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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (EXPIRED)

Division of Law and Philosophy, University of Stirling

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Epistemology or Metaphysics
AOS categories Epistemology
Metaphysics
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 2
Location Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Start date 1st March 2017
Job description

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling is offering two full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Philosophy. The Fellows will work in collaboration with Prof. Crispin Wright (Principal investigator), together with others of the Stirling philosophers and an international network of associated researchers, on a John Templeton Foundation-funded research project entitled ‘Knowledge Beyond Natural Science’. The project will involve a two-stream, interactive investigation of philosophical problems presented by knowledge a priori and ordinary psychological self-knowledge, and of certain analogies between them. Four dedicated full fees and maintenance PhD studentships will also be associated with the project.

The posts are offered as full-time appointments for 33 months to start on March 1 2017.  

Further details of all aspects of the planned project and posts can be obtained from: Prof. Crispin Wright, email: [email protected] , or Prof. Peter Sullivan, email: [email protected] , telephone +44 (0)1786 467558. 

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
In addition to a covering letter and CV, you should upload as part of your application: A brief description (not more than 1000 words) of your planned individual research, indicating how it will contribute to the project’s agenda. A sample of your recent written work, perhaps one full length journal article or two shorter papers. You should at the same time ask two referees to submit references in support of your application by email before the closing date to: [email protected]
Web address to apply http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/jobs/list/
Hard deadline July 18, 2016, 7:59pm BST
Contact
Web address for more information http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/jobs/list/
Contact name Philip Ebert
Contact email
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Scheduled expiry date July 18, 2016, 7:59pm BST
Expired on July 19, 2016, 7:59pm BST
Last updated September 17, 2016, 3:00pm UTC
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