4 year fully funded postdoc in Logic - Institute for Logic, Language & Computation (ILLC) (EXPIRED)

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) is looking for an exceptional postdoctoral researcher in the area of Logic within the project  'The Logic of Conceivability [LoC]. Modelling Rational Imagination With Non-Normal Modal Logics'. This is a 5-year project (2017-2021) funded with 2.000.000 Euros by the European Research Council, and led by Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Franz Berto, Chair at the Department of Philosophy.

The postdoctoral researcher will work within the subproject 'Foundations of the LoC', lasting for the first four years of the project (2017-2020), and will be employed full-time. This subproject will lay the logical and conceptual foundations for the theory to be developed and applied within the other subprojects.

The candidate will have a PhD in the area of Logic, obtained on 1 January 2007 or later, and expertise in Analytic Philosophy, preferably Metaphysics, Epistemology, and/or Philosophy of Mind.

The candidate will have contributions in excellent international peer-reviewed journals, testifying a strong research profile and the capacity to publish regularly at high level in Logic.

The deadline for applying is 2 October 2016. The preferred starting date is 1 January 2017, but short delays can be negotiated in case of need. 

All the information on the application procedure, including the link to apply, can be found here:

http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies/item/16-420-postdoctoral-researcher-in-logic.html?m

For more information on the LoC research project, please contact: Prof. Franz Berto, Principal Investigator.