Jobs in Philosophy in Europe
The Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) is an interdisciplinary institution
at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, funded by the German Excellence Initiative programme.
It is supported by the faculties of mathematics and natural science, medicine and philosophy, the Max
Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, the
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, and partners in industry. The CIN
strives to advance our understanding of how the brain generates function and how brain diseases
impair these functions. It makes use of newly acquired insights to help people with brain disorders and
to launch new mind- and brain-inspired applications in many areas of engineering and computer
science.
The CIN offers a junior group leader (JRG) position (equivalent to Assistant Professorship) with a
tenure track option for up-and-coming young scientists with a promising track record in the field of
Neurophilosophy. The successful candidate is expected to join the planned Research Training
Group (“Graduiertenkolleg”) Grounding Self and Agency
Framework
The duration of the position will be for 5 years initially. Subject positive evaluation during this time, the
JRG leader can enter a process that may ultimately lead to a professorship at the University of
Tübingen. Start-up funds as well as funds for two doctoral student fellowships and running costs will
be available. Appointees will be full members of and active participants in the CIN, which will also
provide laboratory and/or office space. The JRG leader will be provided with opportunities to
contribute to research oriented training within the framework of the CIN Graduate Training Centre and
the faculties associated with the CIN. If desired, the university will provide opportunities to do a
German “Habilitation” (second book) according to established rules,.
According to German law, severely disabled persons with equal occupational aptitude will be given
preferential consideration. The University of Tübingen strives to promote equal opportunities in
science and is committed to increasing the percentage of female scientists in teaching and research.
Qualified female candidates are thus strongly encouraged to apply.
Application
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, pdf files of up to 5 key publications, statements of
research achievements and future directions (not to exceed 3 pages) as well as the names and
addresses of at least three referees. All documents should be submitted electronically (pdf) to the
Acting Director of the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience Tübingen, Prof. Dr. Peter
Thier, at cin [__at__] uni-tuebingen [dot] de. Deadline for applications is August 13, 2010. A selection symposion
will take place early in Sept 2010. For further information on the CIN see: www.cin.uni-tuebingen.de
Im Fachbereich 1 der Universität Siegen, Fach Philosophie, ist zum 1. Oktober
2010 in einem von der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung geförderten Projekt die Stelle
einer wissenschaftliches Mitarbeiterin /eines wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiters
(Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L)
mit der Hälfte der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit befristet für zwei Jahre zu
besetzen.
Das Forschungsprojekt Die große Revolution: Kant als Kopernikus, Kepler, Newton
will die wirkungsgeschichtlich ungemein einflussreiche Rede von der
„Kopernikanischen Wende“ als einer „Revolution der Denkart“ bei Kant
analysieren. Diese berühmte Analogie geht zurück auf zwei Stellen in der
Vorrede zur zweiten Auflage der Kritik der reinen Vernunft (B XVI, B XXII
Anm.), in denen Kant sich ausdrücklich auf Kopernikus bezieht. Diese beiden
Stellen und ihre Kontexte sollen einer kommentarischen Interpretation
unterzogen werden; zugleich soll eine Rezeptionsgeschichte dieser Analogie in
der Kant-Forschung und darüber hinaus in der allgemeinen Ideengeschichte
geschrieben werden.
Das Projekt ist eingebettet in die Arbeit des Zentrums für Kommentarische
Interpretation zu Kant (www.zetkik.de)
an der Universität Siegen. Das ZetKIK fördert philosophiehistorische
Forschungen, die dem Prinzip der detaillierten Textnähe und der kooperativen
Forschung verpflichtet sind.
Ihr Profil:
• Sehr guter Universitätsabschluss (Magister, Master) in Philosophie, ggfs.
Promotion
• Gute Kenntnisse der Philosophie Kants
• Bereitschaft zur Einarbeitung in die Methode der kommentarischen
Interpretation
• Bereitschaft zur Einarbeitung in astronomische Zusammenhänge (Kopernikus,
Kepler, Newton)
• Fähigkeit zum selbstständigen Arbeiten
• Gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse
• Teamfähigkeit, Freude an der gemeinsamen Interpretation
Es handelt sich um eine Stelle zur wissenschaftlichen Weiterqualifikation
(Promotion oder Habilitation). Hierzu wird im Rahmen der Dienstaufgaben
Gelegenheit gegeben.
Die Universität Siegen strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen an.
Entsprechend qualifizierte Frauen werden um ihre Bewerbung gebeten. Die
Universität Siegen bietet gute Möglichkeiten, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren.
Bewerbungen geeigneter Schwerbehinderter sind erwünscht.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Zeugnisse, Lebenslauf, Liste der
Veröffentlichungen; ggfs. eine ausgewählte Zeitschriftenpublikation) richten
Sie bitte bis zum
14. August 2010 (Poststempel) an Herrn Universitätsprofessor Dr. Dieter
Schönecker, Fachbereich 1, Universität Siegen, 57068 Siegen. Später eingehende
Bewerbungen werden noch berücksichtigt, sofern die Stellen noch nicht besetzt
sind.
Fragen richten Sie bitte an: dieter [dot] schoenecker [__at__] uni-siegen [dot] de oder 0271-740 4477
Informationen über die Universität Siegen finden Sie auf unserer Homepage
www.uni-siegen.de
Beginning April 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 Kant and German Idealism). "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: sabine [dot] doering [__at__] philosophie [dot] uni-tuebingen [dot] de. Send complete dossier (CV, list of publications, list of courses taught, copies of degrees) to: Prof. Dr. Sabine Doering, Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Philosophischen Seminars, Philosophisches Seminar, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tuebingen, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany.
Beginning April 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 Kant and German Idealism). "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: sabine [dot] doering [__at__] philosophie [dot] uni-tuebingen [dot] de. Send complete dossier (CV, list of publications, list of courses taught, copies of degrees) to: Prof. Dr. Sabine Doering, Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Philosophischen Seminars, Philosophisches Seminar, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tuebingen, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany.
Das Projekt zielt auf die kreative Neubelebung eines in zeigenössischer Philosophie fast verschwundenen Grundzugs aller bedeutsamen Philosophie von Epikur bis Nietzsche: Die Begründung der Imperative des Glücks, der Freude und fröhlicher Wissenschaft als Voraussetzung für alle menschlichen Tätigkeiten und Verhältnisse, welche zugleich menschengerecht und naturbewahrend sein sollen.
„Des menschlichen Lebens letztes Ziel ist: Glückseligkeit.“ (Thomas von Aquin)
"Die Untersuchung des glücklichen Lebens ist der einzige Gegenstand, den sich die Philosophie zum Zweck und Ziel setzen muss." (Cicero)
Bewerbungen mit kreativer Darstellung von Werdegang und Motivation bitte an:
PD Dr. Maik Hosang
Institut für integrierte Sozialökologie
LebensGut Pommritz 1
D-02627 Hochkirch
Email: ifis [__at__] gmx [dot] net
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to work on a project that is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, and jointly hosted by the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics (both of which are within the Faculty of Philosophy). The project is entitled Emotion and Intuition in Moral Decision‐Making: Empirical Evidence and Ethical Implications.
Protocol reference number: HUM/09100F/E
Salary Grade 7: £28,983 ‐ £35,646 per annum at 1 October 2009.
The fellowship is for two years from the date of appointment. The Research Fellow will be based at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, which is located at Littlegate House in central Oxford, where the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics is also based.
The Research Fellow’s primary role will be to conduct research for the project, by studying the philosophical and ethical implications of scientific accounts of morality, and will also be an integral part of the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics. In addition to research responsibilities, s/he will be expected to contribute in other ways which may include, for example, involvement in conference or other event organisation and editing a collected volume.
The successful candidate will have a strong academic background in one or more of the following: (1) moral philosophy or a branch of ethics (2) philosophy of mind/psychology/neuroscience, (3) empirical research on moral decision‐making; and an outstanding research record. By the date of appointment, applicants will be expected to have received (or submitted their thesis for) the degree of PhD (or equivalent).
Further particulars, including details about how to apply are available from the following websites:
www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.htm
or directly from Nicholas Iles, Suite 8, Littlegate House, Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, University of Oxford, Littlegate House 16 – 17 St Ebbes Street, Oxford, OX1 1PT
(telephone: +44 1865 286279; fax: +44 1865 286886)
As a result of continued growth and development the IB is seeking to make the following senior examining appointment. Applicants for chief examiner positions should have a degree or equivalent in the appropriate subject, recent teaching experience at university entrance level, and experience of external examining or knowledge of assessment procedures. International experience and knowledge of Spanish and/or French would be an advantage. Applications are sought from university academics. The appointments will take effect from September 2010 and, for most positions, will be expected to last five years provided an initial term of two years is successfully completed. Examination sessions are held in May and November each year.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Philosophy Chief examiner
A chief examiner is generally expected to lead a team of senior examiners, some of whom will be practising IB teachers. Please note, although much of the work may be done from home, the above posts involve participation in meetings held in Cardiff, and occasionally elsewhere, a few times a year. Examiners are not regarded as employees of the IB.
Applications are invited from around the world. Further information about the IB can be found at our web site, www.ibo.org. For further details and an application form please contact:
Mr. Richard Thomas
International Baccalaureate
Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue
Cardiff Gate, Cardiff, Wales, CF23 8GL, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 29 2054 7777 Fax: +44 29 2054 7778 E-mail: seniorexamrecruit [__at__] ibo [dot] org
The closing date for applications is 20th August 2010 Successful applicants will be notified by the end of November 2010.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES – DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
A full-time, permanent Lectureship in Philosophy is available, starting in September 2010. Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching and research in Philosophy. This post is in addition to the Lecturer post filled in March 2010.
The area of specialisation is open, but the successful candidate’s expertise will supplement the Department’s existing strengths. An ability to contribute to MA teaching and research supervision in the area of Philosophy of Mind may be an advantage. Candidates should be able to contribute to the Department’s undergraduate teaching in analytic philosophy in a variety of areas, including at least one of the following: Philosophy of Mind, Formal Logic, History of Modern Philosophy.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules, for supervising postgraduate research, and for contributing to Departmental administration.
Salary: £32,620 – £43,840 per annum
Closing date: 17 June 2010
For details of duties, essential and desirable criteria, and application procedure, see
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=160#j7465
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr P Mackie, tel: 0115 846 7570 or Email: Penelope [dot] Mackie [__at__] Nottingham [dot] ac [dot] uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted.
Information about the Department of Philosophy may be found at:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/philosophy/index.aspx/.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES – DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
A full-time, permanent Lectureship in Philosophy is available, starting in September 2010. Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching and research in Philosophy. This post is in addition to the Lecturer post filled in March 2010.
The area of specialisation is open, but the successful candidate’s expertise will supplement the Department’s existing strengths. An ability to contribute to MA teaching and research supervision in the area of Philosophy of Mind may be an advantage. Candidates should be able to contribute to the Department’s undergraduate teaching in analytic philosophy in a variety of areas, including at least one of the following: Philosophy of Mind, Formal Logic, History of Modern Philosophy.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules, for supervising postgraduate research, and for contributing to Departmental administration.
Salary: £32,620 – £43,840 per annum
Closing date: 17 June 2010
For details of duties, essential and desirable criteria, and application procedure, see
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=160#j7465
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr P Mackie, tel: 0115 846 7570 or Email: Penelope [dot] Mackie [__at__] Nottingham [dot] ac [dot] uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted.
Information about the Department of Philosophy may be found at:
DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SKO/post code 1017) in contemporary philosophy of science within the project Philosophical Foundations for Systems Biology (PSBio) is available at The Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. The position is available for a period of three years.
See full announcement:
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/401482/62040?iso=no
For more information about the project, see: PSBio’s homepage
http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/psbio/index.html
Refer also to the Department’s home page
http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/
PSBiO is a Nordic four-year research project funded by NOS-HS, NORDCORP, and hosted by Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Arts and Ideas (IFIKK), University of Oslo. The other Nordic participants are situated at the University of Copenhagen and University of Helsinki. The main goal of PSBio is, by investigating central questions within contemporary philosophy of science in the light of new developments in biology, to contribute to the development of philosophical foundations for the currently expanding discipline of systems biology. PSBio focuses on three main topics:
(1) Systems; causal and explanatory issues: reduction, emergence, mechanisms, downward causation, genetic causation, and the relations between levels and/or domains.
(2) The nature of biological systems: the ontology of systems, the role of genes in relation to other system parts, functional organization, and robustness.
(3) Methods and epistemological issues: philosophical aspects of systems biology modelling, simulations, and “in silico” testing, and epistemological issues of causal reasoning
The research lies at the interface of philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, metaphysics, and empirical biology.
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Gry Oftedal
PI, PSBio
IFIKK, University of Oslo
CPNSS, University of Copenhagen
Doktorand/-innenstellen
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
Beginn: 01.07.2010
Bewerbungsschluss: 15.06.2010
Die DFG-geförderte Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe „Form und Emotion. Affektive Strukturen in der französischen Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts und ihre soziale Geltung“ ist an das Kunstgeschichtliche Institut der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz angegliedert. Die Nachwuchsgruppe bietet zum 1. Juli 2010
3 Doktorand/-innenstellen
für Promovierende an, die mit einem Projekt zu dem Forschungsthema beitragen. Die Stellen werden vergütet nach BAT IIa (50%)/E 13 (50%), die Laufzeit beträgt 3 Jahre.
Die Bewerbung richtet sich an Graduierte, die einen Doktorabschluss (Dr. phil.) anstreben und die über einen ausgezeichneten Magister bzw. M.A.-Abschluss in Kunstgeschichte oder einer verwandten geisteswissenschaftlichen Disziplin verfügen. Sie sollten eine besondere Befähigung zum eigenständigen, interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten und eine hohe Motivation für die Arbeit in einer Forschergruppe aufweisen. Die Teilnahme am wissenschaftlichen Programm der Gruppe und dessen aktive Mitgestaltung wird vorausgesetzt.
Mögliche Forschungsthemen sind Untersuchungen zu emotionalen Strategien in Kunstwerken oder zum ästhetischen Diskurs über Form und Emotion in Frankreich im 19. Jahrhundert. Die Arbeiten können monographisch oder vergleichend angelegt sein, sie können begriffs- oder ideengeschichtlich ausgerichtet sein. In den Projekten sollte über ihre historische Ausrichtung hinaus eine emotionstheoretische Perspektive angestrebt werden.
Die Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz ist bestrebt, den Anteil der Frauen im wissenschaftlichen Bereich zu erhöhen und bittet daher Wissenschaftlerinnen, sich zu bewerben.
Schwerbehinderte werden bei entsprechender Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Die Bewerbungsunterlagen sollten neben Ihrem CV und einer Kopie Ihrer Zeugnisse eine kurze Begründung Ihres Interesses an der Forschergruppe umfassen, eine Beschreibung Ihres Forschungsprojektes sowie zwei akademische Gutachten bzw. die Angabe und Adressen von zwei akademischen Referenzen. Bitte schicken Sie Ihre Bewerbung in schriftlicher und elektronischer Form bis zum 15.06.2010 an:
Dr. Kerstin Thomas
Leiterin der Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe „Form und Emotion“
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Institut für Kunstgeschichte
Binger Straße 26
55122 Mainz
kerstin [dot] thomas [__at__] uni-mainz [dot] de