Jobs in Philosophy in Europe
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy at the Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin invites applications for the position of an academic coordinator. As of this writing, the appointment is temporary and ends on June 30, 2013. But we hope to secure funds to extend the position.
The Graduate School offers a structured doctoral program in ancient philosophy. Students in the program write dissertations in German or English. The international faculty consists of several full professors (Professors Jonathan, Beere, Christoph Helmig, Stephen Menn, Philip van der Eijk) as well as many additional faculty. The Graduate School is part of an excellent research environment and fosters an exciting exchange of people and ideas in its Ancient Philosophy & Science Network.
Assignment: The academic coordinator will be a member of the Department of Philosophy as well as of the Graduate School’s faculty. Her main task is to work intensively with doctoral students on all aspects of their dissertations, both giving feedback on written work and helping to guide the project as a whole. The normal teaching load is 4 Semesterwochenstunden (i.e., 2 classes, each meeting 1.5 hours per week); of this, some is devoted to a dissertation seminar for graduate students.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a doctorate in philosophy or classics. We seek someone with a strong, broad background, especially in Plato, Aristotle and Neoplatonism, including both practical and theoretical philosophy; advanced knowledge of other areas is also welcome. The candidate should have excellent Greek, Latin, English, and German. Experience in teaching is an advantage, as is experience in supervising academic work. The position requires the capacity for close cooperation and a good deal of empathy.
In their applications candidates should say something about why they want to work at the Graduate School. A complete application includes
- a CV,
- academic transcripts,
- a list of publications (if any),
- a writing sample (a chapter from the thesis or an article),
- a letter explaining your background in ancient philosophy and related fields,
- at least two letters of recommendation.
Candidates who have to yet a doctoral degree should add a short description of their dissertation project and indicate when they will finish their thesis.
The Humboldt-Universitaet aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female researchers to apply. Applications from abroad are most welcome. Applicants from minority groups are also most welcome. Preference will be given to disabled persons with equal qualifications.
Applications should be sent by referring to code number AN/079/11 to Professors Jonathan Beere and Christoph Helmig, Directors of the Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin: mailto:admission [__at__] anicent-philosophy [dot] de
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Description de la fonction
Encadrement
Encadrement des cours de philosophie (monitorat, travaux dirigés dans le prolongement des cours, exercices, etc.) à l’Ecole de philosophie et dans d’autres facultés.
Services
* Participation aux séances d’information sur les programmes de la Faculté.
* Participation à la surveillance des examens en grands auditoires.
* Participation aux réunions de l’Ecole de philosophie.
Recherche
Le candidat poursuivra ses recherches et préparera une thèse de doctorat dans un des domaines de spécialisation de l’Institut supérieur de philosophie.
Qualifications requises
* Diplôme universitaire de 2e cycle en philosophie ou diplôme équivalent, obtenu avec mention.
* Une parfaite maîtrise de la langue française.
* Une expérience pédagogique ou de recherche, de même que l’agrégation de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur, constituent un atout.
* Le cas échéant, le candidat joindra un projet de thèse à son dossier de candidature.
Candidature en ligne : http://www.uclouvain.be/11617.html
Senior Research Fellowships
All Souls College, Oxford, proposes to elect three Senior Research Fellows with effect from 1 October 2012 (or an agreed later date): in 'History (after 500 AD)', 'Literature in European Languages including English (after 500 AD)', and 'Philosophy (including Ancient Philosophy)', (all subjects broadly conceived).
A Senior Research Fellowship is of comparable academic standing to a Professorship in the University of Oxford. Applicants are expected to have a correspondingly distinguished record of achievement in research.
For further particulars see the College’s website: www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk. Contact: College Secretary, All Souls College, Oxford, OX1 4AL (email: college [dot] secretary [__at__] all-souls [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk).
All Souls College is an equal opportunities employer.
Am Philosophischen Seminar der Philosophischen Fakultät der
Universität Tübingen ist möglichst zum 01.10.2011 eine
W3-Professur für Theoretische Philosophie
zu besetzen. Der/die zukünftige Stelleninhaber/in soll das Fach in
Forschung und Lehre in voller Breite vertreten. Erwartet wird die
Bereitschaft, im Exzellenzcluster "Centrum für Integrative
Neurowissenschaften" (CIN) mitzuarbeiten.
Einstellungsvoraussetzung sind Habilitation oder gleichwertige
wissenschaftliche Leistungen sowie didaktische Eignung und der
Nachweis einschlägiger Lehrerfahrung.
Die Universität Tübingen strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen
in Forschung und Lehre an und bittet deshalb entsprechend
qualifizierte Wissenschaftlerinnen nachdrücklich um ihre Bewerbung.
Schwerbehinderte werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf und Darstellung
des wissenschaftlichen Werdegangs, Kopien von Urkunden,
Publikationsliste, Liste der abgehaltenen Lehrveranstaltungen) sowie 5
aussagekräftigen Publikationen (möglichst elektronisch) werden bis zum
20.05.2011 an den Dekan der Philosophischen Fakultät (Wilhelmstraße
50, 72074 Tübingen) erbeten.
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. W 3-Professorship (Full Professorship), beginning October 1, 2011. 4 courses/semester (8/year), undergraduate and graduate (amounts to 9 hours teaching per week). Usual (German) non-teaching duties. AOS: Theoretical Philosophy (ie Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Logic), AOC: broadly within philosophy from the systematic and the historical point of view. It is expected to engage in the »Excellenzcluster« Centre for Integrative Neuoscience (CIN). »Habilitation« (Second Book) or equivalent qualification prior to application. The University of Tuebingen is an equal opportunity employer and tries to increase the number of women in research and teaching. The university encourages disabled persons to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified. Salary competitive. For further information, contact juergen [dot] leonhardt [__at__] uni-tuebingen [dot] de. Send complete dossier (CV, list of publications, list of courses taught, copies of degrees) and 5 strong publications(if possible electronic) to: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Professor Dr. Juergen Leonhardt, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, Wilhelmstraße 50, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany. Deadline for applications: Mai 20, 2011.
There is a position for an assistantship for a PhD student in the area of practical philosophy at the University of Graz, Austria, starting in September.
Knowledge of German is not required, but willingness to learn German is.
For any questions, please contact lukas [dot] meyer [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
Von: Meyer, Lukas (lukas [dot] meyer [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at)
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
dürfte ich Sie freundlichst um Veröffentlichung der Ausschreibung auf Ihrer Website bitten:
Ideenreich, Innovativ, International – mit 3.000 MitarbeiterInnen und 27.000 Studierenden bietet die
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz ein spannendes und abwechslungsreiches Arbeitsumfeld. Mit unserer
Forschungs- und Lehrkompetenz sind wir eine zentrale Institution für die Sicherung des Standorts
Steiermark.
Das Institut für Philosophie sucht für den Bereich "Praktische Philosophie" eine/n
Universitätsassistent/in ohne Doktorat (B1)
(20 Stunden/Woche; befristet auf 4 Jahre; voraussichtlich zu besetzen ab 01. 09. 2011)
Aufgabenbereich:
- Dissertation im Bereich "Praktische Philosophie"
- Mitwirkung bei Lehrveranstaltungen sowie Abhaltung eigener Lehrveranstaltungen
- Betreuung von Studierenden
- Mitwirkung bei bestehenden und Entwicklung neuer Forschungsprojekte und bei administrativen
Aufgaben des Instituts
Fachliche Qualifikation:
- Abgeschlossenes Diplom- bzw. Masterstudium der Philosophie
- Sehr gute Englischkenntnisse erwünscht
Persönliche Anforderungen:
- Kommunikations-, Organisations- und Teamfähigkeit
- Bereitschaft zur interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit (z.B. zu Fragen der Klimagerechtigkeit, der
globalen Verteilung und der Legitimität internationaler Institutionen)
- Freude an der Lehre und bei der Betreuung von Studierenden
Ende der Bewerbungsfrist: 25. Mai 2011
Kennzahl: MB/93/99 ex 2010/11
Bei Interesse senden Sie Ihre Bewerbungsunterlagen innerhalb der angegebenen Bewerbungsfrist
inkl. Lebenslauf, Foto und relevanter (Dienst-)Zeugnisse unter Angabe der Kennzahl bitte an:
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Personalressort
Universitätsplatz 3
8010 Graz
oder per Email an: bewerbung [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
Mit vielem Dank und freundlichen Grüßen, Lukas Meyer
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Lukas H. Meyer
Univ.-Prof. und Leiter
Institut für Philosophie
Universität Graz
Attemsgasse 25, II
8010 Graz
Austria
Tel: +43-(0)316-3802300
Fax: +43-(0)316-3809705
Skype: lukas_heinrich_meyer
http://www.uni-graz.at/lukas.meyer
Sekretariat:
Mag.a Christine Wilhelm
Tel: +43-(0)316-3802299
Fax: +43-(0)316-3809705
email: christine [dot] wilhelm [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
Listening to people's philosophical ideas and present them accademically and look into any metaphysical facts and valuable information that potentially contribute toward grater understanding of the world and the nature of human perception and consciousness and how individual knowledge whether tested or untested affects and influences others views and opinions as well as belief systems based on their background, culture and society. Also offering training programmes in development of human potential.
The Land of Lower Saxony sponsors excellent young PhD students in the course of their work towards a doctoral degree. These funds support the PhD programme “Biodiversity and Society – social dimensions of the protection and use of biological diversity” directed by the Göttingen Graduate School for Social Sciences (GGG) under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Rainer Marggraf from the Department for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
Research on biodiversity is a core academic element at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen. The aim of the PhD programme is to discuss the protection and use of biological diversity from the social scientific point of view.
In the PhD course, researchers from the following areas cooperate with the objective of developing an interdisciplinary perspective on protecting and sustainably using biological diversity:
Agricultural Sciences (Environmental and Resource Economics, Agro-Ecology, Rural Management, Crop Sciences), Economic Sciences (Environmental and Institutional Economics, Production and Logistics), Social Sciences (cooperative behaviour of economic, state and social actors), Biology (Didactics of biology, Social and Communication Psychology), Legal Studies (International Business and Environmental Law) as well as Philosophy (Applied Philosophy and Ethical Studies).
With this study places no financial support is added. For financial support you have to contact other institutions like the German Exchange Service DAAD or the online job markets. For further information on the core topic areas as well as on the participating scientists and scholars please go to www.biodiversitaet-gesellschaft.uni-goettingen.de. You may also find information on the documents required there.
Göttingen University aims to increase the ratio of women in areas, in which women are underrepresented and therefore, explicitly encourages qualified women to apply. Appropriately qualified, severely disabled persons are treated preferentially.
Application is asked to be sent until 04. June 2011 (incoming mail Central European Time).
Please send the application in one single file (pdf) only to: biodiv [__at__] uni-goettingen [dot] de
The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS)
invites applications for two four-year full-time PhD positions and
one two-year postdoc position, commencing June 1st, 2011:
1 PhD student in Natural Logic and Linguistic Semantics
1 PhD student in Computational Logic and Natural Reasoning
1 postdoc researcher in Natural Logic and Natural Reasoning
Individuals are encouraged to apply who have an interest in logical
and computational theories of ordinary reasoning, natural logic,
and/or linguistic semantics and who want to investigate these topics
in a setting of tableau theorem proving and model checking. The
positions are part of the program "Towards Logics that Model Natural
Reasoning", funded by a Free Competition grant from the Netherlands
Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and led by Reinhard
Muskens. More information about this program and about the projects
can be found at http://tinyurl.com/tilnatlog.
The two PhD students are required to complete a PhD thesis within
maximally four years. These positions are open to candidates with a
master's degree or equivalent. The successful candidate for the
postdoc position must have a PhD in a relevant area.
We expect the willingness to work in an international
interdisciplinary research environment. The PhD candidates will
receive a starting salary of 2042 Euro gross per month in the first
year. The salary in the last year is 2612 Euro. The postdoctoral
researcher will receive a starting salary ranging from 2977 to 3195
Euro gross per month, depending on experience.
Applications (in English) should include a cover letter, a
curriculum vitae, a two-page research proposal, and the names of two
references. Only applications made with the help of our Application
Wizard will be taken into consideration:
- Go to http://tinyurl.com/tilvacs
- Click on the relevant vacancy
- Click "apply directly".
The deadline for applications is April 15, 2011. For more
information about TiLPS, visit http://tinyurl.com/tilps.
The University of Aberdeen (UK) invites applications for a number of postgraduate studentships in the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine under its Research Project Award ‘The Emergence of a Scientific Culture’. Studentships are available for two UK/EU Masters students (one year), two UK/EU PhD students and one Overseas PhD student (three years). The studentships will cover the fees. Some contributions towards maintenance may also be available.
See URL for further details.
2 Research Fellows in Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Department of Philosophy, University of Tromsø, Norway.
The University of Tromsø has 2 research fellow positions in Philosophy vacant for applicants who would like to complete a PhD degree.
The period of appointment is 4 years.
Annual salary starts at level 48 on the Norwegian Government salary scale. Currently 383.700 NOK per year (approx. 49.000 EUR/66.000 USD per year).
The positions form part of the research project "Democracy and Justice: Challenges for Liberalism in a Pluralistic and Globalized World."
This research project focuses on the following thematic issues:
1. Conceptualizations of liberalism:
One might question whether liberalism as a political philosophy is based on presuppositions that are no longer present. Consequently, we might ask whether we need to reconstruct, reinterpret or simply reject (some of) the classical liberal values and principles. Another pressing question is whether liberal positions have the resources to adequately handle issues concerning power, recognition, rights and the distribution of economic and material resources on a global scale.
2. Democratic deliberation, inclusion and public reason:
This theme involves debates over the limits of publicly acceptable or relevant arguments, and issues concerning the possibility of ensuring equal opportunities for democratic deliberation. The questions to be addressed include the following: How can equality and liberty be secured for all involved parties in a world marked by widespread cultural and religious oppositions? To what degree is it possible and reasonable to include cultural and religious arguments in democratic deliberation?
3. Global justice and democracy:
Increasingly, political philosophers tend to approach the global context of justice not only as a question of distribution but also in light of asymmetric power structures. A consequence of globalization is that persons and groups without opportunities for consent are included in the plans and systems of global actors and institutions. Crucial issues include the following: Who can demand justice and who is responsible for ensuring that these demands are fulfilled? How do we create a political community where all citizens have the possibility of challenging and changing global institutions? How might the growing number of people devoid of civil liberties, including illegal refugees and immigrants, become members of such a community?
Submitted projects must address at least one of these three general topics.
Information at http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=72717
Application deadline: 17 March 2011.