The Philosophy Department of the University of Duisburg-Essen, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary Competence Centre Personal Analytics, invites applications for a 1-year postdoctoral or doctoral position.

Job Description: The successful candidate will cooperate with colleagues from health science, cognitive science, computer science and engineering in the context of the research project “Personal Analytics: Technical and user-oriented methods for the improvement of personal quality of life through health-monitoring”. She or he will engage in research on philosophical or specifically ethical dimensions of health, for instance on health monitoring in smart environments. As the interdisciplinary project is entering its final year, she will on the one hand be helping tie up loose ends across the interdisciplinary boundaries and on the other be expected to conduct autonomous philosophical research related to the project’s general area.

Requirements: To qualify for the position, you must have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in philosophy, be proficient in both German and English, be prepared to interact regularly with interdisciplinary colleagues in the Centre’s Duisburg offices and to apply for further project funding.

Ideal starting date: 01.09.2018.

Salary level: 13 TV-L, 100%. The net salary depends on age, tax level (family situation), and years of academic experience.

Diversity & Inclusiveness: The University of Duisburg-Essen supports diversity and equal opportunities. The University aims to increase the proportion of women in academic positions and strongly encourages applications from women. Preferential treatment is given to women if their professional qualifications and abilities are equivalent to those of other applicants. The University also particularly encourages applications from disabled persons.

Applications (ref. no. 583-18) should be sent in electronic form by 19.08.1018 to Prof. Neil Roughley. Email: neil [dot] roughley [__at__] uni-due [dot] de. Queries on further details of the job’s responsibilities can be addressed to Dr. Nils-Frederik Wagner. Email: nils-frederic [dot] wagner [__at__] uni-due [dot] de. For further information on our research group, see https://www.uni-due.de/philo_ude/anthropologie/