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4 Doctoral Candidate Positions in Philosophy of Science (EXPIRED)

Leibniz Universität Hannover + Universität Bielefeld

Job category Graduate fellowship / Fixed term
AOS philosophy of science, broadly construed to include also ethics and political philosophy of science
AOS categories Philosophy of Science
Applied Ethics
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 4
Location Hannover or Bielefeld, Germany
Start date October 1st, 2015
Job description

Leibniz Universität Hannover and Universität Bielefeld jointly seek to fill

Four Doctoral Candidate Positions (65% TV-L 13)

starting October 1st, 2015, within the Graduiertenkolleg (research training group) GRK 2073 “Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research”.

Initial appointment will be for two years. Given successful participation in the qualification program and progress on the PhD project, the position is renewable for one more year. The positions will be filled as 65% Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter positions on salary scale TV-L 13. Two of the positions are expected to be located at Leibniz Universität Hannover and the other two at Universität Bielefeld.

GRK 2073 “Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research” is a research training group that is established as a joint project by Leibniz Universität Hannover and Universität Bielefeld. Its is funded by the DFG, the German national funding agency. Its research program aims at bridging the gap between theory and practice in philosophy of science in two ways: firstly, it examines new connections between theoretical philosophy of science (epistemology, metaphysics) and practical philosophy of science (ethics of science, political philosophy of science); secondly, it analyses relevant links between the cognitive dimension of the sciences (theories, hypotheses, discourses, models) and the material culture of the sciences (objects, equipment, experiments, practices). The working language of GRK 2073 is English.

Applicants must be fluent in English and should be able to demonstrate an interest in philosophy of science (broadly construed to include also ethics and political philosophy of science). They should hold a pertinent university degree (typically an MA degree in Philosophy or HPS) and must be eligible to enroll as PhD students in Philosophy at Leibniz Universität Hannover or Universität Bielfeld. They need to specify a dissertation project that fits the aims of the research program of GRK 2073 as described above.

The obligations of each holder of one of the advertised positions will be to conduct research on a dissertation project that contributes to the research program of GRK 2073 and to participate in the training activities that are specified by the qualification program. Holders of the positions must enroll as PhD students in philosophy at Leibniz Universität Hannover or Universität Bielefeld. It is expected that they take residence in the region of their respective campus.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to [email protected] and must be received by August 7th, 2015. Please consult our application guide for further information on how to apply (as well as on the research training group and the positions offered): http://tiny.cc/GRKPhD

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Torsten Wilholt ([email protected]).

Leibniz Universität Hannover and Universität Bielefeld both aim to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. 

The German version of this job ad can be consulted at http://uni-bielefeld.de/philosophie/abteilung/stellenausschreibungen.html.

How to apply
Application type Email
Instructions
Please consult our application guide at http://tiny.cc/GRKPhD
Web address to apply http://tiny.cc/GRKPhD
Email to apply
Hard deadline August 7, 2015, 7:59pm CET
Contact
Contact name Torsten Wilholt
Contact email
Bookkeeping
Time created July 16, 2015, 11:03am UTC
Scheduled expiry date August 7, 2015, 7:59pm CET
Expired on August 8, 2015, 7:59pm CET
Last updated October 7, 2015, 3:00pm UTC
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