PhD or Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epistemology

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Europe
Name of institution: 
KU Leuven
Town: 
Leuven
Country: 
Belgium
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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Centre for Logic and Analytic Philosophy at KU Leuven invites applications for one full-time position at either doctoral or postdoctoral level as part of a research project on

KNOWLEDGE FIRST VIRTUE EPISTEMOLOGY

which is funded by a KU Leuven OT and an FWO grant (PI: Christoph Kelp) and will run until 2017/18.

DURATION: 3 years (PhD) or 2 years (Postdoc)
STARTING DATE: no later than October 1, 2015.

The candidate will be part of the Leuven Epistemology Group and will work on topics related to the project. (For further information about the project please visit the project website at http://christoph-kelp.com/knowledge-first-virtue-epistemology/)

At present, two postdoctoral researchers and one PhD student are working on the project. Additional hires at doctoral and postdoctoral level are expected.

The members of the research group will work closely together and are expected to actively contribute to the project and to activities at Leuven Epistemology Group and the Centre for Logic and Analytic Philosophy.

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APPLICATIONS: PHD LEVEL

Qualifications
The candidate must have obtained a master’s level degree in philosophy before taking up the position

Application materials
Candidates are requested to submit the following application materials to christoph [dot] kelp [__at__] hiw [dot] kuleuven [dot] be

* a cover letter
* a CV
* all available transcripts of grades
* a recent writing sample in epistemology
* two letters of recommendation (sent independently to the above email address by the referees)

Only electronic applications will be considered.

APPLICATIONS: POSTDOCTORAL LEVEL

Qualifications
* A PhD in philosophy
* Area of Specialisation: Epistemology (preferably: virtue epistemology and/or knowledge first epistemology)

Application Materials
Candidates are requested to submit the following application materials to christoph [dot] kelp [__at__] hiw [dot] kuleuven [dot] be

* a cover letter
* a CV
* a research proposal on a topic related to the project (max. 1000 words)
* a recent writing sample in epistemology
* two letters of recommendation (sent independently to the above email address by the referees)

Only electronic applications will be considered.

THE RESEARCH UNIT AND GROUP

The Centre for Logic and Analytic Philosophy (CLAW) is one of five research units in philosophy at KU Leuven. At present it counts 7 senior members of staff, 6 postdocs and 6 PhD students among its members. The Centre hosts a bi-weekly research seminar and various workshops and conferences. For more information, please visit CLAW’s website at http://hiw.kuleuven.be/claw

The Leuven Epistemology Group (LEG) is a growing research group within CLAW. At present it has has eight members: 3 senior members of staff, four postdocs and one PhD student. LEG hosts a bi-weekly research seminar and various conferences and workshops. For more information please visit LEG’s website at http://christoph.kelp.com/leg

Deadline for Applications: 
February 15, 2015
E-mail: 
christoph [dot] kelp [__at__] hiw [dot] kuleuven [dot] be
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