Postdoctoral Fellow (HK Catastrophic Risk Centre)

Applicants should have a PhD degree in Philosophy by the start of the appointment. The successful candidate’s duties include:

• Conducting research in the areas of focus of the centre (e.g., publishing high-quality papers on catastrophic/existential risks, ethics of emerging technologies (AI, biological weapons, etc), population ethics, climate change and future generations and related fields).
• Conducting an extensive mapping of various funding opportunities for the centre.
• Collaborating with the director and other fellows in the development of funding applications for the centre.
• Writing individual and collaborative research proposals.

Teaching will not be required but can be arranged upon mutual agreement.

Information on the HKCRC can be found here: https://www.ln.edu.hk/philoso/hkcrc/

The position is initially for one year (Aug 2023 – Aug 2024) but it can be further extended/renewed in case of successful funding.