Reza Mosayebi

Reza Mosayebi is a researcher at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society (Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics) | Chair of Moral and Political Philosophy.

He teaches and works at the intersection of moral, political, and legal philosophy. In recent years, his main research focus has been in Critical Philosophy of Race. Historically, his work has centered on Immanuel Kant’s practical philosophy, Enlightenment theories, and John Rawls’s political philosophy. Methodologically, he identifies as an analytic philosopher who nonetheless remains attentive to diverse historical traditions. Other topics and areas that interest him and will shape his future research and teaching include, inter alia, the intersections of AI and structural (in)justice and theories of agency; human rights; and philosophical approaches to complex planetary challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change, overpopulation, and overconsumption.

Since 2026 
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, Politics und Economics, University of Witten

2024–2025 
Assistant Professor, Institute of Philosophy I, Ruhr-University of Bochum  

2024 
Interim Professor for Political and Legal Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy I, Ruhr-University of Bochum

2016–2023 
Assistant Professor, Institute of Philosophy I, Ruhr-University of Bochum

2013–2016 
Research Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Mainz

2009–2011 
Lecturer, Institute of Philosophy, University of Bonn

2008–2013 
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Tübingen 

Research stays abroad

Visitor, King’s College London (2019); Visiting Fellow, Harvard University, Department of Philosophy