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PhD Candidate in Political Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø

Job category Graduate fellowship / Fixed term
AOS Political philosophy
AOS categories Social and Political Philosophy
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number 2016/8092
Location Breivika, Troms, Norway
Job description

One PhD Candidate position in political philosophy is available at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The position is affiliated with the research group in political philosophy: Pluralism, Democracy and Justice (www.uit.no/pdj).

 The appointment is a fixed term position for a period of three years.

 The position’s field of research/research project (and other duties)

The PhD position is a part of the research project Globalizing Minority Rights: Cosmopolitanism, Global Institutions, and Cultural Justice (2016-2020) (www.uit.no/research/gmr) (financed by the Norwegian Research Council), and will be placed within the research group in political philosophy Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice. The more specified PhD project should relate to one or more of the following themes:

 1)      Conceptual issues relevant for the understanding of a particular type or types of minorities and/or minority rights in global contexts.

2)      Normative issues relevant for the justification of minority right(s), and/or the role of different actor(s) in global contexts.

3)      Issues relating to the implementation of a particular type or types of minority protections in global contexts.

We are especially interested in projects that discuss the above issue(s) in relation to 1) minorities in the developing world, 2) indigenous peoples, or 3) refugees, although we also welcome projects with other focuses within the thematic issues above.

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/130...
Hard deadline December 18, 2016, 6:59pm CET
Contact
Web address for more information https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/130...
Contact name Kjersti Fjortoft
Contact email
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Time created November 17, 2016, 8:25am UTC
Scheduled expiry date December 18, 2016, 6:59pm CET
Expired on December 19, 2016, 7:46pm CET
Last updated February 20, 2017, 3:00pm UTC
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