (about 25 pages) to:
Post-doctoral Fellowship Committee
Department of Philosophy
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2155
Stanford is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
