Anon brings to our attention this gem:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, DENTON, TX. Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies. The Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies invites applications for the position of lecturer. This is a 1-year position that carries a 4/4 teaching load. Salary competitive. Required qualifications: Earned Ph. D. in philosophy and a minimum of 5 years full-time university teaching experience. AOS: Modern Philosophy. AOC: Ancient Philosophy. Preferred qualifications: experience teaching epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of literature; scholarly record of interest in or support of the department’s long-standing and continuing focus on the history of philosophy; familiarity with some branch of environmental philosophy that complements the department’s strengths in this area.
Wow. That's some wish list. They want to hire you for one year, so they're not looking for someone who is TT. But they also want you to have PhD in hand and a minimum five years of full-time teaching experience. That's far more than most TT jobs require. So, ABDs and many freshly minted PhDs need not apply for this 4/4 delight in scenic Denton, Texas. (To be fair, I've never been to Denton. It might be really nice.) It kinda goes against the conventional wisdom that it's not an asset to be a serial VAP. You'd almost have to be one for this job. (I like the part about "earned PhD" too -- none of those Cracker Jack PhDs they give away, Bub!)
Curious.
~zombie
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