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Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Salzburg

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Ethics or Political Philosophy or Applied Ethics
AOS categories Applied Ethics
Ethics
Social and Political Philosophy
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Location Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Start date September 2023
Job description

The Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Salzburg seeks applications for a three-year (36 months) postdoc. The post is made available through the FWF funded project ‘The Source View on the Right to Privacy’ (P 36226-G) starting in September 2023. The project members are Dr Leonhard Menges (PI), the postdoc, and a to-be-hired PhD student. The main focus of the project is the right to privacy. The relevant AOS is ethics (broadly construed) or political philosophy. The annual salary is € 56,861 as detailed in the “Kollektivvertrag für die ArbeitnehmerInnen der Universitäten”. The starting date is 1 September 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter).

The main tasks of the appointee will be research on the themes of the project (or closely related areas) and the organization of workshops (together with the other project members). The appointee will also have the opportunity to teach.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in philosophy when the postdoc starts and a strong research record commensurate with career stage. Knowledge of German is not required. We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups to apply.

The appointee will join a vibrant philosophy community of permanent members of staff as well as postdocs, Ph.D. students and visiting scholars. There is a regular colloquium with international speakers as well as various other activities such as workshops, conferences, and reading groups. The project members will closely collaborate with the Salzburg Responsibility Group (https://responsibilitysalzburg.plus.ac.at/).

Applications should be in English or German, should be sent to hannahDOTzenzATplusDOTacDOTat and should include a cover letter addressing the academic background and research interests, a writing sample (of max 10,000 words), a CV (including a list of publications), and a research statement (of max. 2 pages). Reference letters may be required at a later stage. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2023. Interviews will be held in March 2023.

How to apply
Application type Email
Email to apply
Hard deadline January 31, 2023, 11:59pm CET
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Contact name Leonhard Menges
Contact email
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Time created December 15, 2022, 10:17pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date January 31, 2023, 11:59pm CET
Expired on February 2, 2023, 12:46am CET
Last updated April 3, 2023, 3:00pm UTC
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