Lecturer in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

University of Sheffield - School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

Placed On: 11th March 2026

Closes: 8th April 2026

Job Ref: 2212

We are seeking an ambitious and talented individual to join the Philosophy unit in the School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities in a three-year fixed-term position to develop our research, teaching and knowledge exchange in Philosophy of Cognitive Science. The post is to cover a member of staff who has gained external research funding. We are looking for candidates with research and teaching expertise that will enable them to undertake or contribute to the teaching of individually and team taught undergraduate and postgraduate modules, broadly in the area of Philosophy of Cognitive Science. We will support the candidate to develop their research and knowledge exchange profile.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh) sits within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and combines internationally acknowledged research excellence with modern, imaginative teaching that enables our students to think for themselves and excel in the study of history, philosophy, archaeology and digital humanities.

Philosophy at Sheffield has a distinguished record of producing internationally outstanding and innovative work. Our teaching is delivered by staff who are both committed to providing an outstanding student experience and who are at the cutting edge of research in their own disciplines.