The PERSP project (http://www.ub.edu/persp) invites applications for 4 full-time post-doctoral research positions.

PERSP is a Spanish research network focusing on philosophical issues posed by the perspectival character of some thoughts and the facts they represent, funded by the Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Scheme (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation). Most PERSP members come from one of four well-established Spanish groups (LOGOS, Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat de Girona, http://www.ub.es/grc_logos/index.php; GRECC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, http://www.uab.cat/grup-recerca/grecc; Philosophy of Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, http://www.upf.edu/filosofiadeldret/ and Universitat de Girona, www.udg.edu/filodret; Applied Philosophy, Universitat de Valencia, http://www.ub.edu/nomos/).

Successful candidates will be expected to carry out original work and organize activities contributing to some of the work-packages into which the project is divided (http://www.ub.edu/persp/?q=content/workpackages). They will be assigned to one of the research groups developing the project and recruited by one of the institutions where they are based, depending on their interests and qualification.
The positions are funded for one to three years, preferably starting October 1st 2010, but extendable to January 1, 2011. The salary is up to €40.000 before tax, depending on qualification. Candidates must have a completed PhD, good communication and managing skills, and a strong qualification in the topics of the project. The main language of communication is English. They may be asked to teach a course per year.

All applications must be submitted by email to the Coordinator at persp [dot] management [__at__] gmail [dot] com. Applications must include: (1) a cover letter describing research interests; (2) a description of the project to be undertaken while holding the position (500-1000 words); (3) a curriculum vitae; (4) a sample of written work; (5) two letters of reference, which should be sent independently. For further details, please consult the PERPS webpage under http://www.ub.edu/persp or send inquiries to persp [dot] management [__at__] gmail [dot] com.

The deadline for applications is 26 March 2010, 12pm (Central European Time).

The appointing institutions endeavor to ensure a fair female representation by promoting real equal access opportunities between men and women throughout the selection process, and explicitly encourage women to apply.

The PETAF FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network is pleased to announce seven 3-year pre-doctoral positions in philosophy:

Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of Barcelona
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of St. Andrews
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of Geneva
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences
Sociales, Paris
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of London
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at Stockholm University
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher at the Central European University, Budapest.

PETAF is the first research and training network exclusively in philosophy ever to be financed by the European Commission. It aims to serve as a European research and training platform for joint philosophical research on perspectival thought, its linguistic expression and its consequences for our conception of objective, mind-independent reality. PETAF’s research programme, which runs for 4 years, addresses both general issues in metaphysics and in logic and semantics and specific issues in more specialised areas in which perspective-bound cognition plays a pivotal role.

Successful candidates will be recruited by the respective institution under renewable one-year contracts (starting date: 01 October 2010). Salaries vary according to the country where the appointing institution is located, reflecting differences in living expenses. Successful applicants will immediately be admitted to the local doctoral programme without having to pay tuition fees. Throughout the time of their appointment, they will pursue research in one or more of the four philosophical subdisciplines covered by PETAF’s research programme, i.e. the philosophy of logic and language, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the theory of norms and value. They will spend up to 30% of the time of their appointment with other network partners, some of this percentage in secondment at PETAF’s non-academic partners.

This call is open to candidates of all nationalities as long as they comply with the European Commission’s Mobility Requirement (see Further Particulars). Eligible candidates must be in the first 4 years of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree that would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate in philosophy. The appointing institutions endeavour to ensure a fair female representation by promoting real equal access opportunities between men and women throughout the selection process.

All applications must be submitted by email to the Coordinator under petaf [dot] management [__at__] gmail [dot] com. Applications must include a completed Application Form, an up-to-date CV, a two-page research proposal, a written work sample of preferably no more than 5000 words, and two letters of reference. Candidates should ask their referees to write to the Coordinator directly. Proof of a master’s degree, or equivalent, in philosopy or cognate disciplines, and proof of English language proficiency must also be provided. Applicants can apply for more than one position, but must provide one application per position applied for and submit a Preference Form. (Only one set of reference letters is required.) The deadline for applications is 19 March 2010, 12pm (Central European Time).

Further Particulars can be found under http://www.ub.edu/petaf/?q=content/calls.

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PETAF
FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network
c/o Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science
University of Barcelona
Montalegre 6-8
E-08001 Barcelona
Spain

Aan het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte wordt een voltijds ambt vacant gesteld in het zelfstandig academisch personeel binnen het domein van de Algemene wijsbegeerte.

De kandidaat is doctor in de wijsbegeerte. Zij/hij zal een belangrijke onderwijsopdracht hebben in Kortrijk en Leuven en moet dus in staat zijn om uitstekend onderwijs te verstrekken, ook aan grote groepen studenten. Daarnaast wordt zij/hij geacht onderzoek te verrichten dat aansluit bij het onderzoek dat verricht wordt in één van de centra van het HIW.

De onderwijsopdracht omvat een geheel van colleges waartoe behoren :
1) aan de campus Kortrijk, ‘Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte’ en ‘Ethiek’ en
2) aan het HIW het opleidingsonderdeel ‘Historische Inleiding tot de Wijsbegeerte’.
Aan de kandidaat wordt ook de mogelijkheid geboden om colleges te geven aansluitend bij haar/zijn onderzoeks-profiel.

De graad van de aan te stellen kandidaat zal mede worden bepaald door haar/zijn ervaring en realisaties op gebied van onderwijs en onderzoek. De aanstelling gaat in op 1 oktober 2010. Er wordt de voorkeur gegeven aan een voltijdse aanstelling.

De K.U.Leuven voert een gelijkekansen- en diversiteitsbeleid en moedigt de kandidaatstelling van vrouwen ten zeerste aan.

Kandidaatstelling: uitsluitend elektronisch op
http://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/vacatures.html.

The Institute of Philosophy of the K.U.Leuven announces a full-time tenured academic position dedicated to teaching and research in phenomenology, and contemporary continental philosophy.

Requirements:
The candidate :
- should possess a Doctorate in Philosophy;
- s/he should be capable of doing research and teaching in the fields of phenomenology and contemporary continental philosophy.
More especially, the candidate
- should be thoroughly familiar with the work of the major authors and the different currents in phenomenology;
- should possess expert knowledge of the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl;
- should be familiar with issues and debates in contemporary continental philosophy, and should be willing to relate these questions and issues to a broadly phenomenological perspective.

The candidate is expected to contribute to the research activities of the Center for Phenomenology and Contemporary Philosophy and the Husserl-Archives. S/he must be prepared to teach courses and seminars in Dutch, English, and German, to graduate and undergraduate students both at the Institute of Philosophy and other K.U.Leuven faculties.

Candidates who do not possess a fluent knowledge of Dutch, which is required for the purposes of teaching and administration, are expected to acquire the relevant proficiency within three years of appointment.

The candidate will be appointed to a rank corresponding to his/her educational experience and published portfolio of research. It is highly recommended that suitably qualified candidates, who possess an international reputation in the study of the phenomenological tradition or else contemporary continental philosophy, should also apply for a Research Professorship (BOF-ZAP). The appointment starts on October, 1st 2011.

Candidates are invited to apply online at:
http://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/vacancies.html