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Postdoctoral Fellow (HK Catastrophic Risk Centre) (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Philosophy and Ethics of AI, Philosophy and Ethics of (Catastrophic/Existential) Risks, Population Ethics, Environmental Ethics (esp. Climate Change), and Ethics and Future Generations.
AOS categories Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Decision Theory
Applied Ethics
AOC Philosophy and Ethics of AI, Philosophy and Ethics of (Catastrophic/Existential) Risks, Population Ethics, Environmental Ethics (esp. Climate Change), and Ethics and Future Generations.
AOC categories Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Decision Theory
Ethics
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number (Post Ref.: 23/88)
Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Start date Aug 2023
Job description

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. 

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
Please submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) a CV, and (iii) one writing sample.
Web address to apply https://lingnan.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/...
Deadline for full consideration: May 2, 2023, 12:00am HKT

(applications under review)

Hard deadline No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis)
Contact
Web address for more information https://www.ln.edu.hk/philoso/hkcrc/
Contact name Andrea Sauchelli
Contact email
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Time created April 11, 2023, 1:50pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date October 8, 2023, 8:45am HKT
Expired on October 8, 2023, 8:46am HKT
Last updated December 8, 2023, 3:00pm UTC
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