3 PhD-Positions in Philosophy, open subject area
Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna
Job category | Graduate fellowship / Fixed term |
AOS | Open |
AOC | Open |
Workload | Part time |
Vacancies | 3 |
Location | Vienna, Vienna, Austria |
Start date | 1 January 2025 |
Job description |
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: 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. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Instructions |
In order to apply, candidates must complete the online application form available and upload the following documents by Sunday 15 September 2024:
1. a cover letter (anonymized) mentioning two potential supervisors from the Cluster of Excellence faculty (key researchers and board of directors, https://www.knowledgeincrisis.com/people).
2. a CV (anonymized), containing at least the following rubrics: academic qualifications, areas of expertise and competence, publications (if any), presentations (if any), admin/organizational experience (if any), career breaks (if any).
3. one or two writing samples (anonymized), of a maximum of 5000 words length each.
4. a PhD research proposal (anonymized), of no more than three pages length
Documents 1.–4. are anonymized and should be contained in a single PDF-file
5. degree certificates and academic transcripts (compiled in one PDF-file)
Completing the online application form will involve providing the contact details of two people who can provide a letter of reference (letters of reference will be requested only after longlisting).
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Web address to apply | https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/admission/open-... |
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Deadline for full consideration: | September 15, 2024, 11:59pm CET |
Hard deadline | No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis) |
Contact | |
Web address for more information | https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/admission/open-... |
Contact name | Raphael Aybar |
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Time created | August 12, 2024, 9:28pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | February 4, 2025, 7:32am CET |
Last updated | August 28, 2024, 11:20am UTC |
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