Jobs in Philosophy in europe
Social media has become an essential space of public and semi-public discourse, and has the potential for a second wave of digital democracy by increasing access to information and greatly lowering the barrier of participation in public debates. The last few years, however, have also shown some of the risks that are present in social media. Fake news, disinformation, manipulation and disguised propaganda in social media have contributed to a post-truth era in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. A recent challenge is posed by so called deep-fake technology that allows to create authentic looking videos that seem to depict real events, and that are undistinguishable from real videos for the average user. This poses a threat to democracy.
In this project we will investigate the complex picture of the influence of social media upon democratic politics, and whether the claim that democratic practices is linked to truth telling, rationality, consensus and reason is still tenable due to social media. The objective of this project is to develop a normative and empirical model of democracy theory that takes into account the potential of social media to facilitate more participative democracy while acknowledge its disruptive value of challenging traditional political practices and institutions.
Research Program “Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies”
This PhD position will be part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies research program, a new 10 year long international program of seven academic institutions in the Netherlands that has started in January 2020. This programme has a combined budget of € 27 million, and is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in the Gravitation funding scheme for excellent research, and by matching funds from the participating institutions. The duration is from January 2020 to December 2029.
The programme has the aim of achieving breakthrough research at the intersection of ethics, philosophy, technology / engineering and social sciences, and to position its consortium at the top of its field internationally. A key objective is to investigate how new technologies challenge moral values and ontological concepts (like “nature”, “human being” and “community”), and how these challenges necessitate a revision of these concepts. The program includes four research lines, “Nature, life and human intervention”, “The future of a free and fair society”, “The human condition” and “Synthesis: Ethics of Technology, Practical Philosophy, and Modern Technology-Driven Societies”. The PhD project we advertise will be part of the research line “The future of a free and fair society”
PhD students are encouraged to spend a semester abroad, and a budget is available to cover travel expenses. Please note that there are other vacancies in the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies program at different participating universities. In case several are of interest to you, we want to encourage you to apply to them as well.
Job requirements
Your Profile
You hold a Master’s degree or equivalent degree in Philosophy or Ethics. Other Master’s degrees will also be considered if you have a demonstrable interest in analytical/conceptual problems, as well as in normative questions. You have an interest in the themes of the research: political philosophy, ethics, ethics of technology, democracy, and social media. You have good Dutch and English skills.
The TU/e is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. As we aim to increase the diversity in our Section and in the field of philosophy, we especially encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
Conditions of employment
We offer you a four-year Ph.D. position, starting September 1 (or soon thereafter), 2020. The gross salary is €2325 per month in the first year to €2972 per month in the last year. Additionally, Eindhoven University of Technology provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development, a holiday allowance (amounting to 8% of the annual salary), an end-of-year bonus (amounting to 8.3%), and a number of additional benefits.
Information and application
Application
Your application should contain the following documents:
a letter of application which explains your interest in the position and your qualifications for it;
a curriculum vitae;
a writing sample (Master thesis or equivalent)
a one-page motivation statement, elaborating on your ideas for a research focus in line with the project
names and contact information of two persons willing to provide references;
If you are interested, we invite you to apply before June 21 2020. Interviews will be held shortly thereafter. To apply please use the “apply now” button. Please note that a maximum of 1 document can be uploaded, so if you have more than 1 document you will have to combine them. Please do not send us applications by e-mail.
Further information
For further information on the PhD project, please contact mr.dr.ir. Lambèr Royakkers (email: l.m.m.royakkers[at]tue.nl, phone: +31 40 2474693)
More information about the Program “Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies” can be found at https://www.esdt.nl/.
More information about the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences can be found at www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/industrial-engineering-innovation-s....
Information about the terms of employment can be obtained from Kim van Puijenbroek, HR advisor (pz.ieis[at]tue.nl). Further information about Eindhoven University of Technology can be found at www.tue.nl.
The TU/e is looking for candidates for a Philosophy & Ethics Post-Doc in the project: Behaviour change technologies for moral improvement: Moral skilfulness and moral struggle. This Post-Doc position will be part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies research programme, a new 10 year long international programme of seven academic institutions in the Netherlands that started in January 2020.
The TU/e is looking for candidates for a Philosophy & Ethics Post-Doc in the project: Behaviour change technologies for moral improvement: Moral skilfulness and moral struggle. This Post-Doc position will be part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies research programme, a new 10 year long international programme of seven academic institutions in the Netherlands that started in January 2020.
This project aims to explore the morally disruptive potential of behaviour change technologies for moral behaviour that is, technologies that can be used to improve moral cognition or moral decision making. They include bio or neuro-enhancement, robotic nudges, nudge-designed environments, and ambient persuasive technologies, which may help people behave more consistently with their deeply held moral convictions or aid people in overcoming cognitive and affective limitations that prevent them from appreciating a situation’s moral dimensions, or they may simply make it easier for them to make the morally right choice by helping them to overcome sources of weakness of will. This project will focus, first, on the possibility that use of such technology will lead to moral deskilling or atrophy of moral “muscle”. It will investigate whether or not, and in what ways, such deskilling is problematic from a moral point of view.
Answering these questions can allow us to rethink fundamental ethical debates on for example, the value of moral action itself; the relative importance of consequences and intentions; and the nature of character. Secondly, it will investigate how moral technologies mediate or lessen our experience of moral distress, conflict, and struggle. If moral struggle is offloaded to a system of technological nudges, persuasions, and e-choice architecture, does this undermine or shift the meaningfulness of engaging with and potentially overcoming moral challenges? How might this change impact individual levels of well-being and self-assessments of control, character, and authenticity?
Research Programme “Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies”
This Post-Doc position will be part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies research program, a new 10 year long international programme of seven academic institutions in the Netherlands that started in January 2020. This programme has a combined budget of € 27 million, and is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in the Gravitation funding scheme for excellent research, and by matching funds from the participating institutions. The duration is from January 2020 to December 2029.
The programme has the aim of achieving breakthrough research at the intersection of ethics, philosophy, technology / engineering and social sciences, and to position its consortium at the top of its field internationally. A key objective is to investigate how new technologies challenge moral values and ontological concepts (like “nature”, “human being” and “community”), and how these challenges necessitate a revision of these concepts. The programme includes four research lines, “Nature, life and human intervention”, “The future of a free and fair society”, “The human condition” and “Synthesis: Ethics of Technology, Practical Philosophy, and Modern Technology-Driven Societies”. The Postdoc project we advertise will be part of the research line “The human condition”.
Please note that there are other vacancies in the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies programme at different participating universities. In case several are of interest to you, we want to encourage you to apply to them as well.
Job requirements
You hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in philosophy or ethics. Other fields (e.g. human-technology interaction, psychology) will also be considered if you have a demonstrable interest in analytical/conceptual problems, as well as in normative questions.
You have an interest in the themes of the research: ethics of behaviour change, ethics of technology, moral enhancement, moral agency, moral philosophy, nudging, as well as empirical research in these areas, such as the psychology of behaviour change.
The TU/e is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. As we aim to increase the diversity in our Section Philosophy & Ethics and in the field of philosophy, we especially encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
Conditions of employment
We offer you a 3 year Post-Doc, starting September 1st (or soon thereafter) 2020. The gross salary is between €3255 and €4274 per month. Additionally, Eindhoven University of Technology provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development, a holiday allowance (amounting to 8% of the annual salary), an end-of-year bonus (amounting to 8.3%), and a number of additional benefits.
Information and application
Application
Your application should contain the following documents:
a letter of application which explains your interest in the position and your qualifications for it;
a curriculum vitae;
a writing sample
a one-page motivation statement, elaborating on your ideas for a research focus in line with the project
names and contact information of two persons willing to provide references.
If you are interested, we invite you to apply before June 15th. Make sure to apply no later than 14th Jun 2020 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam).
Interviews will be held shortly thereafter. To apply please use the “apply now” button on this website:
https://ethicsandtechnology.eu/news/post-doc-project-behaviour-change-te...
Please note that a maximum of 1 document can be uploaded, so if you have more than 1 document you will have to combine them. Please do not send us applications by e-mail.
Further information
For further information on the Ph.D. project, please contact Dr. Lily Frank L.E.Frank[at]tue.nl
More information about the Programme “Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies” can be found at https://www.esdt.nl/.
More information about the Philosophy and Ethics Department at TU/e can be found at https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/philosophy-ethics/.
More information about the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences can be found at www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/industrial-engineering-innovation-s....
Leibniz University Hannover and Bielefeld University (Germany) invite applications for the position of
5 Doctoral Candidates (m/f/d) (salary scale E13 TV-L, 65%)
in Ethics of Science and/or Philosophy of Science
starting 1 October 2020, within the Graduiertenkolleg (research training group) GRK 2073 “Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research”.
The positions are limited to 3 years. At least two of the positions are expected to be located at Leibniz University Hannover and at least two at Bielefeld University. Application deadline: 31 May 2020.
For further information and our application guide, please see https://grk2073.org/apply/ or contact the coordinator Leonie Wiemeyer at leonie [dot] wiemeyer [__at__] philos [dot] uni-hannover [dot] de.
We are looking for a self-motivated postdoc with a strong interest in the ethics of digital technologies in healthcare. The job placement is temporarily for two years and is situated in newly established Digital healthcare ethics laboratory (Digit-HeaL) at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb. The successful applicant will become a member of the new research group and will have the chance to work within the installation research project „ (New) Ethical and Social Challenges of Digital Technologies in the Healthcare Domain (Digit-HeaL)“ funded by the Croatian Science Foundation under contract number UIP-2019-04-3212. The newly established international team will focus on ethical, legal and social issues of the use of different digital technologies in healthcare e.g. artificial intelligence, big data and digital phenotyping using mixed methods approach and involving stakeholders views.
Therefore as a postdoc, you will be involved in a theoretical analysis of the ethical and social issues and empirical work using qualitative and quantitative methods. It is strongly desired to have previous experience of interdisciplinary collaboration. You will work independently but in close collaboration with the research group leader of the Digit-HeaL Lab and other members of the research group.
From the applicant is expected to have an interest in ethical and social issues of digital technologies. The postdoc will work closely with the principal investigator and other collaborating investigators of the project to deliver high calibre research results. Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.
Application process:
A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel.
The date of the interviews for candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will be communicated.
What we offer:
a temporary work contract for two years from 15 June 2020 until 15 June 2022.
a full time gross monthly salary ranging from € 1.607- € 1671
diverse opportunities for professional development
a dynamic and stimulating work environment
Requirements:
PhD in Philosophy (Applied ethics or Bioethics)
Strong commitment and interest in doing research in the Ethics of Medical Technologies
Experience in quantitative and qualitative methods (SPSS and NVivo)
Excellent command of written and spoken English (minimum CEF C1)
Flexibility and readiness to work in interdisciplinary teams
Application documents:
Application letter
Curriculum vitae
Copy of certificate of citizenship
Copy of academic degree certificates
Detailed presentation of research, teaching and other activities with supporting copies of documents
Publication list
Cover letter
Police clearance certificate (not older than six months)
Application documents (please submit all documents in English or Croatian)
How to apply:
The applications should be sent electronically until the closing date 18 May 2020, as a single PDF file containing all required documents indicated with a subject “Application for Postdoc at Digit-HeaL” at the e-mail: lana [dot] jurilj [__at__] unicath [dot] hr, and by post at the address: “ZA NATJEČAJ” Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Ilica 242, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
We are looking for a self-motivated postdoc with a strong interest in the ethics of digital technologies in healthcare. The job placement is temporarily for two years and is situated in newly established Digital healthcare ethics laboratory (Digit-HeaL) at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb. The successful applicant will become a member of the new research group and will have the chance to work within the installation research project „ (New) Ethical and Social Challenges of Digital Technologies in the Healthcare Domain (Digit-HeaL)“ funded by the Croatian Science Foundation under contract number UIP-2019-04-3212. The newly established international team will focus on ethical, legal and social issues of the use of different digital technologies in healthcare e.g. artificial intelligence, big data and digital phenotyping using mixed methods approach and involving stakeholders views.
Therefore as a postdoc, you will be involved in a theoretical analysis of the ethical and social issues and empirical work using qualitative and quantitative methods. It is strongly desired to have previous experience of interdisciplinary collaboration. You will work independently but in close collaboration with the research group leader of the Digit-HeaL Lab and other members of the research group.
From the applicant is expected to have an interest in ethical and social issues of digital technologies. The postdoc will work closely with the principal investigator and other collaborating investigators of the project to deliver high calibre research results. Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.
Application process:
A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel.
The date of the interviews for candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will be communicated.
What we offer:
a temporary work contract for two years from 15 June 2020 until 15 June 2022.
a full time gross monthly salary ranging from € 1.607- € 1671
diverse opportunities for professional development
a dynamic and stimulating work environment
Application documents:
Application letter
Curriculum vitae
Copy of certificate of citizenship
Copy of academic degree certificates
Detailed presentation of research, teaching and other activities with supporting copies of documents
Publication list
Cover letter
Police clearance certificate (not older than six months)
Application documents (please submit all documents in English or Croatian)
How to apply:
The applications should be sent electronically until the closing date 18 May 2020, as a single PDF file containing all required documents indicated with a subject “Application for Postdoc at Digit-HeaL” at the e-mail: lana [dot] jurilj [__at__] unicath [dot] hr, and by post at the address: “ZA NATJEČAJ” Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Ilica 242, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
DIEP@UvA has several open positions consisting of three year DIEP postdoc fellowships. DIEP@UvA seeks senior postdocs whose research interests align with those of at least two of the following institutes at the University of Amsterdam: Institute of Physics (IoP), the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI), the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), the Informatics Institute (IvI), the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS).
You will join an exciting team of scientists and conduct exciting interdisciplinary research within emergence in areas such as non-equilibrium systems, causality, collective intelligence, network theory, multiscale modelling, quantum information, phases of mater, etc (for a more detailed description of DIEP@UvA research priority areas, see the website). DIEP@UvA has multiple ongoing research projects in: multiscale modelling of systems out of equilibrium; rare events in e.g. climate science; models of causal inference; logic for multi-agent systems; quantum and classical information theory; self-organisation in active matter; emergent behaviour in catalytic processes; emergence of collective social behavior; emergent phases of matter and spacetime; etc. For concrete ongoing research projects within DIEP@UvA, please check DIEP@UvA's research portfolio on our website.
We expect you to be able to work with a high degree of independence and serve as a driving force for your research subject. We also expect you to participate and help with the centre’s activities and contribute to the creation of an exciting research environment.
You are expected to:
-Perform, high level research (analytical theory, numerical modeling or logical-semantical foundations, experiment, formal proofs etc.) related to the above topics or a closely related field.
-Be able to work together with several other researchers within DIEP from different background (mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, logic).
-The research fellow will be integrated within the research interests of at least two of the following institutes: IoP (physics), HIMS (chemistry), IILC (logic), KdV (mathematics) and Ivl (computer science).
-Act as central beacon on the research topic within DIEP.
-Assist in organising workshops related to the DIEP topics.
Required background:
-A PhD in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, or logic.
-Experience as an independent researcher.
-Excellent organisational, communication and cooperation skills.
Apply via: https://www.d-iep.org/diep-uvaopenpositions
The department of philosophy at the University of Twente is looking for an assistant professor in ethics or political philosophy focusing on emerging technology and its role in society (e.g., biomedical, environmental, digital). This is a two-year appointment with generous research time and prospects for a permanent position. See the URL for a full description.
Job description
The Lecturer 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.
Job requirements
Candidates are expected to have a Masters or Ph.D degree in philosophy, preferably in the field of ethics, applied ethics, ethics of technology or philosophy of technology, and have proven expertise in teaching philosophy courses.
Conditions of employment
We offer you a part-time employment of 0,3 fte for a fixed period of 3,5 month, starting the 1th of April 2020. The salary will be in the range of € 2.709 and € 4.274 gross per month (based on a fulltime salary). This salary excludes the standard yearly holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary and end year allowance of 8.3% of the yearly salary.
Information and application
For informal inquiries about the position please contact Andreas Spahn (a.spahn[at]tue.nl or +31-40-247 274 6). Further information concerning employment conditions can be obtained from Kim van Puijenbroek, HR Advisor IE&IS, (pz.ieis[at]tue.nl or +31-40-247 5102).
If you are interested, we invite you to apply until January 20th 2020. Please upload your letter of interest, a curriculum vitae and at least one letter of recommendation and teaching evaluations (if available) on our website. (We kindly but strongly request you not to send us your documents by email.) You have to combine all documents to ONE document, to apply use the apply form for this job.
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/junior-lecturers-in-philosophy-ethics-par...
Job description
The Lecturer will be expected to teach a compulsory introductory course on ethics of technology for first year engineering students. The lecturer will work as part of a team of lecturers.
Job requirements
Candidates are expected to have a PhD in philosophy, preferably in the field of ethics, applied ethics, ethics of technology or philosophy of technology, and have proven expertise in teaching philosophy courses. Experience with teaching to large groups and/or teaching philosophy to non-philosophy students is desirable.
Conditions of employment
We offer 0,6 fte employment for a fixed period of 3,5 month, starting the 6 th of April 2020. The salary will be in the range of € 2.709 and € 4.274 gross per month (based on a fulltime salary). This salary excludes the standard yearly holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary and end year allowance of 8.3% of the yearly salary.
Information and application
For informal inquiries about the position please contact Andreas Spahn (a.spahn[at]ue.nl or +31-40-247 274 6). Further information concerning employment conditions can be obtained from Kim van Puijenbroek, HR advisor IE&IS, (pz.ieis[at]tue.nl or +31-40-247 5102).
Please upload your letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations (if available) and at least one letter of recommendation to our website. (We kindly but strongly request you not to send us your documents by email.)
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/one-lecturer-in-philosophy-part-time-8393...
The Philosophy Department at the University of Duisburg-Essen invites applications for a postdoctoral position (‘wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin’, comparable to an assistant professorship, 100% TVL).
Job description: You will be required to engage in independent research in the context of the binational project How Does it Feel? Empathy and Interpersonal Understanding, a cooperative project based in the Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Liverpool. Specifically, the research is to be carried out on the subproject Interpersonal Understanding and Endorsement. The incumbent will also be involved in the organisation of workshops and conferences. The position has no teaching duties, although teaching opportunities are available if teaching is desired.
Your profile: Candidates should have both a BA and a very good PhD in philosophy, and excellent command of the English language. You should be specialised in metaethics, philosophical psychology and epistemology. Your philosophical methodology should be unabashedly analytic and you should have in-depth knowledge of relevant historical texts. Finally, familiarity with areas of empirical psychology, for instance, social, developmental or clinical psychology, would be highly desirable.
The work we are doing in the Research Group Philosophical Anthropology and Ethics is described at: https://www.uni-due.de/philo_ude/anthropologie/
Starting date: 1st April 2020
Contract duration: 3 years
Position type: Full-time (100% TVL); salary bracket 13 TV-L. The net salary depends on age, tax level (family situation), and years of academic experience.
Application deadline: 05.02.2012
How to apply: Please send a CV, a list of courses taught, a list of publications, copies of your transcripts and degree certificates, a writing sample and details of two referees (all in one PDF) by email to Neil Roughley (neil [dot] roughley [__at__] uni-due [dot] de), to whom any questions about the position can also be addressed. Please mention the reference number 020-20 in the mail’s subject line.
Diversity & Inclusiveness: The University of Duisburg-Essen supports diversity and equal opportunities (http://www.uni-due.de/diversity). The University aims to increase the proportion of women in academic positions and therefore strongly encourages applications from women. Preferential treatment will be given to women if their professional qualifications and abilities are equivalent to those of other applicants. The University also particularly encourages applications from disabled persons.