Careers and Placement
A postgraduate degree in Philosophy can be useful in pursuing many careers, because many employers value the independent thought and capacity for research that such a degree provides.
Those hoping to make a career out of philosophy should think about their CV from the start of their graduate work - in terms of choice of a range of courses, obtaining teaching experience, and publishing papers. The Department has a Postgraduate Careers Officer who handles placement. Recent graduates have obtained positions at the Universities of Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cork, East Anglia, Edinburgh, Essex, Hong Kong, Keele, Kent, Leeds, Liverpool, Macquarie (Australia), Manchester, Manitoba (Canada), Minas Gerais (Brazil), Nottingham, Open, Sheffield, Stirling, Trinity College Dublin and UNAM (Mexico).
This information is complete to the best of our knowledge.
PhD & Supervisors |
Initial Placement |
Current Placement |
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2013 |
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Naoki Usui |
Innateness and the Mind Laurence/Faulkner |
Part-time lecturer in philosophy, Kyoto University | Associate Professor, Mie University, Japan |
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Lindsay Porter |
The Moral Status of Babies and our Obligations to Them Bennett/Laurence |
Part-time lecturer, King's College London | 3-year postdoc, Reproductive Donation Project, University of Lancaster and Kings College London |
2012 |
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Kathy Puddifoot |
Psychology and the Goals of Epistemology Laurence/Hookway |
Teaching Fellow, philosophy, University of Bristol | Same |
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Peter Oxtoby |
Dualist Intuitions and Phenomenal Consciousness Olson/Hopkins |
no information | |
2011 |
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Jon Scarlett |
Normative Alienation in Hegel and Civic Republicanism Stern/Bennett |
no information | |
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David Ekstrand |
Reciprocity and the State: A Liberal Theory of Legitimacy Lenman/Sleat/Shemmer |
Columnist/Leaderwriter, Liberala Nyhetsbyran, Stockholm | Same |
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Laura Beeby |
Communicative Injustice Saul/Hookway |
Temporary lecturer, California State University at Fullerton | Same |
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Matt Jones |
Semantic Scepticism: Normativity and Naturalism Hale/Hookway |
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Tatjana von Solodkoff |
Grounding Fiction Olson/Gregory |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Philosophy, University of Barcelona | Wissenshaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Humboldt University, Berlin |
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Graeme Forbes |
The Times They Are A-Changin': Rehabilitating the Growing Block Theory of Time Olson/Makin |
Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, Sheffield | Visiting Lectureship, Southwestern College,. Kansas |
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Victor Cantero Flores |
The Source of Broadly Logical Necessity Hale/Gregory |
Postdoctoral fellow, UNAM, Mexico | Same |
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Robin Scaife |
Agency and Freedom of the Will: the Challenge from Psychology Botterill/Laurence |
Fixed term lectureship, Sheffield | Same |
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Heather Arnold |
Taking the Abolition of the Family Seriously Saul/Lenman |
Online Distance Learning Development Officer in Applied and Professional Ethics at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA), Leeds | |
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Jessica Leech |
The Varieties of Modality: Kantian Prospects for a Relativist Account Hale (Sheffield)/Correia (Geneva) |
Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge | Lecturer in Philosophy, Sheffield |
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Daniel Herbert |
Kant, Pierce and the Transcendental Deduction Stern/Hookway |
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Suilin Lavelle |
Understanding Folk Psychology, Theory, Understanding and Explanation in Social Cognition Botterill/Hopkins |
Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh | Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, Edinburgh |
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Tom O'Shea |
Autonomy ande the Foundations of Normativity Stern/Hookway |
Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Essex | Same |
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Katie Harrington |
Responding to the Scandal of Scepticism: Kant's Fourth Paralogism and the Refutation of Idealism Stern/Hopkins |
Fixed Term Lecturer in Philosophy, Sheffield | Fixed Term Lecturer in Philosophy, St Andrews |
2010 |
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| Julien Murzi |
Intuitionism and logical revisionism Hale / Gregory |
Analysis studentship | Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Kent |
| Megan Kime |
Theories of global justice: relational and non-relational approaches Bennett / Stern |
Online Distance Learning Development Officer in Applied and Professional Ethics at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA), Leeds | Online Distance Learning Development Officer in Applied and Professional Ethics at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA) |
| Sean Cordell |
Virtue ethics in the contemporary social and political realm Bennett / Stern |
Research fellow in the Department of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham | Research fellow in the Department of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham |
2009 |
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| Jonathan Smith |
Atheism and moral scepticism Lenman / Shemmer |
At home with the kids | |
| Giles Banning-Lover |
Davidson and scepticism Hookway / Hopkins |
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| Cristina Carestiato |
A transcendental argument from externalism Stern / Hopkins |
Teacher at Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore "I. Newton", Camposampiero, Padova, Italy | Teacher at Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore "I. Newton", Camposampiero, Padova, Italy |
2008 |
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| Andrew Thomas |
Truth-making and Deflationism Keefe / Hale |
Civil Service, London | Civil Service, London |
| Leonardo Ribeiro |
Desires, Agency and Self-Determination Botterill / Owens |
Lecturer, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Lecturer, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Jose E Gonzalez Varela |
Quinean scepticism about de re modalizing and non-cognitivism Hale / Makin |
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, UNAM, Mexico | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, UNAM, Mexico |
| Davide Rizza |
Applicability, Idealization, and Mathematization Hale / Keefe |
Two year post as Tutor in Philosophy, University of East Anglia | Lecturer in Philosophy, University of East Anglia |
| Jules Holroyd |
Autonomy Saul / Lenman |
Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge | Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nottingham |
| Paul Sludds |
Hedonism, Wellbeing and Death Lenman / Shemmer |
Preceptorship, Expository Writing, Harvard | Preceptorship, Expository Writing, Harvard |
2007 |
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| Suzanne Lock |
Content, Causation and Relational Properties Laurence / Botterill |
Lecturer (fixed term), Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow | Lecturer (fixed term), Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow |
| Stellios Tavoularis |
Hegel, Plotinus and Jacobi: Idealism and Two Varieties of Mysticism Stern / Makin |
Military Service, Greece | Military Service, Greece |
| Lina Papadaki |
Sexual Objectification: from Kant to Contemporary Feminism Saul / Wenar |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Birbeck College London | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Crete, Rethymno, Crete. |
| Joe Morrison |
The Evidence of Holism Faulkner / Hookway |
Teaching Fellow (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Aberdeen | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast. |
| Andre Abath |
Challenging Conceptualism About Perceptual Experience Laurence / Hopkins |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil | Postdoctoral Researcher, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil |
| Andrew Howat |
Pragmatism and Response Dependence Hookway / Hopkins |
Teaching Fellow (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton |
| Anna Wilkinson |
Issues in Ethical Naturalism: Motivation, Explanation and Semantics Bennett / Lenman |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Esa Diaz-Leon |
Consciousness, Conceivability and Concepts Laurence / Keefe |
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Manitoba | Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Manitoba |
| Richard Woodward |
The Case of the Moral Fictionalist Divers / Gregory |
Analysis Trust Fellowship, University of Leeds | Fellow, Logos Research Group, Barcelona |
2006 |
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| Kathryn Wilkinson |
Hegel, The Sacrifice of Personality and Marriage Stern / Hookway |
Teacher, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Dame Allan's School, Newcastle | Teacher and Head of Department, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Dame Allan's School, Newcastle |
| Naomi Rosenberg |
Moore's Paradox and the Conditions of Honest Assertion Keefe / Bell |
Sheffield University, Dept of Estates | Sheffield University, Dept of Estates |
| Simon Fitzpatrick |
Simplicity, Science and Mind Laurence / Faulkner |
AHRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | Tenure track position, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio |
2005 |
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| Kristina Mussgnug-Barratt |
Hegel's Critique of Kant's Paralogism Stern / Bell |
Teaching Fellow (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | At home with the kids |
| Tom Walker |
Moral Agents: Our Inbuilt Capacity for Unselfish Behaviour Laurence / Owens |
Lecturer, Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele University | Lecturer, School of Law, Keele University |
| Doug Ryan |
Two Realist Accounts of Colour Hopkins / Hookway |
Adjunct Faculty, University of Alaska at Anchorage | Adjunct Faculty, University of Alaska at Anchorage |
| Mari Mikkola |
Classifying Women: A Solution to the Feminist Problem of Universals Saul / Stern |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Stirling | Junior Professorship in Practical Philosophy, Humboldt University |
| Albert Atkin |
Peirce, Reference and Indexicals Hookway / Saul |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Glasgow | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Macquarie University |
| Sarah Parker |
Reason, Emotion and Rationality: A NEAT Theory of Emotion Laurence / Owens |
Assistant Curator, Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, UCL |
Managing Director of Lamplight Database Systems Ltd Honorary Research Associate, Dept. of Biology, UCL |
| Anna Mahtani |
New Objections to the Epistemic Theory of Vagueness Keefe / Saul |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Uni. of Oxford |
| Gerry Hough |
Quine's Dilemma Hookway / Faulkner |
Teaching Fellow (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Aberdeen | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Aberdeen |
| David Liggins |
"Nominalist Accounts of Mathematics" Keefe / Hookway |
Analysis Trust Studentship at Uni. of Cambridge | Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Manchester |
| Dominique Kuenzle |
"Referring Performances: Towards an Account of Singular Terms" Hookway / Saul |
Research Assistant, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Zurich | Research Assistant, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Zurich |
| Fabian Freyenhagen |
Adorno's Negativistic Ethics Stern / Wenar |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Cambridge | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Essex |
2004 |
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| Harry Witzhum |
Reasoning Across Domains: An Essay in Evolutionary Psychology Laurence / Hopkins |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Thom Brooks |
Taking the System Seriously: Themes in Hegel's Philosophy of Right Stern / Wenar |
Lecturer, Dept. of Politics, Uni. of Newcastle | Reader, Dept. of Law, Durham University |
| Dimitris Galanakis |
The Problem of Proper Name Reference Determination Saul / Keefe |
At home with the kids | |
2003 |
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| Dan Watts |
Constrained Spontaneity: Kierkegaard and Rule-Following Bell / Stern |
Research Fellow, Dept. of Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Essex |
| Mark Day |
Competing Explanations: Exclusion and Importance in Historical Accounts Botterill / Makin |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Leeds |
Part-time Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University Businessman: runs "Sesame" catering company |
| Marek Dalibor |
The Content of Social Institutions: An Attempt at Reconciling the Political Philosophies of J.Rawls and G.W.F.Hegel Stern / Wenar |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Stefano Manfredi |
A Dilemma About Thoughts Bell / Hookway |
Unknown | Unknown |
| James Barratt |
"Self-Knowledge and Intentional States" Owens / Hookway |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Abolghasem Fanaei |
The Methods of Moral Inquiry: An Inquiry into the Problem of Justification in Moral Epistemology Joyce / Stern |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Komarine Romdenh-Romluc |
First-Person Thought and the First-Person Pronoun: A Critique Bell / Stern |
Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Nottingham | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Nottingham |
2002 |
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| Anna Sherratt |
The Prospects for Modal Reduction Keefe / Makin |
Postdoctoral Researcher, UNAM, Mexico | Civil Servant, HEFCE |
| Simon Bostock |
The Necessity of Natural Laws Makin / Keefe |
Civil Servant, Home Office, Borders and Immigration Agency | Civil Servant, Home Office, Borders and Immigration Agency |
| David Hemp |
Evidentialism, Scepticism and Belief in God Makin / Hookway |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Susan Granger |
The Weak and Strong Levels of State-Consciousness Carruthers / Saul |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Tom Simpson |
The Role of Environment in Cognitive Development: Implications for the Nativist / Empiricist Debate Botterill / Laurence |
AHRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | Departmental Research Coordinator, Wellcome Centre of Neuroimaging, University College London |
| Keith Frankish |
Mind and Supermind: A Two-Level Framework for Folk Psychology Carruthers / Hookway |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield | Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Open University |
| Demian Whiting |
The Emotional Theory of Insanity Stern / Makin |
Lecturer in Health Care Ethics, School of Population, Community and Behavioural Sciences, Uni. of Liverpool | Lecturer in Health Care Ethics, School of Population, Community and Behavioural Sciences, Uni. of Liverpool |
2001 |
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| Betty-Ann Muir |
A Defence of the Doctrine of Double Effect Carruthers / Joyce |
Unknown | Therapist, The Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield |
| Harriet Cook (née Read) |
Music, Emotion and Auditory Processing: Towards New Models of Musical Expression and Cognition Botterill / Carruthers |
Unknown | Audiologist, Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield |
| Lucy Burroughs |
Relevant Alternatives and Philosophical Scepticism Hookway / Saul |
Civil Servant | Civil Servant |
2000 |
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| Christopher Bennett |
On the Right to be Punished: Responsibility, Blame and Reintegration Stern / Wenar |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Edinburgh | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Sheffield |
| Simon Kirchin |
The Metaphysics of Ethical Value Bell / Joyce |
Lecturer (fixed term), Uni. of Bristol | Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Uni. of Kent |
| David Harrison |
Connectionism: Folk Psychology and Cognitive Architecture Botterill / Smith |
Unknown | Research Associate, Faculty of Education, Uni. of Cambridge. |
| Simon Tomlinson |
Pride and Jealousy Owens / Hookway |
Civil Servant | Civil Servant, Dept. of Work and Pensions, Sheffield |
| Mandy Wood |
Transcendental Method and Transcendental Idealism in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason Bell / Stern |
Unknown | Unknown |
1999 |
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| Christopher Goodman |
Beyond Objectivism and Subjectivism: The Post-Critical Philosophy of Michael Polanyi Stern / Bell |
Unknown | Unknown |
1998 |
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| Stephen de Wijze |
Political Liberalism: A Consolidation, Reconstruction and Defence Stern / Saul |
Lecturer (fixed term), Dept. of Government, Uni. of Manchester | Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Politics, Uni. of Manchester |