Two 4 years Ph.D positions

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Europe
Name of institution: 
University of Zurich
Town: 
Zurich
Country: 
Switzerland
Job Description: 

The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Zurich invites applications for two PhD positions as part of the Research project:

“Value-Based Non-Consequentialism”

The project is led by Dr. Jörg Löschke and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). The positions are to be filled from the 1st of March 2019 and will last for four years. More information about employment at the University of Zurich can be found under www.pa.uzh.ch/de/Willkommen-an-der-UZH.html.

The aim of the project is to explore the prospects of a value-based non-consequentialism. It is divided into two subprojects. Subproject A aims to develop the most plausible form of a value-first framework and to examine how such a view might accommodate agent-relative reasons. Subproject B examines the nature of moral requirements, how the practical reasons of agents generate requirements, and what role agent-relative reasons play in this process. The successful candidates will work within the broad research fields that are defined by the research questions; within these research fields, they will be free to choose their specific focus. Possible topics for subproject A are the relation between reasons and values, or previous attempts to reconcile consequentialist and deontological assumptions (rule consequentialism, indirect consequentialism, consequentializing, etc.). Possible topics for subproject B are the relation between reasons and requirements, or more applied questions pertaining to agent-relative elements of morality (relationships, personal projects, deontological restrictions). Applicants should indicate which subproject they apply for.

Successful applicants will write a doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Jörg Löschke. They are also expected to co-organize workshops and talks related to the project. For more information about the project, please contact Jörg Löschke (joerg [dot] loeschke [__at__] lrz [dot] uni-muenchen [dot] de).

We seek Ph.D. candidates with:
- an excellent Master’s degree in philosophy.
- strong promise of completing an outstanding Ph.D. dissertation in four years in the project area
- very good knowledge of English; very good knowledge of German is an advantage.

We offer:
- opportunity to complete a Ph.D. in philosophy in an internationally oriented research context
- opportunity to gain a variety of research related skills and experiences in helping to organize conferences
- attractive working conditions in a highly collaborative research group
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The application material should contain a letter of motivation, a CV, a transcript of records, and a research plan (3-5 pages) and the contact details of one person that might be contacted for a letter of reference. The whole electronic application (a single PDF file) must be submitted by the 31st of October 2018 to Lisa Brun (lisa [dot] brun [__at__] philos [dot] uzh [dot] ch).

The University of Zurich seeks to increase the proportion of women in teaching and research, and hence explicitly encourages applications by qualified women.

Deadline for Applications: 
October 31, 2018
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