POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - UNIVERSITY OF ROMA TRE

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, University of Roma Tre. The fellowship is part of a grant to Dr. Erica Cosentino and Prof. Francesco Ferretti for the project “The cornerstone of self-control. A philosophical investigation into the role of mental time travel in overcoming temporal discounting”, funded by the Templeton Foundation through Florida State University's project “The Philosophy and Science of Self-Control”. The fellow will work on joint projects with Dr. Cosentino and Prof. Ferretti that are broadly related to this topic.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must hold a PhD degree in Philosophy or other fields relevant to the topic of the project. A strong interest in interdisciplinary work and competencies in at least one of the following areas are required: Philosophy of Language and Cognition, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: September 5, 2016.

FUNDING
The fellowship will be awarded for 9 months and will start on November 1, 2016. The amount of the fellowship will be about 1.600 EUR/month tax-free.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To apply please send:
cover letter;
curriculum vitae;
outline of a project proposal (max 2 pages);
sample of scholarly work (max 20 pages, e.g., article, conference paper, or dissertation chapter);
names and e-mail addresses of two university faculty members who can serve as referees (no letters of recommendation required);
copies of certificates (e.g., MA and PhD certificates).

The application must be submitted by e-mail to:
filosofiacomunicazione [__at__] ateneo [dot] uniroma3 [dot] it (Cc: erica [dot] cosentino [__at__] rub [dot] de).

CONTACTS
Dr. Erica Cosentino
E-mail: erica [dot] cosentino [__at__] rub [dot] de. Websites: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/cosentino.html, www.ericacosentino.com.
Prof. Francesco Ferretti
E-mail: francesco [dot] ferretti [__at__] uniroma3 [dot] it. Website: http://www.filcospe.it/index.php/persone/docenti/20-docenti/130-francesc....