3 PhD-Positions in Philosophy, open subject area

These are three praedoc positions (3 years and 9 months), which are funded by the FWF Cluster of Excellence "Knowledge in Crisis" (https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com). Candidates can work in any area of philosophy; their research is expected to contribute to the activities of the Cluster of Excellence.

The successful candidates will enroll in the University of Vienna doctoral programme in philosophy and join the Vienna Doctoral School in Philosophy (VDP, vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/).

The main duties are: 
• to develop a PhD research plan and have it approved by the doctoral board within the first 12 months.
• to sign a supervision agreement within the first 12-18 months, which sets out the trajectory to successful completion of the research.
• to complete some coursework in line with the doctoral programme (at least 24 ECTS).
• to participate actively in VDP and Cluster of Excellence research activities.
• to contribute to the organization of VDP and Cluster of Excellence events, such as seminars, workshops, conferences, and summer schools.
• to complete and submit the doctoral thesis within four years.

There are no teaching duties associated with these positions but there will be some opportunities to teach certain undergraduate courses in the department (for extra pay). These are 3 years and 9 months positions with a gross monthly salary of 2684 Euros. In Austria 14 monthly salaries are paid out in a year, so that this corresponds to a gross annual salary of 37577 Euros. (Net salaries can be calculated on this page: onlinerechner.haude.at/BMF-Brutto-Netto-Rechner/). Funding is available for conference trips and stays abroad. The contracts are initially for two years and and then extendable until 1st October 2028 after successful completion of the first two years, including approval of the research plan.

Selection timetable: We expect to shortlist candidates for interview by 2 October 2024 and hold online interviews on 16 and 18 October 2024. 

IMPORTANT. If your application is successful and you accept a position at the University of Vienna, you will need to move to Vienna before you can start the employment. You will need to submit degree certificates and transcripts that have the required legalization. Degree certificates or transcripts that are not in German or English must be translated into one of these two languages. The translation must be done by a court sworn translator after the documents have been legalized.