Visiting Research Professor

The Murphy Institute’s Center for Ethics (CE) at Tulane University is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2027-2028 CE Faculty Fellowship Program. These one-year fellowships are available to support outstanding faculty whose teaching and research focus on ethics; political and social philosophy; moral psychology, agency and responsibility; philosophy of law; political theory; or questions of moral choice in areas such as (but not restricted to) business, government, law, economics, public health and medicine.

The deadline to apply for this position is December 15, 2026. Required application materials include a curriculum vitae, a project description of approximately 1500 words (including a one-page bibliography, which is not included in the suggested word count), a scholarly paper, and two confidential letters of recommendation.

Please have your recommenders submit their letters by using this FORM.

Please direct any questions about the Center for Ethics Faculty Fellows program to Dr. Jennifer Beers, Director of Academic and Scholarly Initiatives, at [email protected]. 

Faculty Fellows are appointed as Visiting Research Professors at Tulane University’s Murphy Institute, receive a salary of $70,000, and are eligible for faculty benefits, including medical insurance. While fellows will participate in seminars, lectures, and conferences organized by the Murphy Institute, they will be expected to devote most of their time to conducting their research.  

We encourage candidates from a broad range of disciplines to apply. Applicants must hold a doctorate in philosophy, economics, political theory, law, political economy, public health, or a related discipline at the time of application. Applicants must also hold a full-time college or university appointment at the time of application. Faculty Fellowships are open to full-time faculty at all ranks.