The Faculty of Philosophy of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia (http://phil.hse.ru/en/) invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor, or higher, with a proven ability to conduct high-level research and excellent academic backgrounds.

We welcome candidates in all sub-fields of Philosophy (with a special focus on epistemology, ontology, history of philosophy, logic, political and social philosophy, ethics), Cultural and visual studies (notably in visual art theory, theory and history of visual media, image science, sociology of culture, film studies, visual anthropology) and Asian studies (especially in economic development and socio-economic situation in Modern East Asia, mainly China and Japan, State and Law in Modern East Asia).

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university which provides unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en).

Work Conditions:
- Internationally competitive compensation package, 13% flat income tax rate and other benefits
- Generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies (www.cas.hse.ru)
- Low teaching load, minimal service required
- Heavy emphasis on high quality research

Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Cultural studies, Visual studies, Asian studies or a related field
- Fluent English (knowledge of Russian is not required)
- Ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals and international university presses

Generally appointments will be made for an initial three-year period and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly, a statement of research interest and recent research paper. All materials should be addressed to Martin Gilman, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies at cas [__at__] hse [dot] ru no later than December 18, 2013.

The Netherlands Foundation for Scientific Research NWO finances the research
project “Evolutionary Ethics? The (Meta)-Ethical Implications of Evolutionary
Explanations of Morality” from January 1st, 2014, onwards. The programme will be
supervised by Prof. dr. Herman Philipse (Philosophy, main supervisor) and Prof. dr.
Johan J. Bolhuis (Cognitive Neurobiology, co-supervisor).

Post-doc positions:
We offer two full-time post-doc positions (1.0 fte) with an initial contract of one year.
After a positive evaluation this contract can be extended to a maximum of two more
years (a total of three years maximum). Salary ranges between € 3.037,- and € 3.259,-
gross per month on a fulltime basis depending on experience and qualifications (scale
10). Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% per year, an
end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on
the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

Job Description:
Candidates are asked to apply for one of the following four sub-projects:
Project 1: The Epistemological Limits of Evolutionary Explanations of Morality:
Modelling Genetic and Cultural Evolution (Post-doc).
Project 2: The Ethical Consequences of the Evolutionary History of Morals (PhD
student).
Project 3: The Meta-Ethical Implications of Evolutionary Theory (PhD student).
Project 4: Models of Moral Justification in the Face of Evolution (Post-doc).

Planned Deliverables:
Each of the PhD projects will result in a dissertation and 2
research articles based on the dissertation. Each of the Post-doc projects will result in
5 articles in the best (blind-refereed) philosophy and/or interdisciplinary (philosophy,
phil. of psychology, phil. of biology) journals (mostly ranked as A). Furthermore, a
volume with a selection of the papers presented at an international conference (to be
organized by the team) will be prepared for publication by the post-docs and the
applicants.

Eligibility/required qualifications:
Applicants for the Post-doc positions are expected to have obtained their doctorate
degree in one of the relevant disciplines at a good university with a very good result.
All of them should be ambitious and aim at a career in research.

Application procedure:
Please go to http://www.uu.nl/vacancies, look up the advertisement for the PhD’s or
Postdoc’s, and use the “apply” button in order to upload the following material before
1 November 2013 (you can use also a direct link, for Postdocs:
http://bit.ly/19k45A5, and for PhD’s: http://bit.ly/1715j3j):
1. A personal statement stating clearly why you wish to prepare your doctorate
or your post-doctoral publications at the Department of Philosophy, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands (in cooperation with the Departments of Biology
and Psychology)
2. Your curriculum vitae, including academic qualifications and a list of
publications
3. An official university transcript of your grades
4. Two academic references
5. A brief personal elaboration (max. 800 words) of the research project (sub-
project 1, 2, 3, or 4) you are applying for. Please read the Project Information
(attached, or to be obtained by e-mail from Prof. Philipse) carefully.

The Professional School of Education (PSE) at Ruhr-Universität is offering a full-time, three-year PhD position in history and philosophy of science as part of its main research on “Transfer of Knowledge at the School Lab” starting in November 2013. The subproject will deal with „Laboratories of the Mind at the School Lab: Authenticity or Orchestration? On the Significance of Thought Experiments in the Humanities and the Natural Sciences”.
Primary supervisor of a dissertation in this area will be Prof Dr Helmut Pulte.
The candidate’s task will be to conduct comparative analyses on the function of thought experiments in diverse sciences, like the humanities and mathematics, among others. Provided that this comprehensive approach is sufficiently taken into account, the candidate may autonomously develop a research focus. The PhD-project will also consist of conducting test series on thought experiments at the Alfried Krupp-School Lab. The aim of these test series is to ascertain attitudes of pupils towards method and content of different humanities and sciences. Successful candidates are free (and expected to) develop their research on their own responsibility within this outline.
Suitable candidates should have an expertise in history and/or philosophy of science. Additionally, they should be both able as well as disposed to conducting ‘teaching experiments’ in the School Lab. The admission requirements for a PhD in philosophy ought to be met (preferably by an M.Ed.-degree). See http://www.rub.de/dekanat-pe/Promotion/Promotionsordnung.html for particulars.
The successful candidate is expected to develop the topic of the main research in close cooperation with an interdisciplinary research group.
We offer a grant of 1.400 € per month for three years, the involvement in the department of teacher training and dissertation of PSE, all advantages which come with the formal enrolment as a PhD-student at Ruhr-University Bochum (www.research-school.rub.de/membership.html), as well as the possibility to use the School Lab.
For any requests concerning this position, please contact Prof Dr Helmut Pulte (helmut [dot] pulte [__at__] rub [dot] de, 0049 234 32 22726).
Please submit your electronic application [consisting of a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas, a short summary of your previous research (1 page maximum)] as one PDF-document to Prof Dr Katrin Sommer: pse-stipendien [__at__] rub [dot] de, indicating for which discipline you apply.
Closing date for applications is September 8th, 2013.

4 heures de cours et séminaires hebdomadaires dans les programmes de BA (Bachelor) et de MA (Master) en philosophie des sciences et dans des domaines voisins (tels que la logique ou l'épistémologie), avec un accent particulier, selon sa spécialité, sur le domaine de la philosophie de la physique contemporaine ou de la philosophie de la causalité ou de la philosophie de la logique.

Développer au niveau international les recherches dans ses domaines de spécialisation. Diriger les travaux de recherche des étudiants. Obtenir des financements externes.

Assumer des tâches de gestion et d'organisation au niveau du département de philosophie et de la Faculté.