Hong Kong Postdoctoral Fellowship (EXPIRED)

We are looking for excellent philosophers to nominate for the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Junior Research Fellow Scheme. The fellowships last for 24 months, with an opportunity to renew for an additional 12 months. The initial basic monthly salary is 33,892 HKD (~4,400 USD per month) and can be topped up at the department’s discretion. The posts include an annual research and travel allowance of 13,300 HKD (plus the opportunity to apply for additional research funds if desired), and standard benefits (such as medical and dental). The posts are research based with light teaching duties (no more than 1 or 2 courses per academic year by mutual agreement). More information can be found here: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/jrfs/

While nomination by the department is no guarantee of success in the fellowship competition, the odds are strongly in favor of our nominees: Lingnan Philosophy have consistently fielded successful applicants in recent years. 

Eligible candidates must either (a) have obtained / been conferred a PhD degree or an equivalent qualification on or after 1 January 2021, or (b) will complete the requirement of a PhD degree or an equivalent qualification by 31 August 2025. The latter condition is strict, so it is essential that candidates without a PhD currently in hand are able to confirm that they will have completed all of the requirements for their degree (including having defended their dissertation / thesis) by the indicated date. 

Candidates working in any area of philosophy are welcome to apply. However, candidates that at least partly specialize in the philosophy of artificial intelligence (broadly construed, including the ethics of artificial intelligence), or closely aligned areas of research, will be given special priority this year.

Applicants should email a one-page cover letter, a CV and an article-length writing sample to Peter Hawke ([email protected]) with subject line "Postdoctoral Fellowship Application". The deadline for applications is midnight (HK time) on 12 September 2024.  Note that shortlisting will occur within two weeks of the application deadline and only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the outcome. Shortlisted candidates will additionally be asked to submit two letters of reference and a two-page research proposal within one week after being notified. Interviews will be conducted soon afterwards, with nominations finalized at the beginning of October and final fellowship results announced in April 2025.

Feel free to email Peter Hawke ([email protected]) with any questions or for further information.

About Philosophy at Lingnan: The Department of Philosophy at Lingnan University is one of the best in Asia. It has particular research strengths in aesthetics, ethics, philosophy of science, Chinese philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophical logic, and metaphysics. Department members publish in leading journals in the field, such as Analysis, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Ethics, Journal of Philosophy, Journal of Philosophical Logic, Mind, Noûs, Philosophers’ Imprint, Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophy of Science, etc.