Jobs in Philosophy in Europe
Call for Applications :
PhD position (100%) in philosophy of climate science
University of Bern
The Institute of Philosophy in Bern invites applications for a PhD position (100%) in philosophy of climate science, starting 1 May 2019 (a later starting date can be considered). The position is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and is associated with the research project ‘The epistemology of climate change---Philosophy of science perspectives on the climate challenge’ (for more information on the project, please see http://www.philosophie.unibe.ch/research/projects/the_epistemology_of_cl...). The position is funded till 31 December 2022 (there is the possibility of a short extension).
The successful applicant will conduct her or his doctoral research in relation to the project under the supervision of Prof. Vincent Lam, leading to a PhD thesis, peer reviewed publications and conference presentations. She or he will be expected to actively participate to regular research meetings in the Institute, and to help with the administration and organisation of research activities. The selected candidate will also be affiliated to the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, which provides an excellent environment for interdisciplinary research related to climate change.
Applications from candidates with relevant background in philosophy of science and/or climate science are particularly welcome. A master’s degree must be in hand at the start of the position. Fluency in English is required.
The salary is competitive. Some funding for travel to relevant conferences is available.
Applications should contain a motivation letter, a CV, a one-page research statement describing the doctoral research to be pursued within the project and a writing sample of no more than 10,000 words. The applications, as well as 2 reference letters, should be sent to Prof. Vincent Lam at vincent [dot] lam [__at__] philo [dot] unibe [dot] ch (the reference letters should be directly sent by the persons writing the letters). Review of the applications will start on 18. March 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications from women and underrepresented groups are explicitly encouraged.
For enquiries, please contact Prof. Vincent Lam at vincent [dot] lam [__at__] philo [dot] unibe [dot] ch.
As of 01.04.2019, within the framework of the newly approved DFG “Aesthetic Practice”
Graduate School (2477) at the Department of Cultural Studies & Aesthetic Communication,
the following 9 doctoral positions are to be filled for a maximum period of three years:
Research assistant (TV-L E 13, 65%. Further informations:
https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb2/forschung/dfg-gk-aesthetische-praxis/
John Cabot University is an accredited American liberal arts college in the heart of Rome, Italy.
The Department of History and Humanities is seeking to hire an adjunct lecturer to teach one or two philosophy courses in the fall 2019 semester. The courses will probably be in ethics, ancient philosophy, or introductory philosophy, although candidates with other areas of competence are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in philosophy (preferably from a U.S. or U.K. university) and teaching experience in a student-centered environment. They must also be fluent in English and have permission to work in the European Union.
For administrative reasons, preference will be given to candidates already based in Rome or with other, substantial reasons to be in Rome for the fall 2019 semester.
The position is limited to the fall 2019 semester: although there may be vacancies in future semesters, it is not guaranteed that the person hired for the fall semester will be re-hired.
For course descriptions and further information about the University, please see the University’s website, www.johncabot.edu.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, a CV, and the contact details of two referees to Prof. Tom Bailey (tbailey [__at__] johncabot [dot] edu) before January 18, 2019. Please indicate “Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy” in the subject line. Due to the large number of applications expected, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The University of Eindhoven seeks to appoint one lecturer in philosophy (part time) (0,6 FTE) and several junior lecturers (0,3 FTE) in philosophy (ethics) (part time) for the period from April 1th to July 7th 2019.
The (senior) lecturer will be expected to teach a compulsory introductory course on ethics of technology for first year engineering students. The junior lecturers will be expected to assist in teaching a compulsory introductory course on ethics of technology for first year engineering students. The lecturer will work in a team of lecturers and support the main lecturer by giving tutorials and grading student work.
You can find the job advertisements here:
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/one-lecturer-in-philosophy-part-time-4181...
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/junior-lecturers-in-philosophy-ethics-par...
At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Vienna the position of a
Tenure-Track Professorship
for the field of
Philosophy and Didactics of Philosophy
(full-time position) is to be filled.
The successful candidate must have a strong research background in philosophy, didactics of philosophy and ethics. Experience at the secondary school level is welcome.
Successful candidates should have the following qualifications:
Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution; as a general rule, applicants who have completed a doctoral programme at the University of Vienna, must have gained research experience outside the University of Vienna for at least two years
Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation
Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding
Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues
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.
The full advert can be found here: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschrei...
The University of Vienna has recently advertised the position of Chair of Moral and Political Philosophy. The full advert can be found here:
https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/det...
A Key passage of the advert reads:
At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Vienna the position of a
University Professor
of
Moral and Political Philosophy
(full time, permanent position) is to be filled.
The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out teaching and research in moral and political philosophy. The candidate must be able to demonstrate an excellent track record of research in at least one of these areas. He or she should have teaching competence in both. Research- and teaching competence in other areas would be desirable, such areas include philosophy of law, social and global justice, philosophical moral psychology, metaethics or the philosophy of race and gender.
In addition to pursuing research, the successful applicant will be expected to teach at all levels within study programs (Bachelor, Master, teacher-training, and PhD), and to carry out administrative duties.
In the Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Institute of Philosophy – Theoretical Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Dr. Kristian Köchy), the following position (position number/Kennziffer: 31901) is to be filled by March 1, 2019:
Research assistant (“wiss. Mitarbeiter/in”, pay grade EG 13 TV-H), fixed-term, part-time (currently 26 hours per week)
This is a part-time position with 65% of the working hours of a full-time employee. It is a fixed term position for initially 24 months in the research project “Forms of Practice, Forms of Knowledge – Method, Notation and the Dynamics of Perspectives in the Life Sciences” (PI Dr. Robert Meunier), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (§ 2 Abs. 2 WissZeitVG). The position offers the possibility to complete a PhD.
The project aims at developing a model of scientific practice in the life sciences that facilitates an understanding of how different forms of research activities generate different forms of scientific knowledge. Based on such a model, scientific change will be reconstructed in terms of complex dynamic relations between research fields. Case studies from developmental biology, evolutionary biology and ecology will be studied (a detailed description of the project is found here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb02/en/institute/philosophie/schwerpunkte-pro...).
Tasks:
Developing a subproject in the framework of the above-mentioned research project. Assistance in planning and realization of activities in the context of the project (conferences, online representation etc.) and minor administrative tasks. Teaching is not required, but possible by additional appointment if desired. The position offers the possibility for further academic qualification; in particular, the successful candidate may choose to complete a PhD.
Requirements:
University degree in philosophy, history of science or science and technology studies and the desire to complete a PhD degree in philosophy. The candidate is expected to show the ability to work in a team and interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Demonstrable interest in questions of philosophy of science, history or philosophy of the life sciences, or sociological approaches to the sciences is desirable. Experience with the organization of academic activities or the maintainace of websites are advantageous.
In addition to the usual documents (cover letter, max. 1 page; CV; copies of MA certificate – in case a certificate is not yet available, please provide the contact details of your supervisor), please also send a one-page summary of your master thesis.
For further information please contact Dr. Robert Meunier (robert [dot] meunier [__at__] uni-kassel [dot] de)
The protection of your personal data is very important to us, so we will handle your personal data with care. When you submit your application, you allow us to store and use your data in the sense of the Hessian Data Protection Act. Your personal data will be deleted on request.
Application due: 28 December 2018
The University of Kassel is an equal opportunity employer and aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly invited to apply. In case of equal qualification, applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration. Please send copies only, as documents cannot be returned and will be destroyed according to data protection regulations. Applications indicating the position number (Kennziffer) should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany, or, in electronic form, to bewerbungen [__at__] uni-kassel [dot] de.
Legally binding is the original advertisement at:
https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/universitaet/stellenangebote/stellenangebo...
The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science is advertising a Lectureship in Value Theory
(e.g. Moral Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy; Philosophy of Race; Philosophy of Gender) to begin September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. We have particular teaching needs at the moment in the fields of normative ethics and social and political philosophy. Salary Grade 7 (£33,199-£39,609) or Grade 8 (£40,792-£48,677), depending on experience
Das Institut für Geschichte, Ethik und Philosophie der Medizin an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (MHH) und die AG Angewandte Ethik in der Tiermedizin an der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TiHo) suchen ab 01.01.2019
zwei Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/innen (Postdoc) TV-L 13/14, jeweils 50 %
sowie
eine/einen Doktorandin/Doktoranden TV-L 13/14, 65 %
für Forschung im Bereich „Ethik am Lebensende, Vergleich Humanmedizin und Veterinärmedizin“ für 3 Jahre
Die Besetzung erfolgt im Rahmen des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderten Projekts „Sterben wie ein Hund? Konvergenzen und Divergenzen im human- und veterinärmedizinischen Diskurs zum Lebensende von Menschen bzw. Heimtieren und Folgen für die Verhältnisbestimmung von Medizin- und Tierethik“. In Kooperation von MHH und TiHo sollen die unterschiedlichen Konzepte im Umgang mit sterbenden Menschen und Tieren in der Medizin- bzw. Tiermedizinethik analysiert und verglichen werden. Dabei soll insbesondere herausgearbeitet werden, in welcher Weise sich die Diskurse im Bereich der Sterbehilfe beeinflussen und was dies für das Verhältnis von Medizin- zu Tier(medizin)ethik bedeutet.
Ihr Aufgabenbereich als Postdoc mit einem ethischen Schwerpunkt entweder auf Human- oder Tiermedizin:
• Auswahl und Analyse relevanter human- bzw. tiermedizinischer Behandlungssituationen am Lebensende für einen Vergleich von Human- und Tiermedizin
• Erarbeitung eines ethischen Kategorienapparats zum Verständnis der Vorgehensweisen am Lebensende
• Vergleich der tier- und medizinethischen Kategorienapparate
• Anwendung der Kategorien auf konkrete Behandlungssituationen am Lebensende von Mensch bzw. Tier
• Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Publikationen und Präsentationen
Unsere Anforderungen:
• abgeschlossenes Studium und abgeschlossene Promotion (Postdoc) in Philosophie oder Theologie oder auch Humanmedizin, Tiermedizin, Gesundheits-, Lebens- oder Sozialwissenschaften
• einschlägige Forschungsarbeit (z.B. Promotion) im Bereich der Medizin- oder Tiermedizinethik
• wissenschaftliche Vorarbeiten und Erfahrungen im Bereich „Ethik am Lebensende“ sind wünschenswert
• selbstständiges Arbeiten und Eigeninitiative, Teamfähigkeit
• Flexibilität für die Durchführung von Interviews
• sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
• sehr gute Kenntnisse in Microsoft Office
Die wöchentliche Arbeitszeit beträgt 50 %. Die beiden Stellen sind zeitlich befristet und projektbezogen. Sie können ggf. auch zu einer 100 %-Stelle vereinigt werden.
Ihr Aufgabenbereich als Doktorand/in:
• Analyse lebensweltlicher Bilder vom Sterben des Menschen und des Tieres u.a. in Literatur, Film und gesellschaftlichen Diskursen
• Auswertung von human- und tiermedizinischen Leitlinien zur Therapie am Lebensende von Menschen bzw. Tieren
• Vergleich der jeweils daraus gewonnenen moralischen Kategorien für die Therapieentscheidung am Lebensende von Menschen und Tieren
• Erstellung einer Dissertation
Unsere Anforderungen:
• abgeschlossenes Studium in Philosophie oder Theologie oder auch Humanmedizin, Tiermedizin, Gesundheits-, Lebens- oder Sozialwissenschaften
• einschlägige Vorkenntnisse im Bereich der Medizin- oder Tiermedizinethik
• selbstständiges Arbeiten und Eigeninitiative, Teamfähigkeit
• sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
• sehr gute Kenntnisse in Microsoft Office
Die wöchentliche Arbeitszeit beträgt 65 %. Die Stelle ist zeitlich befristet und projektbezogen.
Die beiden Hochschulen setzen sich für die Förderung von Frauen im Berufsleben ein. Bewerbungen von Frauen sind deshalb besonders erwünscht. Bei gleichen Qualifikationen, Kompetenzen und spezifischen Leistungen werden Frauen im Rahmen der rechtlichen Möglichkeiten unter Vorzugsbedingungen berücksichtigt.
Schwerbehinderte Bewerber/innen werden bei gleicher Eignung vorrangig berücksichtigt.
Vorstellungskosten können leider nicht erstattet werden.
Für weitere Informationen zur medizinethischen Postdoc-Stelle wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Dr. Gerald Neitzke, Tel.: 0511 532-4271, oder an Frau Britta Sander, Tel. 0511 532-4278.
Für weitere Informationen zur tiermedizinethischen Postdoc-Stelle sowie zur Doktoranden/-innen-Stelle wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Prof. Dr. Peter Kunzmann, Tel.: 0511 856-8956.
Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung mit den üblichen Unterlagen richten Sie bitte per E-Mail in einer Datei bis zum 29.10.2018 an:
sander [dot] britta [__at__] mh-hannover [dot] de, neitzke [dot] gerald [__at__] mh-hannover [dot] de und peter [dot] kunzmann [__at__] tiho-hannover [dot] de
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Institut für Geschichte, Ethik und Philosophie der Medizin
Dr. med. Gerald Neitzke
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
www.mh-hannover.de
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Institut für Tierhygiene, Tierschutz und Nutztierethologie, AG Tierethik
Prof. Dr. Peter Kunzmann
Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover
www.tiho-hannover.de
Ihre personenbezogenen Daten werden vertraulich behandelt www.tiho-hannover.de/ds-bew.
Delft University of Technology offers three positions for PhD students as part of the research project Design for changing values: a theory of value change in sociotechnical systems. The entire project consists of 3 PhD positions and 2 postdoc positions and will be supervised by prof.dr.ir. Ibo van de Poel. A complete description of the project can be requested. The project aims at better understanding how moral values may change as a result of technological development and how we can better deal with such changing values in the design of new technology.
Each of the PhD positions focuses on one of the following more specific topics:
• Changing values and the design of energy systems
• Design for value change in robot systems and artificial intelligence
• Design strategies for value change in sociotechnical systems
Each of the projects involves empirical as well philosophical investigations into the phenomenon of value change and its implications for the design of sociotechnical systems. The first two projects focus on value change in a more specific domain (energy systems and artificial intelligence). The third project focuses on developing design strategies that better allow to deal with value change.
The candidate will carry out doctoral research which will lead to a dissertation, and will also produce relevant publications. The candidate will participate in the Graduate School of TU Delft and in PhD program of the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology. When applying please indicate in which position(s) you are interested; you can indicate more than one position. The candidate will also be involved in the teaching activities of the department.
Requirements
We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications:
• A master degree in philosophy, engineering or a relevant socio-scientific discipline, like STS (science and technology studies)
• A demonstrable interest in applied ethics and in technology
• It is recommended that the candidate has had experience in carrying out empirical research and has knowledge of the relevant technological domain studied in the PhD project
• Good analytical and reasoning skills, as demonstrated by, for example, a master thesis
• Willingness and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to present his or her ideas clearly also to people with another disciplinary background
• Openness to criticism
• Productive and dedicated
• Good command of both written and spoken English
Information and application
To apply, please e-mail a detailed letter of application, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of references to Vacature-TBM [__at__] tudelft [dot] nl . When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number ATTBM 18.022
For more information about these positions, please contact Ibo van de Poel, i [dot] r [dot] vandepoel [__at__] tudelft [dot] nl. A more detailed description of the project is available on request.