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About the role. UCL is looking to appoint an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Political Philosophy, for a fixed term of 12 months.

The annual salary is £42,099–£50,585 (including London Allowance).

The successful candidate will be expected primarily to provide teaching, supervision, and associated administrative duties. The modules expected to be taught are:

• Ethics and Society, for second-year undergraduates
• Why Democracy? for second-year undergraduates
• Research Preparation, for MA students

and one of the following, for third year undergraduates (at the choice of the applicant):

• Metaethics; Philosophy of Altruism; Philosophy & Ethics of Climate Change; Introduction to Kant's Philosophy; Marxism; Post-Kantian Continental Philosophy

We expect to hold interviews in late May/early June.

About you. You will: hold (or be soon to be awarded) a PhD in Philosophy; provide evidence of specialism in Political Philosophy; and have experience in teaching, researching or similar employment in higher education.

As London’s Global University, we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds are typically underrepresented in philosophy.

About us. This is a joint appointment by UCL's departments of Philosophy and EISPS.

The Department of Philosophy is widely considered to be one of the leading philosophy departments in the UK. In the 2021 REF, 60% of our overall profile received the top grade (4*), the highest of any UK philosophy department. We offer several degree programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The Department of European and International Social and Political Studies (EISPS) offers three highly selective and challenging four-year programmes, that allow our students to experience the best of UCL arts, humanities and social sciences, and prepare them for international careers. The programmes combine specialisation in a humanity or social science with a broad base in European or international history, law, politics and philosophy as well as fluency in a foreign language.

Further details can be found on the application website.

Position: PhD student

Duration: 48 months

Number of positions: 1

Disciplines: Philosophy, Psychology, Cognitive Science

Location: Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Start date: 01.10.2024

The PhD student's task is to prepare a dissertation related to the topic of the research project "Ontology of Multisensory Unification".

In particular, relevant topics include multimodal perception, spatial and temporal perception, perceptual organization, non-visual modalities, and interoception.  

For the details regarding the project and the scholarship  see: https://human.phd.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/dla-kandydatow/rekrutacja-tryb-specjalny

See here for works demonstrating how the Principal Investigator approaches problems in the philosophy of perception: https://philpeople.org/profiles/blazej-skrzypulec-2

Application should be made online through the JU Doctoral School of Humanities.

For the details of the recruitment process, required documents, and access to online application system see: https://irk.uj.edu.pl/en-gb/offer/SD_PC_24/programme/n.huma_filo_skrzypulec_kwi/

Applications deadline: 22.05.2024.

Requirements:

- Master Degree (MSc) in Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Psychology or related fields

- Interest in analytic philosophy of mind and perception

- Fluency in English

For inquiries please contact PI Błażej Skrzypulec ([email protected]).

You will be employed as a junior research fellow with student status at the University of Tartu Department of Philosophy.

• https://filsem.ut.ee/en/content/department-philosophy

This makes you eligible for mobility grants as a student, but as a junior research fellow, you will receive the salary of a junior research fellow. This salary is pegged to the minimum salary for junior research fellows at the University of Tartu, which is itself tied to the average Estonian salary -- and therefore automatically goes up with inflation. In 2023, the minimum salary for a junior researcher is 1720 euros per month. Your contract is performance-based. During the first 4 months of your postion, you will write a research plan for the 4 years of your position, along with milestones to be met each year. Your contract will be continued for each year, provided you reach the planned milestone by the planned time. The curriculum for the PhD at the University of Tartu includes professional development courses and courses that develop transferable skills i.e. that have application beyond a purely academic career. But the vast majority of the curriculum will be dedicated to your research.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a Master's degree. Although most of our PhD students have a Master's degree in Philosophy, several do not. Those who don't, typically pursue a PhD research project that is transdisciplinary (and are co-supervised accordingly).
• Applicants must have good proficiency in spoken and written English (proof of this will be required from non-native speakers).

Applying

Applicants will be asked to submit the following:

• Doctoral thesis project (3–5 pages + references): this should state the research question(s) to be addressed; contextualize the research question(s) in the relevant literature as it currently stands; describe the strategy for answering your research question(s); present a workplan for how this will be accomplished within the timeframe of the position.
• CV
• Writing sample (of roughly the length of a typical paper in philosophy).

Information on how to submit these documents is here: https://estonia.dreamapply.com/en_GB/courses/course/212-phd-humanities-specialisation-philosophy. The deadline for submissions is 15th May.

Queen’s University Belfast

Lecturer in Philosophy

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP)

Ref: 24/111798

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £41,331 - £57,141 per annum

The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to recruit a talented Lecturer in Philosophy. 

Philosophy at Queen’s University Belfast is a small but dynamic and pluralist unit located within the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Politics, with research strengths in ethics, history of philosophy, and epistemology. It is seeking to appoint a lecturer to drive the further growth of the unit. The area of specialisation is one or more of: Metaphysics (including social metaphysics); Epistemology (including social epistemology); Philosophy of science; Philosophy of language (including social and political philosophy of language); Logic; Philosophy of mind. The person appointed will be expected to play an active role in the School’s research and teaching activities, and to work closely with colleagues from across the School in building its externally facing profile (including building and sustaining international collaborations).

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Have a PhD or equivalent in philosophy.
• A proven record of high-quality research in philosophy and of the ability to produce philosophy publications of an international standard commensurate with career stage.
• Demonstrable evidence of high-quality teaching in philosophy
• Ability to teach introductory logic.
• Evident skills in, and commitment to, developing student learning and the quality of the student experience.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit our website.

Key Dates

Closing Date: 07/05/2024

Anticipated Interview Date: 06/06/2024 and 07/06/2024

Further Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Jeremy Watkins [email protected]

Information about the school can be found at: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Further information on our attractive package can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QueensGenderInitiative/ and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, in association with Magdalen College, wishes to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy of Language to cover the teaching and other duties of a permanent postholder during a period of externally funded research leave. This post is for a fixed term up to 31 August 2027, starting 1 September 2024.

The person appointed will be expected to be able to deliver lectures in Philosophy of Language to undergraduates, to provide graduate teaching (classes or supervision) to Master’s students, and to provide an average of 8 contact hours per week during term-time of undergraduate tutorial teaching for Magdalen College. In addition, the appointed person will conduct research in Philosophy, and will undertake administration for the Faculty and the College including, but not limited to, participating in the annual admissions exercises and acting as assessor for undergraduate and graduate examinations.

For the College, the successful candidate must be able to provide tutorials (or classes, as appropriate) at an advanced undergraduate level both in the Philosophy of Language and in Ethics, and at an introductory undergraduate level both in Mill’s Utilitarianism and in General Philosophy.

The successful candidate should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil in Philosophy, or a closely related discipline, or at least have submitted a completed doctoral dissertation for examination by the closing date for applications to this post.

Candidates must have an outstanding research record appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of, or evidence of potential for producing, significant research in the area of Philosophy of Language. They must provide evidence of the ability to provide excellent teaching and must have the ability and willingness to assume pastoral responsibilities associated with undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to act as an assessor at graduate and undergraduate level.

Applications must be made online via the Oxford University jobs website (vacancy ID: 172141) where further particulars for the post are available. Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their online application. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please access the link below.

The deadline for all applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 7 May 2024. Candidates should ask their referees to submit reference letters directly to [email protected] no later than this date.

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.

** Cover letter required for all positions and optional for facilities, campus services, and hospitality positions unless otherwise specified.

Job Description Summary

The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University seeks a visionary, collaborative, and committed scholar to be the Senior Research Scholar for the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a nationwide initiative to equip U.S. colleges and universities to educate character and assess the impact of those efforts. The Senior Research Scholar will work closely with the Director of the Educating Character Initiative to develop and execute the evaluation, assessment, and research strategy for the ECI; manage research integration and evaluation across the various functions of ECI; design and coordinate cross-institutional research among ECI community members; and evaluate the short-term and longitudinal impact of the ECI on educating character in undergraduate institutions. The Senior Research Scholar will also design, execute, and publish empirical studies and reports; provide workshops and presentations to support scholars and practitioners; and offer individual assessment consultations to members of the ECI community. The Senior Research Scholar will supervise one Research Coordinator, two Research Fellows, and any research consultants, postdoctoral fellows, or student research assistants who join the effort. In the process, the Senior Research Scholar will work collaboratively with the ECI Director and Senior Scholar of Character in grantee and community stewardship and nurture a positive and productive team culture in ECI and the broader Program for Leadership and Character by working collaboratively, efficiently, and effectively towards common goals, missions, and visions. Given the scope of the role and the scale of the ECI’s efforts, the position offers a unique and exciting opportunity for a scholar to advance a robust scholarly agenda related to leadership and character development and assessment, contribute new ideas and evidence to the growing field of character education, and extend the impact of a major new initiative to promote character education within U.S. colleges and universities.
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We welcome applications from scholars with expertise in the empirical assessment of character, moral education, moral personality, or related topics who have strong methodological experience assessing interventions or evaluating programs. Evidence of mixed-methods (i.e., quantitative and qualitative) empirical research skills is required. Evidence of experience managing research teams, consulting with others to develop research and assessment plans, and coordinating research grants is preferred. Candidates who wish to work remotely will be considered.

To apply, please provide 1) a cover letter detailing your relevant expertise and interest in the position, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a one-page statement describing your approach to empirical research and assessment; 4) a scholarly writing sample or published article; and 5) a list of at least three professional references, including at least one current or former supervisor. Applications submitted by April 22, 2024, will receive priority consideration.

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. Located in Winston-Salem, NC (“The City of Arts and Innovation”), the University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto Pro Humanitate (for humanity), which encourages students to develop the qualities of human character needed to serve humanity. With the aim to educate the whole person, the University has established an innovative Program for Leadership and Character that plans creative, liberal arts-based programming to help students develop the virtues of character needed to lead in an increasingly complex world. The Program is based on cutting-edge academic research on leadership and character, including research conducted by Wake Forest faculty who are leading experts on the study of character. Since 2020, faculty and staff affiliated with the Program have published 130 publications and made 200 presentations related to leadership and character. The Program has received a $30 million grant to support a national community of colleges and universities through the Educating Character Initiative. For quick facts about the University, see http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html. For more on the Program for Leadership and Character, see https://leadershipandcharacter.wfu.edu/. For more on the ECI, see https://leadershipandcharacter.wfu.edu/eci/ .

PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2024

For additional information, please contact Dr. Beth Purvis at [email protected].

Job Description

Essential Functions: 

• Lead the development and refinement of a strategic research framework and implementation plans for the ECI in collaboration with the ECI Director and Senior Scholar of Character.
• Lead all research, measurement, and evaluation at the ECI, including evaluation of the ECI’s effectiveness in stewardship, grant making, community development, and programming as well as cross-institutional research to assess the impact of character education within and across undergraduate institutions.
• Supervise, mentor, and support the work of two ECI Research Fellows and the ECI Research Coordinator, as well as any research consultants, postdoctoral fellows, or student research assistants who join the effort.
• Develop a clear project management timeline with measurable outputs and clear outcomes.
• Organize and facilitate workshops and webinars on research and assessment strategies, scales, and practices to support ECI community members, in collaboration with the ECI Director and Senior Scholar of Character.
• Assist with the evaluation of grant applications and provide guidance, feedback, and direction to applicants on their research and assessment plans.
• Provide individualized consultations and guidance to help them develop their research and assessment plans.
• Prepare research reports and manuscripts for publication and lead the dissemination of research findings in the form of journal articles, popular press publications, and seminar and conference presentations.
• Work collaboratively with the research team of the Program for Leadership and Character and ECI community members to source, share, and develop a resource-base and evidence-base for programming and assessment strategies, scales, and tools.
• Assist with the organizations of conferences and convenings to support research and assessment efforts, advance the field of character education, and bring together scholars and practitioners to share their needs and approaches in educating character in undergraduate institutions.

• Apply for and manage research grants to carry out additional research studies for the ECI and ECI community and/or to extend the duration and impact of ongoing studies as appropriate.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• PhD. in a social science discipline (including but not limited to psychology, education, human development, or sociology), and 3 years of experience with research, assessment, and/or program evaluation, or the equivalent level of education and experience.
• Expertise in empirical research and assessment, preferably related to character, character education, moral education, moral personality, or related topics.

• Strong and demonstrated quantitative and qualitative research skills and a track record of academic publication.
• Expertise in mixed-method research design, assessment planning, and data analysis.
• Exceptional written, oral, and visual communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills, with accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Familiarity with institutional review board (IRB) policies and procedures.
• Ability to use qualitative analysis software (e.g., NVivo) and statistical software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, STATA, or R) to analyze and report data.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environments.

• At least 1 year of experience managing team members.
• Experience planning and managing complex projects and budgets.
• Experience leading research projects and engaging diverse stakeholders.

• Ability to work collaboratively with people across multiple institutions, disciplines, and skill sets.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, including the ability to juggle competing demands, work efficiently, and deliver high quality work while adhering to deadlines.
• Commitment to supporting the ethical and intellectual development of students. 
• Good character, sound judgment, and a strong work ethic. 
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Design, manage, and coordinate multiple research studies simultaneously.
  • Develop and advance an ambitious research agenda.
  • Publish rigorous academic research in respected journals and publications. 
  • Initiate projects and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Collaborate with program staff, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants to successfully conduct, analyze, and disseminate co-authored research. 
  • Collect, analyze, and manage complex datasets. 
  • Develop short- and long-term research and assessment goals.
  • Set priorities and effectively manage time and resources. 
  • Exercise discretion and keep sensitive information confidential.
  • Positively influence colleagues and develop collaborative relationships with a wide range of people. 

• Willingness to learn more about leadership and character development and apply that knowledge to inform program design, implementation, and assessment.  
• Knowledge and understanding of academic cultures, rules, and regulations.
• Openness to feedback and a commitment to personal and professional growth. 
• Ability to represent the Program and University in a professional manner. 

• Ability to work occasional weekend or evening hours as needed.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong capacity for strategic and systems thinking.
• Strong interest in designing strategic frameworks and integrating work teams.
• High levels of initiative and demonstrated ability to solve problems creatively.

Accountabilities: 

• Reports to the ECI Director.
• Responsible for own work. 
• Supervisory responsibilities.

The Philosophy Department at Southampton has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. We were ranked 6th in REF2021 by overall GPA and 1st equal for impact beyond the academy. We are based within the School of Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and have close interdisciplinary links with other members of the School and the wider University. Our research covers a very wide range of the subject, and includes developing interests in philosophical questions around artificial intelligence and sustainability.

The role 

We seek to appoint a Lecturer in Philosophy, with research interests in philosophical issues raised by artificial intelligence and/or sustainability, the environment and climate change. The position is available from August 2024, on a permanent basis.

About you 

You will have a record of high-quality published research in Philosophy, commensurate with career stage. You  will be enthusiastic and flexible in contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and will be keen to participate fully in the academic activities of a lively and committed department which prizes collegiality very highly. You will also be interested in seeking opportunities to develop the impact of your research beyond the academy, and experience of such work may be an advantage. 

Whilst this post is offered on a full-time permanent basis, hours are not a barrier, and we are interested in individuals wishing to work 0.6 FTE and above. 

Please include a sample of written work in your application. Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Head of Philosophy, Prof. Jonathan Way ([email protected]).

Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for the position of

Professor (W3) of Practical Philosophy with an emphasis on Political and Legal Philosophy

in the Institute of Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy and History. This civil servant or public employee positionwill start as soon as possible.

We are looking for a candidate with an excellent and internationally visible research record. The successfulcandidate is expected to cover the field of Practical Philosophy in teaching as well as to engage atively in intitiatingand participating in third-party funded projects. In particular, participation in the research initiative ConTrust will bewelcome (for further information see https://contrust.uni-frankfurt.de/). The Institute of Philosophy aims to reorganiseits personnel structure and invites the successful candidate to take part in the process.

Candidates are required to have a doctorate in philosophy and a research output equivalent to a German habilitation(usually a second monograph after the PhD-thesis).

The formal hiring requirements are defined in sections 67, and 68 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (HessischesHochschulgesetz).

Goethe University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. In particular, we arewelcoming applications by qualified women, and people with a migrant background. At Goethe University, a specialemphasis is placed on creating and sustaining a family-friendly work and research environment. Where applicantsare otherwise equally qualified, preference is given to candidates with disabilities or equivalent. The same applies towomen in fields in which they are under-represented.

To apply, please send a CV, a list of publications, an overview of your research and teaching activities as well astranscripts and a selection of recent course evaluations online at https://berufungsportal.uni-frankfurt.de/ by April 30, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Alexandra Zinke at [email protected]. Further information about the appointment process, the legal framework and data protection: www.professorship-vacancies.uni-frankfurt.de.

– Project SENSOR
A range of new interventions targetting our sensory experiences will soon become commonplace in our society: Virtual and augmented reality, scientific sensory tools, sensory prosthetics, stroboscopic stimulation, psychedelic substances, and so on. In this project, we will study these interventions to develop a better philosophical understanding of the sensory experiences these new interventions provide, but also of ordinary sensory experiences. We aim to fully understand the wide range of perceptual and epistemic benefits that these technologies may offer and the related dangers that they may pose. Project SENSOR will achieve this goal by examining three foundational issues in the philosophy of perception of sensory engineering: the nature of (1) illusion and hallucination, (2) direct and indirect perception, and (3) perceptual knowledge and epistemic risks in cases of sensory engineering. 

The SENSOR consortium has been funded by a joint DFG/AHRC-grant and brings together a team from the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow (Derek Brown, Jack Lyons, Fiona Macpherson) with researchers from the Centre for Philosophy and AI Research, FAU Erlangen (Sascha Benjamin Fink + this advertised position). Several joint meetings and coordinated events of these groups are planned.

– Research Environment 
The Centre for Philosophy and AI Research (PAIR) was founded in 2022 with support from a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Vincent C. Müller at the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU, est. 1743). In addition to the AvH Foundation, PAIR is funded by the University, and 3rd party research funding. Our vision is to help set the agenda in the philosophy and ethics of AI, through publications, events, structures, and visible activities. This research will generate intellectual progress that can have a deep impact towards a better society. Our work involves excellent people with a background in philosophy, cognitive sciences, neurosciences, social sciences and computer sciences. We offer an international, stimulating, supportive and pleasant research environment – situated in a lively and modern workplace in the centre of beautiful Erlangen. The working language at PAIR is English.

PAIR currently has 13 members: The director (Vincent C. Müller), a director of research (Sascha Benjamin Fink), 4 post-doc research fellows, 4 PhD students, 2 post-docs associated with funded projects (BMBF-PsychedELSI and DFG-PhiMiSci), 1 admin, visiting fellows, and affiliated FAU faculty. 

For more information, visit https://www.pair.fau.eu

Beyond PAIR, the postdoc will cooperate with the SENSOR group in Glasgow during regular meetings.

– Tasks
The major focus of this position (75%) will be research on the topics of project SENSOR (see link below). What matters to us is your contribution to intellectual progress in SENSOR-related research, plus contributions to the team overall. Academic excellence is assumed, as are teamwork, an international outlook, and fluent English. 

A minor part (25%) will be helping Sascha Benjamin Fink with managerial tasks, e.g. organising project SENSOR, coordinating with the Glasgow team and DFG, organising workshops and conferences, and supporting Fink's work at PAIR. As most administration works in German, proficiency in German is considered a plus, but is not mandatory.

There are no teaching duties associated with this position. The post-doc is expected to be mostly working on-site at PAIR in Erlangen.

– Benefits 
Salary at level TV-L E13, full-time (currently ca. €50-73000/year, before tax, depending on experience). The employment includes social security benefits, health insurance (1/2 employer, 1/2 employee), pension, sick pay, etc. There is funding for travel to conferences and for the organisation of events.

Starting date: 01.08.2024 (negotiable)

The appointment is initially for 33 months. Employment beyond that will depend on the funding situation by then. Part-time employment is a possibility if needed to allow family-care. 

Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer.

– Requirements
PhD in a relevant field, ideally by the time of appointment. A track record of work in the philosophy of perception, philosophy of psychedelics, epistemic risks or philosophy of AI is desirable.

We do not require that applicants already have a visa & work permit for the EU/Germany.

– Procedure
Applications via e-mail to [email protected], with subject line "SENSOR", with a single PDF that includes:
• A motivation letter (max. 2 pages) 

• CV (with publications, if applicable)

• Writing sample of what the candidate considers their best work

• Contact information for 2 references

Informal but targeted inquiries about this post to Sascha Benjamin Fink: [email protected]

Teaching and Research Assistant (akademische*r Rätin*Rat)

Department of Philosophy 24/E10B
University of Greifswald, 19 March 2024 | deadline: 24 May 2024

At the University of Greifswald's Department of Philosophy, Chair of Practical Philosophy, in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, there is a job vacancy expected to be available from 1 September 2024, subject to budgetary regulations, for a full-time

Teaching and Research Assistant (akademische*r Rätin*Rat).

The position on offer is permanent and suitable for part-time employment.

The post has been rated with pay grade A13. If the successful candidate is able to fulfil the requirements pursuant to civil service law, the University will employ them as a civil servant in higher service (zweites Einstiegsamt der Laufbahngruppe 2) with a specialisation in research. Otherwise, they shall be employed as a public employee in accordance with pay group 13 TV-L Wissenschaft.

Job Description:

Academic tasks mainly in the field of teaching according to the state regulations LVVO M-V (currently planned: 14 weekly teaching hours during the lecture periods)

-- Teaching obligations in the field of philosophy with a focus on the history of philosophy
-- Assisting with examinations
-- Supervision of students
-- Participation in the coordination of teaching

Job requirements:

Advanced university degree (Erstes Staatsexamen, Master's or equivalent) in philosophy. This civil service post will only be conferred if the successful candidate is qualified to serve as a civil servant in higher service, performing academic duties. If they are unable to provide the required professional qualifications for higher service, an advanced university degree (Erstes Staatsexamen, Master's or equivalent in philosophy) and at least two years and six months of full-time employment in a relevant field can also be recognised as equivalent professional qualification. The details are defined in § 14(4) Landesbeamtengesetz - LBG M-V (State Civil Service Act) and § 12 Allgemeine Laufbahnverordnung - ALVO M-V (General Career Path Ordinance for Civil Servants).

Further knowledge and skills that will play an important role in the filling of this post in higher civil service are:

-- Doctorate in philosophy
-- Experience in academic teaching and holding examinations in the field of philosophy and/or the history of philosophy
-- Broad and solid knowledge of the fields, positions and methods of philosophy with a focus onthe history of philosophy
-- Good German and English language skills (with the ability to teach in at least one of the
languages from the start of employment and in both languages from the third semester at the latest)

Desirable:

-- Experience in supervising and advising students
-- Expertise in the field of ancient philosophy
-- Research skills, documented by relevant publications
-- Interest in further development of professional and teaching skills
-- Cooperative attitude and social skills
-- Experience in academic self-governance

The position is open to all persons, irrespective of gender.Due to the underrepresentation of women in equivalent positions at the university, applications from women are particularly welcome and will be treated with priority if they have the same qualifications and as long as there are no clear reasons which make a fellow applicant more suitable. Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference. In accordance with § 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request.

Please only submit copies of your application documents as they cannot be returned. Unfortunately, the application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Please note that by submitting your application, you provide your consent pursuant to data
protection law for our processing of your application data. Further information about the legal bases and the use of your data can be found here:
https://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/university/information/jobs/current-vacancies/hinweise-zum-datenschutz/information-about-data-protection/
Public employees who have applied for the post are asked to agree to the inspection of their staff records.

Applications comprising all usual documents (cover letter, CV with list of publications, copies of certificates, results of teaching evaluations) should be sent with reference to the job advertisement number 24/E10B by 24 May 2024, in electronic form (one PDF file) by email, to

Universität Greifswald
Institut für Philosophie
Prof. Dr. Micha Werner
Baderstr. 6/7
17489 Greifswald/Germany
[email protected]

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Epistemology

The position:

The successful candidate has a research focus in Epistemology. They should have an excellent research track record with publications in internationally leading journals. She/he/they will contribute to the research of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Knowledge in Crisis”. In addition, the successful candidate represents the philosophy of science in teaching across all curriculum levels.

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Proven leadership qualities
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University

The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer:

• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
• a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
• comprehensive relocation support

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time. 

The primary responsibility of doctoral students is to complete their PhD-thesis during their employment at Linköping University under supervision by senior faculty members. 

PhD students will be required to take a number of taught courses (for a total 60 credits). These courses serve to deepen the students’ specialized expertise and strengthen their philosophical competence overall. It is expected that approximately two-thirds of these courses will be taken outside the students’ area of specialization. The language of instruction of these courses will be typically English.

Doctoral students are also expected to contribute to the Philosophy Division’s research environment. They will actively participate in the division’s research seminars and relevant research activities. Additional duties may include teaching, course design, and other teaching-related tasks. The holder of the position is expected to be present at the division on a day-to-day basis

You have graduated at MA level or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses (see below for more details). Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

Applicants from Sweden must have completed course requirements worth at least 240 credits (hp), of which at least 60 credits must be at second-cycle (masters/magister) level. International applicants must demonstrate having completed studies of equivalent quality and quantity. As an additional discipline-specific requirement, applicants must have completed courses amounting to 30 credits on second-cycle level in philosophy, practical philosophy, applied ethics, or theoretical philosophy, including a degree project of at least 15 credits. International students must demonstrate having completed studies in philosophy of equivalent quality and quantity.

For this position, priority will be given to applicants whose planned doctoral projects align with the Division’s focal areas in theoretical philosophy, which currently are philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, epistemology, metaphysics, and phenomenology. Research plans that connect with the specialization of one or more of the Division’s faculty members will be given preference.

The selection of candidates will be based on the above requirements and specifications using the material submitted by the applicants. Of crucial significance is a well-developed research plan that details the applicant’s research objectives and outlines how the applicant intends to carry out their research (e.g., methodology, time plan, structure of the planned thesis, connection to previous research or study).  In order to ensure that PhD students receive adequate supervision, topical connection of the research plan to areas of specialization of faculty at the division will be considered to be an advantage. The evaluation of the top candidates may also include references and interviews as well as additional documentation requested. (For details of the application material to be submitted, please see below.)

 The ability to conduct independent and original research competence is to be demonstrated primarily through the applicant’s published research (if any) or through writings submitted in fulfillment of courses taken by the applicant. These can be submitted as writing sample (see below). Evidence of the ability to plan, conduct, and coordinate research projects, and the ability to secure research grants can further strengthen the application (but are not indispensable at this stage).

 Applicants must be sufficiently proficient in English to be able to conduct research and the other activities listed above. Proficiency in Swedish is an advantage.

The Division of Philosophy and Applied Ethics (https://liu.se/artikel/filosofi) offers courses and awards degrees in philosophy at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. There are eight permanently employed faculty members. Teaching at the department of philosophy encompasses all main branches of philosophy: logic, epistemology, philosophy of science, history of philosophy, moral philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and more. We also offer courses at other departments of the university, for example, at the Medical Faculty and the Faculty of Engineering. We have been successful in attracting external research funding and several faculty members lead or are involved in research projects of various kinds and dimensions. Some of our research work is characterized by an interdisciplinary focus and we also have a strong interest in philosophical questions pertaining to the role of science in society broadly understood. We organize a lively advanced research seminar that meets twice a month on average showcasing cutting-edge philosophical work by guest speakers from Sweden and abroad as well as our faculty members. In our numerous interdisciplinary cooperations, we utilize a variety of methodological approaches and work actively with several other departments at Linköping University.

When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University

The employment has a duration of four years’ full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.

The University of Cologne invites applications for a 6-year postdoc position in conjunction with the Cologne Center for Contemporary Epistemology and the Kantian Tradition (CONCEPT).

Job Description. The successful candidate has a Ph.D. in philosophy by August 1, 2024, and has contemporary epistemology as their area of specialization. Competence in Kantian Philosophy is desirable. The teaching load is 2 courses per semester (or four hours per week). The successful candidate will be expected to regularly attend team meetings and lectures and to help organize events held at CONCEPT. Information on CONCEPT can be found here http://concept.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/. Research communication skills, new media literacy, and experience in grant writing are also desirable. Knowledge of the German language is useful but not required. It is not necessary to have citizenship of an EU member state.

Job title & start date. The German job title is “Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter” and the salary is based on remuneration group 13 TV-L of the pay scale for the German public sector. The position is available immediately on a full-time basis (39,83 hours per week).

Diversity & Inclusiveness. The University of Cologne is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. Women are especially encouraged to apply and will be considered preferentially in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz – LGG NRW). We also expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities / special needs or of equal status.

The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.

At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint a Full Professor of Eastern Philosophy.

The position:

The successful candidate has a research focus in an area of Eastern Philosophy, such as Buddhist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, or Japanese Philosophy. Within a research focus in Eastern Philosophy, we welcome applications from all philosophical sub disciplines, including (but not limited to) Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Logic, Political Philosophy, Ethics, and Aesthetics. The candidate has an excellent research track record in the respective field with publications in internationally leading journals. 

Your academic profile:

• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation
• Proven leadership qualities
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing and managing large research projects
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level
• Willingness to take on organisational and administrative responsibilities within the Faculty and/or the University

The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

We offer:

• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (§98 UG, level A1, to be negotiated individually) and an organisational retirement plan
• a “start-up package”, in particular for the initiation of research projects
• comprehensive relocation support

The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

The Department of Mathematics (The Centre for Science Studies) at Aarhus University, Denmark, a top 100 university, seeks top students for attractive PhD stipends.

The call is open until 1 May, 2024, with the earliest start date, August 1, 2024.

Please find more details and apply at

• https://math.au.dk/en/about/vacancies/phd/

where one can find brief subject descriptions and links to the individual stipend offerings at the PhD school. The page may be updated with new areas until the deadline for application. Beyond the research conducted during the PhD project, a successful candidate is expected to teach three to four hours weekly during the semester.

The Department of Mathematics, the city of Aarhus as well as Denmark can offer the successful candidate:

• A positive and international work environment with a flat hierarchy.
• A competitive salary, starting at around 4400 Euro (incl. pension) for candidates with a master's degree.
• Universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark.

The Faculty of Philosophy and Corpus Christi College intend to appoint to the Sekyra and White’s Professorship of Moral Philosophy with effect from 1 October 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

This post is a statutory professorship, which is the most senior academic grade at Oxford. The Sekyra and White’s Professor will play a leading role in research and teaching in moral philosophy at Oxford and will be a Professorial Fellow of Corpus Christi College.

Oxford is one of the world’s great centres for philosophy, and the Faculty contains one of the world’s largest philosophical communities. The Faculty has a vigorous research culture. Many Faculty members have active research interests in moral philosophy. Moral philosophy also forms a central and flourishing part of the Oxford Philosophy Faculty’s undergraduate and graduate programmes.

We are looking for a philosopher of the highest international standing, with an outstanding record of research and publication in moral philosophy (broadly construed, to include normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, the philosophy of action, the philosophy of value, and history of ethics). You should have a breadth of interests within moral philosophy, and enthusiasm for engaging with those working in other areas of philosophy. You will have the ability to teach and inspire students at all levels, and the ability and readiness to undertake senior administrative roles. You will have demonstrated academic leadership of the highest quality, and be ready to represent and promote the interests of moral philosophy in Oxford, and to generate interest in the subject within the academic community and beyond.  

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Professor Ursula Coope, Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board ([email protected]). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision. You may also contact the Senior Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Dr Mark Wormald ([email protected]) specifically about the College aspects of the role.  

Applications are particularly welcome from women and from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

I recruit two PhD candidates (starting October 2024, 36 months), fully funded by the MEDiverSEAty EU Horizon Europe grant on two topics related to the representation of the sea and sea life in the Mediterranean context:

(1) A broadly operationalizable notion of (marine) biodiversity

(2) Representation of Biodiversity in coastal and non-coastal populations

(Please follow the links to obtain more information about each profile and for applying.)

 I welcome applications from candidates with a background in philosophy of science and/or marine biology (profile 1) and in social studies/sociology (profile 2), with an interest to cross disciplinary boundaries and a strong interest in marine conservation issues. Candidates can be of any nationality. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

 The selected candidates will be part of the Marie Curie Training network MEDiverSEAty. In quest of the human dimensions of MEDiterranean Marine Biodiversity, together with other 8 PhD candidates recruited at various Mediterranean universities (IT, ES, FR, EL, ME, MT).

An attractive stipend is offered, along with a family and mobility allowance package.

The work will be based in Paris, with planned secondments at some of the partner Universities and at partner NGOs. The candidates will be enrolled in the Doctoral School Law, Political Studies and Philosophy of EHESS.

 In Paris, I run the Navigations team of the Institut Jean Nicod, and I am a member of the Environment: Concepts and Norms team directed by Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde. The two teams together comprise about 15 among PhD students, MA students, and post-docs of many different nationalities working on issues related to the reconceptualization of the environment. 

It’s a vibrant research group: currently students andresearchers work on topics such as the role of science in the CCAMLAR, on marine citizen science in the framework of the Plankton Planet initiative, on alternatives to MPAs, on the valuation of ecosystem services, on the Nagoya protocol, on ontologies for watery entities, on remediation to climate anxiety, among other subjects.

 We are members of the OMER Research Cluster of CNRS, and we benefit from various research contracts, among which BiOcean5D. We organize yearly retreats in places of naturalistic interest (the last one was in Procida, Italy, on a sailboat.) My own teaching includes the class Climate Change and Changing Behavior at PSL/EHESS, and the seminar on Representations of the Ocean at EHESS/PSL. Two of my recent publications are the anthology The Sailing Mind and the monograph Philosophie de l’Océan.

General information:

• The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Neuchâtel seeks to appoint two individuals to work on the SNF-project “The Defence First Approach to Responsibility”, led by Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette. The goal of the project is to investigate the nature of defences (justifications, excuses, and exemptions) and to use them to tackle traditional questions of moral responsibility.
• The two positions could be occupied by 2 doctoral students or 2 postdocs, or one of each.
• Note that the language requirements have been changed compared to the previous advertisement.

Starting date:

Any time between 1 June 2024 and 1 September 2024

Duration of the Contract:

3,5 years, extendable to 4.

Place of Employment:

Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Tilo-Frey 1, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Salary:

Year 1: CHF 47'886.60 (3'990.55/month);

Year 2: CHF 49'413 (4'117.80/month);

Year 3/4: CHF 50'940.60 (4'245.05/month).

(As of 2 Feb 2024, 1 CHF ≈ 1,07 Euro ≈ 1,15 $)

Job Description:

• Research/thesis writing under the supervision of Prof. S-P Chevarie-Cossette.
• Teaching & monitoring: less than two hours per week, not necessarily related to the project. Possibility of supervising undergraduate theses.
• Participation in the evaluation and proctoring of exams.
• Active engagement in the day-to-day functioning and development of the Institute of Philosophy: organisation of conferences, promotion of philosophy to prospective students, etc.
• Participation in the weekly research symposium (every Tuesday) as well as other symposia and conferences organised by the Institute of Philosophy.
• Presentations at international conferences.
• Doctoral students should normally spend a term or two as a visiting student in a different institution during their contract.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy completed at the start date.
• Background in moral philosophy or philosophy of action or philosophy of law or epistemology.
• Curiosity and ability to conduct original research.
• Passion for teaching.
• Strong French OR English, and minimal comprehension of the other language. A transition period for non-native speakers is completely fine, and teaching in both languages will not be required.

General information:

• The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Neuchâtel seeks to appoint two individuals to work on the SNF-project “The Defence First Approach to Responsibility”, led by Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette. The goal of the project is to investigate the nature of defences (justifications, excuses, and exemptions) and to use them to tackle traditional questions of moral responsibility.
• The two positions could be occupied by 2 doctoral students or 2 postdocs, or one of each.
• Note that the language requirements have been changed compared to the previous advertisement.

Starting date:

Any time between 1 June 2024 and 1 September 2024

Duration of the Contract:

2 years.

Place of Employment:

Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Tilo-Frey 1, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Salary:

Year 1: CHF 85'856

Year 2: CHF 88'166

(As of 2 Feb 2024, 1 CHF ≈ 1,07 Euro ≈ 1,15 $)

(For 95% employment. This may change between 90 and 100. Other part-time arrangements can be found.)

Job Description:

• Research writing under the supervision of Prof. S.-P. Chevarie-Cossette.
• Teaching & monitoring: less than two hours per week, not necessarily related to the project. Possibility of supervising undergraduate theses.
• Participation in the evaluation and proctoring of exams.
• Active engagement in the day-to-day functioning and in the development of the Institute of Philosophy: organisation of conferences, promotion of philosophy to prospective students, etc.
• Participation in the weekly research symposium (every Tuesday) as well as other symposia and conferences organised by the Institute of Philosophy.
• Presentations at international conferences.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Philosophy completed at the start date.
• Background in moral philosophy or philosophy of action or philosophy of law or epistemology.
• Curiosity and the ability to conduct original research.
• Passion for teaching.
• Strong French OR English, and minimal comprehension of the other language. A transition period for non-native speakers is completely fine, and teaching in both languages will not be required.

£37,099 - £40,251 per annum

Applications are sought for a Research Fellow (postdoc) to work with Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Franz Berto, conducting research at the Arché Research Centre at the Department of Philosophy.

The postdoc will work in a 4-year project funded by the Leverhulme Trust, starting on 1st January 2025, and entitled ‘What if…? Knowing by imagining (WIKI). The Logic and Rationality of Imagination’. This will be a four-year, full time research job.

Here follows a short description of the WIKI project:

‘What if?'-counterfactual questions are of momentous importance for scientific explanations (‘Would we see that particle track if the atom was ionized?’), to ascertain responsibilities (‘Would he have hit the brakes, had he not been distracted?’), to choose what to do (‘Would I get to the other side if I jumped the stream?’). We address them by imagining that a hypothetical situation obtains and wondering what would follow. But how can imagination give us knowledge of reality, if it's free departure from reality?

WIKI will apply in the philosophy of imagination tools from formal epistemology, in particular epistemic and probabilistic logic, to address this issue. If we start by taking counterfactual imagination as a kind of simulated belief revision, we can then analyze it using formal theories of belief revision, in qualitative (focusing on full, all-or-nothing belief) and quantitative clothing (focusing on credences/degrees of belief). In three interrelated subprojects, WIKI will (1) develop a logic and formal epistemology of imagination as suppositional thinking, (2) apply them to analyse the workings of scientific thought experiments, and (3) compare them to empirical results from the psychology of reasoning, to provide an account of how we can become better hypothetical reasoners.

The post is available for 48 months starting on 1st January 2025.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives

For further details on the project and inquiries, contact the PI Franz Berto ( [email protected] ). 

Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in research posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

 Closing Date: 30 April 2024.

Job Talk and Interview Dates [online/links to be provided]:  June 10 and June 11, 2024.

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