Job Title
Wiepking Visiting Distinguished Professor
Department
Philosophy Department JM
Worker Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)
Pay Type
Salary
Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.
Benefit Eligible
No
Screening Date
2026-05-11This part-time, non-benefit-eligible appointment carries a stipend and requires an on-campus presence seven weeks during the Spring 2027 semester.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
On each visit, lecture and discuss with students in the co-taught with Dr. Michael Hicks’ PHL310: “Thinking: Minds and Machines” course.
Give two public lectures.
Participate in two student events (one career oriented).
Visit a number of additional courses where your expertise in AI Ethics would enhance student instruction.
Provost consultation to the Miami Thrive committee on disruptive technologies.
Provide consultation to the Philosophy Department with respect to the AI I the major initiative.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required: Ph.D. by date of appointment; experience with teaching and research in Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Additional Position Information (if applicable)
Required Application Documents
CV
Special Instructions (if applicable)
For inquiries, please contact Christy Perry-Owens (heinricc@miamioh.edu)
Additional Information
A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
Reasonable Accommodations
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Miami University Values Statement
Miami University is a scholarly community whose members believe that a liberal education is grounded in qualities of character as well as of intellect. We respect the dignity of other persons, the rights and property of others, and the right of others to hold and express disparate beliefs. We believe in honesty, integrity, and the importance of moral conduct. We defend the freedom of inquiry that is the heart of learning and combine that freedom with the exercise of judgment and the acceptance of personal responsibility.
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