Doctoral Studentship in Practical Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Lund University invites applications for a doctoral studentship in practical philosophy, at the Department of Philosophy, with a starting date of 1 September 2012.

The department consists of three units: Practical Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy and Cognitive Science. The units are to a large extent autonomous when it comes to research and teaching profiles. A common ambition for the department’s researchers is to contribute to the international development of their fields, by publishing articles in peer-reviewed international journals of high quality, by publishing books with international publishers, and by co-operating with researchers at other departments in Sweden and abroad.

Research profile in Practical Philosophy: Main areas in which the unit conducts research are value theory, including formal axiology, reasons and normativity, practical rationality, decision theory, quality of life, concepts of desert, rights, and equality, social ontology, group action and shared responsibility, neo-Kantian ethics and virtue ethics. See the department's website www.fil.lu.se for more detailed information about research, external evaluation reports and self-evaluations.

For information about the announced position, please contact Professor Wlodek Rabinowicz, tel. 046-2227595

For the official text of the announcement at the website of the Faculty of Humanities and Theology, see: http://www.ht.lu.se/o.o.i.s/11295

For information on general terms of employment, regulations etc., please contact Senior Administrative Officer Jesper Olsson, Office of the Faculties of Humanities and Theology, tel. 046-222 83 15.

The regulations for research studies at the Faculties are available (in Swedish) at http://www.ht.lu.se/doktorand/styrdokument-och-regelverk-foerforskarutbildning 

Telephone numbers and email addresses are available on the University’s website, http://www.lu.se.

Eligibility
A person has basic eligibility for research (third-cycle) studies if he or she either

1. has taken a second-cycle qualification
2. has completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second cycle, or
3. has acquired essentially corresponding knowledge in Sweden or abroad.

Special eligibility for research studies in practical philosophy has a person who has completed course requirements in practical philosophy, or a corresponding subject, of 120 higher education credits, including a paper in practical philosophy corresponding to at least 15 higher education credits at second cycle. The requirement of special eligibility is also satisfied by an applicant who has acquired essentially corresponding knowledge in Sweden or abroad. 

Transitional provision: A person who fulfils the requirements for basic and special eligibility for admission to research studies before 1 July 2007 will also be considered to have basic and special eligibility for admission to research studies after that date. 

Selection
The selection process will primarily take into account the applicants’ ability to benefit from research studies. Before submitting an application, all candidates should discuss a potential research project with the subject representative or equivalent in the relevant subject.

Application
The application must be submitted on the form that is available at
http://www.ht.lu.se/doktorand/ansoekan-och-antagning 

The application must include:

• records of first- and second-cycle studies (transcripts of courses and grades)
• first- and second-cycle theses/degree projects
• a list of other relevant administrative and educational qualifications
• scholarly journal articles, reports or papers of relevance for the subject
• where applicable, documented skills in a language of relevance for the research studies
• project proposal (1500 words max. excluding references)

Applicants who have already been admitted to doctoral studies in practical philosophy must also submit an up-to-date individual study plan.

Only the application form in the original, and no other documents, is to be sent to Registrator, Kansli HT, Box 117, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.

A copy of the application form and all documents referred to in the application are to be sent to the Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Kungshuset, Lundagård, 222 22 Lund, Sweden.

The application, including attachments, must arrive by Thursday, 1 March 2012. The subject and relevant registration number (Ref No 2012/44) must be clearly indicated in the appropriate places. Applications are filed for two years, in accordance with the Swedish National Archives regulations.