Jobs In Philosophy
10 Open PhD Positions in Philosophy, University of Vienna, 4yrs, Fully Funded
Within the FWF DocFunds Project Forms of Normativity: Transitions and Intersections
The University of Vienna invites applications for ten fully funded four-year PhD positions as part of the doctoral research project Forms of Normativity: Transitions and Intersections (FoNTI). Applicants will pursue their specialized research on normativity within a structured research and teaching program. Relevant subfields include – but are not limited to – epistemology, (applied and meta) ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of gender, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of mathematics, logic, and social ontology. Research proposals from the entire field are invited; projects preferably cover some intersections between different established fields of normativity research, such as normativity of life, mind, action, logic, science, mathematics, and the social world. Applicants are encouraged to submit their own innovative proposals at the frontiers of normativity research, but for a general idea of possible topics, see: http://fonti.univie.ac.at/topics/.
FoNTI offers an exceptionally qualified interdisciplinary supervisory team consisting of nine professors. FoNTI works closely together with national and international collaborators and partner programs. Doctoral researchers are placed in an innovative collaborative network that fosters knowledge transfer and cross-fertilization between different subfields of normativity research. FoNTI brings its doctoral researchers in contact with internal and external experts in their field of specialization. FoNTI graduates are well prepared for a further academic career as they can combine research excellence in their area of specialization with strong competences in the wider field.
For more information about the FoNTI project see: http://fonti.univie.ac.at/.
The FoNTI project is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the doctoral candidates will be employed by the University of Vienna according to FWF standards. The duration of employment is 4 years, the extent of employment is 30 hours per week. For more information regarding the salary see: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs/.
Applicants are invited to send their application to fonti [dot] philosophy [__at__] univie [dot] ac [dot] at. The application deadline is May 15, 2018. The FoNTI starting date is October 1, 2018. The applicant must select two potential supervisors. A list of the FoNTI faculty can be found at: http://fonti.univie.ac.at/team/.
The University of Vienna strives to promote equality in academics. In light of recent findings on implicit bias, we kindly ask applicants to submit their application in an anonymized form. Your application should include:
- Cover letter (anonymized)
- CV (anonymized)
- Research proposal (2000 words max; anonymized)
- Writing sample (5000 words; anonymized)
- A separate document with the applicant’s general information (incl. potential supervisors)
- Relevant undergraduate and graduate transcripts and diplomas
- Two letters of recommendation, to be sent by the referees directly to fonti [dot] philosophy [__at__] univie [dot] ac [dot] at
Leibniz Universität Hannover and Bielefeld University jointly seek to fill
3 Doctoral Candidate Positions (65% TV-L 13)
in Ethics of Science and/or Philosophy of Science
starting October 1, 2018, within the Graduiertenkolleg (research training group) GRK 2073 "Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research".
Initial appointment will be for 1.5 years. Given the successful extension of the GRK’s funding period, the position is renewable for another 1.5 years. The positions will be filled as 65% Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter positions on salary scale TV-L 13. (This amounts to a monthly net salary roughly between 1500 and 1600 €, plus benefits such as health insurance.) Two of the positions are expected to be located at Leibniz Universität Hannover and the other one at Bielefeld University.
GRK 2073 "Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research" is a research training group that is established as a joint project by Leibniz Universität Hannover and Bielefeld University. It is funded by the German national funding agency (DFG). Its research program aims at bridging the gap between practice and theory in the philosophical investigation of scientific research in two ways: firstly, it examines new connections between practical philosophy of science (ethics of science, political philosophy of science) and theoretical philosophy of science (epistemology, metaphysics); secondly, it analyzes relevant links between the material culture of the sciences (objects, equipment, experiments, practices) and the cognitive dimension of the sciences (theories, hypotheses, discourses, models). The working language of GRK 2073 is English.
Applicants should be fluent in English and able to demonstrate an interest in at least one of the two areas: practical philosophy of science (i.e., ethics and/or political philosophy of science) or theoretical philosophy of science (epistemology and/or metaphysics of science). They must hold a pertinent university degree (typically an MA degree in Philosophy or HPS) and must be eligible to enroll as doctoral students in Philosophy at Leibniz Universität Hannover or Bielefeld University. They need to specify a dissertation project that fits the aims of the research program of GRK 2073 as described above.
The obligations of each holder of one of the advertised positions will be to conduct research on a dissertation project that contributes to the research program of GRK 2073 and to participate in the training activities that are specified by the qualification program. Holders of the positions must enroll as doctoral students in philosophy at Leibniz Universität Hannover or Bielefeld University. It is expected that they take residence in the region of their respective campus.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to admissions [__at__] philos [dot] uni-hannover [dot] de and must be received by May 20, 2018. Please consult by all means our application guide for further information on how to apply (as well as on the research training group and the positions offered): http://grk2073.org/apply
For informal enquiries please contact Rafael Ugarte Chacón (rafael [dot] ugarte [dot] chacon [__at__] philos [dot] uni-hannover [dot] de).
Leibniz Universität Hannover and Bielefeld University both aim to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification.
The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Greifswald is looking for a Lecturer of Didactics of Philosophy (part-time). For full details on the opening (in German), please follow the URL below.
The Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre offers a Studentship in Applied Ethics, broadly construed, to a high quality candidate for its full-time or part-time PhD programme. The studentship is tenable for 3yr (f-t) or 5yr (p-t) from September/October 2018 and has both tuition and maintenance components: academic fees will be will be covered at the UK/EU rate and the maintenance provided at the standard Research Councils UK stipend rate [currently £14,553 for 2017/18, tax free]. The award will be made conditionally on successful application for admission to study for PhD in the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre. This application is made through the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (see admission procedure below). Renewal of the studentship each year is subject to satisfactory progress towards PhD completion.
This award is conditional on successful application for admission to study for a PhD in the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre. Applications must be received by 9th March 2018 to be guaranteed consideration. After that time we will continue to accept applications until the places are filled or until 23rd April 2018 (whichever is sooner). Interviews are likely to be held in the week beginning 9th April 2018 for applications received by 9th March 2018. Interviews for later applications will be arranged as necessary.
We welcome applications from all areas of applied ethics and political philosophy whether interdisciplinary or not. Research undertaken by our current and recently graduated PhD students includes projects on climate change ethics and sustainability, post conflict justice, the problem of dirty hands, the ethics of international trade, engineering ethics, virtue ethics and military conduct, the ethics of healthcare resource allocation, the role of empathy in a virtuous life, the ethics of surveillance, assisted suicide, and moral responsibility.
For more information on the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre see http://www.idea.leeds.ac.uk.
Candidates for PhD in the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre are able to take advantage of a professional training and development scheme for postgraduates which is provided through the Faculty of Arts “LEAP” Training Hub.
As part of their professional development, the Centre will require the successful applicant to undertake teaching for the Centre, after having undertaken any necessary training, which is paid at an hourly rate in addition to the studentship stipend. The normal expectation will be in the region of 40 hours teaching a year, but up to 80 hours a year may be available. The studentship holder will be also be expected to take a full role in the life of the Centre from the Research Activities through to the Professional Ethics Network.
The Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre also offers its PhD students financial support for conference attendance.
It is desirable that applicants have a Master’s level qualification in philosophy, but those who have a very good first degree in philosophy, or a master’s level or very good first degree in a discipline relevant to the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre, and clear aptitude for the study of applied ethics, will also be considered.
Applications are welcome in all areas of applied ethics. The Centre has research interests and supervisory expertise in a wide range of areas, and particular strengths in:
• Moral psychology (especially desire, emotion, and rationality) and virtue theory;
• Ancient ethics (especially Plato and Aristotle);
• Contemporary moral theory;
• The demandingness of ethics (and gradability in moral theories);
• Political philosophy (especially political obligation);
• Emotions and ethics - the role of emotions in correct responses to ethical considerations;
• Moral development;
• Practical wisdom, practical judgment and moral expertise;
• Ethical issues in leadership and influence;
• The ethics of persuasion, including (but not limited to) rhetoric, advocacy, advertising, the public interest.
• The ethical significance of pleasure and pain (e.g. in public policy, in ethical goal-setting);
• Moral luck and punishment;
• Exploitation;
• Biomedical & Health Care Ethics;
• Psychiatric ethics (including vice and mental illness);
• Informed consent;
• Business ethics and the purpose of business;
• Professional ethics (and engineering ethics in particular);
• Integrity (in individuals and in organisations);
• Climate change and responsibility;
• Privacy and surveillance issues, including the ethics of big data;
• Artificial intelligence and robotics;
• Media ethics
Background of the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre
Our vision is to be a world-class centre for excellence in teaching and research in professional and applied ethics. Founded in 2005 with an initial injection of nearly £3million from HEFCE, it is now self-sustaining, employs 12 full-time academics, working in partnership with host disciplines across the University to develop UG and PG teaching in applied ethics. It also has a role in supporting such developments nationally. Since its inception it has developed significant Research andProfessional Ethics Consultancy activity and has a lively programme of research seminars, research workshops and conferences to which its PGR students are expected to contribute. It has attracted charitable, professional body and learned society support for these events.
The Centre currently teaches in the following areas: Medical Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethics and Nanotechnology, Media Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Computing Ethics, Ethics in Dentistry, Professional Ethics and Research Ethics. It would be an advantage for the successful candidate’s research to contribute to our expertise in at least one of these areas.
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The Lund Gothenburg Responsibility Project (LGRP) at the University of Lund is interested in hiring a full-time senior researcher for at least six years starting in September 2018. For more information and a link to electronic application see here:
https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:186780/type:job/where:4...
Bellarmine (http://www.bellarmine.edu/) University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students, and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges, is one of the top 15 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2018 college rankings, and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.
Bellarmine (http://www.bellarmine.edu/) is located on a scenic 175-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, KY, which Glassdoor recently recognized one of the nation's top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, and National Geographic calls it a top 10 food city. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.
Bellarmine is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of diverse backgrounds to apply for positions.
Bellarmine University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Philosophy. This is a 1-2-year term appointment without tenure starting on August 15, 2018. Teaching duties include graduate level courses in Bioethics in the College of Health Professions and 100/300 level General Education courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. This position includes teaching two graduate courses in the summer.
We are especially interested in candidates who can teach diverse populations of graduate students in the health sciences. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience teaching courses in bioethics as well as in clinical healthcare programs.
Additional Information:
The successful candidate will have teaching duties in both the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences and in the College of Health Professions.
Application Instructions:
Candidates should submit electronically a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching portfolio (sample syllabi, statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations), a writing sample, three letters of recommendation, and unofficial graduate transcripts. Your cover letter should address any experience you have had teaching bioethics as well as any experience teaching students in clinical healthcare programs. ABD applicants will be considered but a PhD in Philosophy must be in hand by June 1, 2018. Direct all inquiries to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Katherine Johnson through this application portal (Interview Exchange).
Review of completed applications will begin immediately. The deadline for complete applications is February 28, 2018, 11:59pm EST.
Requirements:
The successful candidate will have a PhD in Philosophy and experience teaching bioethics. ABD candidates will be considered but PhD must be in hand by June 1, 2018.
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The University of Maine’s Department of Philosophy seeks a dynamic, innovative scholar and teacher to join our small, collegial, pluralistic department at Maine’s flagship land and sea grant institution. This is a tenure-track, academic-year position at the assistant professor level anticipated to start September 1, 2018.
We invite applicants for an academic-year, tenure-track position as assistant professor with an area of specialization in environmental philosophy, broadly construed. Candidates will be expected to teach core and advanced courses in environmental philosophy, including environmental ethics, with a standard 3-2 load. Area of concentration in applied ethics, including teaching one or more courses such as contemporary moral problems, biomedical ethics, business ethics, technology and philosophy, and/or philosophy of law. Ability to teach logic is desirable. We prefer candidates with an interest in publicly engaged philosophy. An interest in collaborating across disciplines in service, research and/or teaching is also desirable. Service to the department, college, and university is expected.
Required Qualifications:
* Ph.D. in Philosophy required by date of hire
* Research specialization in environmental philosophy
* Demonstrated ability to teach successful courses at the undergraduate level
* Evidence of ability to develop and pursue a research agenda, including peer-reviewed publications, in the candidate’s area of expertise
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
* Interest in public/engaged philosophy
* Interest in collaborating on service, teaching, and/or research with colleagues outside the philosophy department
Housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy has 40 undergraduate majors. The Department offers the B.A. degree in Philosophy, and minors in Philosophy and in Ethics and Social Philosophy.
To apply, please use the link at the bottom of the following HireTouch webpage: https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=45582&job=assistant-profe.... A complete application consists of (1) an application letter describing the applicant’s experience and interests with respect to the required and preferred qualifications for the position, (2) updated CV, (3) updated unofficial transcripts (official transcripts may be requested at a later date), (4) a sample of scholarly work, (5) summary of course evaluations, (6) sample syllabi, (7) letters from three professional references. Candidate-submitted materials must be submitted via the HireTouch website listed above; letters of reference should be sent by referees directly to phisearch [__at__] maine [dot] edu with candidate’s name in the subject line. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. Review of applications will begin on February 9, 2018 and continue until the position is filled. For questions about the position, contact Kirsten Jacobson, Search Committee Chair, kirsten [dot] jacobson [__at__] maine [dot] edu.
The University of Maine is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Dear all,
five Elphinstone PhD Scholarships are available at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Aberdeen. If successful, the applicants will have their tuition fees waived for each year of their PhD, whether British, EU or Overseas. Selections will be made on the basis of academic merit. The Scholarships are reserved to full-time, resident students.
*** THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is the 31st of March 2018***
The Elphinstone Scholarships are related to the following specific projects:
Gender Equality and Sports – Investigating whether gender-based restrictions in sports are morally justified
(Supervisors: Dr F. Luzzi & Dr B. Lord)
Intuitive Understanding and the Life Sciences
(Supervisors: Dr U. Stegmann & Dr B. Lord)
Liberalism and Conservatism in Epistemology
(Supervisors: Dr L. Moretti & Dr F. Luzzi)
Investigating the precise roles of pictorial representations, their unique qualities and limitations
(Supervisors: Dr U. Stegmann and Dr L. Moretti)
Investigating the correct theory of the content of first-person (or de se) thought
(Supervisor: Dr S. Torre)
More information about the projects can be found via the following webpage:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/current-phd-opportuni...
Please use the search mask at the bottom of the page selecting the name of the relevant supervisor (or one of them if more supervisors are indicated).
If you are interested in any project, please email the first supervisor.
Personal profiles and contact details are here:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/philosophy/people-68.php
All the Best,
Luca Moretti
MacGillavry Fellowship, Tenure Track position for women in Logic and Computation - University of Amsterdam
Deadline: Monday 19 March 2018
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) participates in the recruitment programme at the Faculty of Science for top level female talent. This programme is named after the ground breaking crystallographer Carolina MacGillavry, an alumna of the University of Amsterdam. The MacGillavry Fellowships at the Faculty of Science are offered to women who excel in their discipline, who possess leadership potential and aspire to a career as a professor at the University of Amsterdam. For more information, see www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2017/12/17-656-macgillavry-fellowship-te... or contact Prof. Sonja Smets at S.J.L.Smets at uva.nl .
The Department of Philosophy and Arts, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), invites applications from qualified individuals for a tenure-track position in Philosophy of Science, subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
Starting date: December 1, 2018, or as agreed upon with the University.
Requirements:
• A PhD in Philosophy with specialization in Philosophy of Science.
Experience:
• University teaching in the Philosophy of Science field.
• Research in the Philosophy of Science field; relevant publications in national and international journals.
• Related skills in one or more of the following areas: Philosophy of Biology; Environmental Science; Environmental Ethics; Ethics of Science and Technology; Biotechnologies.
• Professional involvement in the philosophy field (committees of experts, philosophical associations, etc.).
Note: Knowledge of French is required for this position.
Duties:
The successful candidate will be engaged in teaching, research, and service to the community, and will provide pedagogical direction.
All qualified individuals are invited to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Other information/How to apply:
For a full job description (in French) and application details, please visit our website at www.uqtr.ca/postesofferts
Closing date: Only those applications received by 5 p.m., March 2, 2018, will be considered.
About us:
UQTR (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) is a young university with a highly personal environment, firmly focused on scientific research. With more than 280 programs of study, including several that are unique to Québec and Canada, UQTR stands out for its dynamic community and the expertise of its faculty.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. Priority will, however, be given to individuals with Canadian citizen or permanent resident status. Accommodation measures may be available to persons with disabilities according to their needs.