From a job ad posted by the University of Texas

Rank: Open. AOS: Ethics, Metaphysics & Epistemology (construed
broadly to include Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language), or History of Philosophy (especially Ancient, Modern, Kant, or post-Kantian).

Doesn’t this just mean AOS: philosophy? I guess there are some areas that could, on some readings, be read as falling outside the scope of this ad. I guess logic, maybe philosophy of law, perhaps medieval philosophy, at a pinch political philosophy if it isn’t taken to be a branch of ethics, but by now I’m really reaching.

I generally take ethics (broadly construed), M&E (broadly construed) and history to cover pretty much everything that goes on in contemporary philosophy, so either I’m leaving out some important areas, or this is a needlessly complicated job ad. On the other hand, if it’s just a complicated way of saying AOS: philosophy, then I heartily approve of the content if not the complication.