PHD SCHOLARSHIP IN PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, GERMANY

The University of Cologne (Germany) offers a doctoral scholarship in the philosophy of cognitive science. The candidate is expected to develop a dissertation within the project “Causal Relations in Neuroscientific Explanations” led by Dr Vera Hoffmann-Kolss (Cologne). This project is part of the joint project “Causation and Computation in Cognitive Neuroscience” led by Prof. Oron Shagrir (Jerusalem), Prof. Jens Harbecke (Witten/Herdecke), and Dr Vera Hoffmann-Kolss (Cologne), funded by the German-Israeli Foundation (GIF). For more details on the project, please visit our preliminary project website: http://www.jensharbecke.com/8.html

The scholarship recipient will be funded for up to three years starting in January 2015 (or later). The grant amounts to 1400 Euro per month in the first year, 1450 Euro in the second, and 1500 Euro in the third.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
- an excellent Master's degree in philosophy, cognitive science, or a related discipline
- very good writing and presentation skills in English; knowledge of the German language is an advantage, but not mandatory
- an affinity with interdisciplinary research
- an interest in organizing and participating in conferences, workshops and smaller meetings

APPLICATION
Your application should include a letter of motivation, your CV with at least two addresses of potential referees, academic certificates (transcript of records), and a short text (max. 600 words) explaining your vision on the topic of the project and reflecting on philosophical questions that you consider important in the study.

The University of Cologne is particularly interested in applications from female candidates for this position and therefore strongly encourages women to apply. Applications from disabled candidates will be given preference in case of equal qualification.

Please send all documents as a single pdf file to Dr Vera Hoffmann-Kolss (vera [dot] hoffmann-kolss [__at__] uni-koeln [dot] de ) by November 1, 2014.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Candidates interested in this position should also consider applying for the position in the sub-project led by Prof. Harbecke.
For more information please contact Prof. Harbecke (jens [dot] harbecke [__at__] uni-wh [dot] de ).

The Centre for Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Culture of KU Leuven's Institute of Philosophy and the Faculty of Architecture of KU Leuven welcomes applicants for one fully-funded two-year PhD-Fellowship, renewable for a second period of two years, in Philosophy of Art on Architectural Theory. The PhD-fellow will work in the research context of the Centre for Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Culture (KU Leuven's Institute of Philosophy) and the research group Architectural Cultures of the Recent Past (KU Leuven's Faculty of Architecture).

The project for which the funding is available aims to develop an analysis of the connection between religious and philosophical concepts and the theoretical discourse on architectural modernism from the period 1945-1970. The project situates itself on the crossroads between intellectual/art history, philosophy and theology. It has both a historiographical and a conceptual aim. The fellowship is part of the project Apocryphal and Apostolic Modernism. Forgotten Connections between religion and architectural modernism, 1945-1970, funded by the Research Fund KU Leuven. The successful applicant will write a PhD-dissertation within the overarching theme of aesthetics and architectural theory. The project is chaired by Prof. Stéphane Symons and by Prof. Rajesh Heynickx.

Start date: 1 February 2015 or as soon as possible.

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• The motivation to pursue creative work in aesthetics and architectural theory;
• An explicit interest in the following research questions; In what way has religious thinking, mostly of Catholic origin, influenced the theoretical discourse on architectural modernism? and In what way did non-religious, philosophical and aesthetic concepts influence the theoretical discourse on religious architecture?
• An MA (or equivalent) in Philosophy, Art History, Intellectual History, Cultural History, Architecture or Theology and academic distinction;
• The ability to present research results at conferences, and to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
• The ability to play an active role in the research group (including its seminars);
• An excellent command of English; proficiency in French and/or German; a willingness to learn Dutch is a plus;

Enthusiastic and cooperative persons meeting these criteria are kindly invited to apply online according to the instructions given at http://www.kuleuven.be/vacatures. Include a cover letter, a CV, the names of two referees whom we might approach prior to appointment, and a sample piece of writing not exceeding 12.000 words (e.g. an MA thesis chapter). The deadline for applications is 30 November 2014. We will hold interviews with selected candidates soon thereafter. In preparation of the interview selected candidates will be given a short research assignment to assess their research skills.

The successful candidate will be required to carry out minor educational responsibilities and provide minor research assistance to both supervisors. S/he will become part of a dynamic and young group of scholars consisting of 8 professors, 4 postdoctoral fellows and twenty PhD students. The working language is English. The recipient of the fellowship is expected to live in Leuven or its immediate vicinity (Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent) and to work from the office.

Interested?
For further information, you can contact the project's supervisors, Prof. Dr. Symons at stephane [dot] symons [__at__] hiw [dot] kuleuven [dot] be and Prof. Dr. Heynickx at rajesh [dot] heynickx [__at__] kuleuven [dot] be.

You can apply for this job no later than November 30, 2014 via the online application tool
https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/vacatures/53097220

A call is out for 6 fully funded PhD positions in the programme "Philosophy, Epistemology, and Cultural History" (University of Cagliari, Italy). Each successful applicant will obtain a full tuition waiver and a 3-year scholarship (about 1000 euros/month). Please observe that:

- Despite the name of the programme, we are also welcoming applicants who want to pursue research in subjects like mathematical logic, the foundations of physics, or universal algebra. There are members of Faculty who can supervise students in each of these areas.
- One position is reserved to students from overseas.
- We consider applications from researchers who already hold a PhD from a non-Italian university. These applicants, if admitted, can expect a reduction of their coursework load and a greater involvement in joint research with members of Faculty.
- The deadline for application is September 12, 2014.
- For details, please download the pdf file
http://www.unica.it/UserFiles/File/Utenti/a_cadon1/Dottorati/Bando%20XXX...

The AOS is in ancient philosophy and possibly its reception in medieval or early modern philosophy. Expertise in another area of philosophy is desirable.
Requirements for appointment are: PhD and habilitation degree or equivalent qualification (e.g. »second book«) as well as an attested didactic qualification.
Tübingen University is particularly interested in applications from female candidates for this position and therefore strongly urges women to apply.
Applications from disabled candidates will be given preference if the qualifications of these candidates are identical to those of a non-disabled candidate.
Applications with the usual documents (Curriculum Vitae, references, list of publications and teaching experience, overview of research covered) and 5 publications which are representative of your research should be sent, if possible in digital form, to: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leonhardt, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 50, D-72074 Tübingen.