Jobs In Philosophy
James V. Finkbeiner Endowed Chair in Ethics
SVSU seeks an experienced, creative, and energetic individual to develop the substantive area of ethics at the University as the James V. Finkbeiner Endowed Chair in Ethics. This four-year renewable position requires the individual to play a key collaborative role in the development of inter-disciplinary linkages related to ethics among programs across the various colleges of the University and to the region it serves. The Chair will be expected to facilitate efforts across the campus community and the region to analyze real-world issues and develop the skill set and collaborations necessary to manage them.
The successful candidate will possess a solid record of teaching and scholarship in an area related to ethics and must have exceptional organization and planning skills. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in either health care or criminal justice related disciplines. S/he will be an effective communicator and relationship builder and have the ability to work with a variety of constituencies, from administrators, faculty and students to foundations, businesses and government entities.
For further information and to apply for this position, please visit www.jobs.svsu.edu. Interested individuals must apply online. SVSU is an EO/AA employer.
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Tel Aviv University accpets applications for post-doc shcolarships from reseaerchers from all disciplines that study the interplay of science, ethics and democracry. Please see website for more details:
The doctorate program Alter(n) als kulturelle Konzeption und Praxis (Ageing: cultural concepts and practical realisations) at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf offers, beginning
1st of April 2013
2 PhD-Scholarships
for excellent and highly motivated junior scientists. Field of study: anglistics, german studies, japanese studies, art history, history, history of medicine, history of science, philosophy, (medical) sociology, cultural sciences, psychology, forensic medicine and business economics. The scholarships are for PhDs which dissertation proposal regards interdisciplinary problems touching ageing sciences. The PhD has an obligation of attendance and residence. The research training programm Alter(n) als kulturelle Konzeption und Praxis (Ageing: cultural concepts and practical realisations) offers an excellent academic education, sophisticated and individual mentoring, inner- and transdisciplinary forums and also an innovative and qualifying syllabus. The funding will last for 24 months.
For further informations, please visit www.phil.hhu.de/ageing
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Das Graduiertenkolleg Alter(n) als kulturelle Konzeption und Praxis an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf vergibt zum
1. April 2013
2 Promotionsstipendien
an exzellente und hoch motivierte NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen aus den Bereichen Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Germanistik, Japanologie, Kunstgeschichte, Geschichte, Geschichte der Medizin, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Philosophie, (medizinische) Soziologie, Kulturwissenschaften, Psychologie, Rechtsmedizin und Betriebswirtschafts-lehre. Die Stipendien richten sich an DoktorandInnen, die in ihren Dissertationsvorhaben interdisziplinäre Fragestellungen der Alter(n)sforschung behandeln. Sie haben Präsenz- und Residenzpflicht. Das Graduiertenkolleg Alter(n) als kulturelle Konzeption und Praxis bietet eine ausgezeichnete wissenschaftliche Ausbildung, eine differenzierte individuelle Doppelbetreuung, inner- und transdisziplinäre Diskussionsforen sowie ein innovatives und weiterqualifizierendes Studienprogramm.
Die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf strebt eine Erhöhung des Frauenanteils an. Bewerbungen von Frauen werden bei gleicher Eignung, Befähigung und fachlicher Leistung daher bevorzugt berücksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person eines Mitbewerbers liegende Gründe überwiegen. Die Bewerbung geeigneter Schwerbehinderter ist erwünscht. Die Laufzeit der Stipendien beträgt maximal 24 Monate. Die Besoldung entspricht den üblichen Stipendiensätzen der DFG. Das Graduiertenkolleg erhebt eine Altersbeschränkung auf 28 Jahre für die Bewerbung als StipendiatIn. Eine Anpassung kann erfolgen bei: geleisteter Kinderbetreuung, längeren Auslandsaufenthalten oder aus anderen biographischen Gründen.
Weiterführende Informationen zum Bewerbungsverfahren finden Sie unter www.phil.hhu.de/ageing. Bitte verwenden Sie ausschließlich die hier hinterlegten Bewerbungsformulare.
The application must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Applications should reach the Head no later than Thursday, February 28, 2013.
The Department of Philosophy seeks to hire a philosopher working in one or more of its three research clusters: Metaphysics and its History, Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy, and Kant and Continental Philosophy. The successful candidate will hold a PhD at the time of appointment and augment our strengths in teaching in a pluralistic and historically minded undergraduate program. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain an active research agenda, and to engage in academic service. The Department of Philosophy is a vibrant program with an undergraduate Ethics Diploma, a monthly public lecture series, a winter colloquium series, as well as a weekly philosophy-related discussion group, and is committed to our service to the local community. For more information on the Department, including members' research interests, applicants are invited to consult the Department's website at http://www.mun.ca/philosophy. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, short writing sample, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Arthur Sullivan, Acting Chair, Department of Philosophy, A-3069, Arts & Administration Building, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7. Fax: 709-864-2187; email: philosophy [__at__] mun [dot] ca.
Die Universität Siegen ist mit 17.500 Studierenden, 1.700 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern, davon ca. 1.100 Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, eine innovative und interdisziplinär ausgerichtete Universität. Sie bietet mit einem breiten Fächerspektrum von den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften über die Wirtschaftswissenschaften bis zu den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften ein hervorragendes Lehr- und Forschungsumfeld mit zahlreichen inter- und transdisziplinären Forschungsprojekten. Die Universität Siegen bietet vielfältige Möglichkeiten, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren. Sie ist deswegen seit 2006 als familiengerechte Hochschule zertifiziert und bietet einen Dual Career Service an.
In der Fakultät I (Philosophische Fakultät) ist ab dem 1. April 2013 im Philosophischen Seminar eine Stelle für
eine Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben
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mit der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit befristet für die Dauer von drei Jahren mit der Möglichkeit zur Verlängerung um weitere drei Jahre zu besetzen.
Die Beschäftigungsdauer richtet sich nach den Vorschriften des Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetzes.
Aufgabengebiet:
Durchführung fachspezifischer Lehrveranstaltungen in Philosophie in den Studiengängen Lehramt für Gymnasien, Lehramt für Haupt-/ Real-/ und Gesamtschulen, B.A. Philosophie und M.A. Philosophie (Ergänzungsfach)
Die Lehrverpflichtung beträgt 12 Semesterwochenstunden
Anforderungen:
Promotion in Philosophie
Breite Kenntnisse in Philosophie (in systematischer und historischer Perspektive)
Mindestens drei Jahre universitäre Lehrerfahrung
Erwünscht sind hochschuldidaktische Qualifikationen
Die Universität Siegen strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen in Forschung und Lehre an. Entsprechend qualifizierte Frauen werden um ihre Bewerbung gebeten. Die Universität Siegen bietet gute Möglichkeiten, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren.
Bewerbungen geeigneter Schwerbehinderter sind erwünscht.
Auskunft erteilt Prof. Dr. Dieter Schönecker, Telefon: 0271 740 4477;
dieter [dot] schoenecker [__at__] uni-siegen [dot] de
Wenn Sie sich für diese Position interessieren, senden Sie bitte Ihre vollständigen und aussagekräftigen Bewerbungsunterlagen in üblicher schriftlicher Form (Lebenslauf, Zeugnisse, Themen der bisher durchgeführten Lehrveranstaltungen; elektronische Bewerbungen werden nicht akzeptiert) bis zum 25. Januar 2013 unter dem Stichwort "Philosophie" an das Dekanat der Fakultät I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, 57068 Siegen.
Informationen über die Universität Siegen finden Sie auf unserer Homepage www.uni-siegen.de.
Post-Doctoral and PhD Positions in Philosophy at the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
The Chair of Philosophy, located at the Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tallinn University of Technology, welcomes applications for (A) one or more early career research positions (Post-Doctoral Researchers) and (B) one or more PhD Positions (Junior Researchers) in philosophy, beginning in 1 April 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. The length of the appointment is two or three years. The required Area of Specialization is expected to be one of the following: Analytic Philosophy; Logic; History and Philosophy of Science and Technology; Philosophy of Social Sciences; Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Sciences. Appointees are expected to pursue independent research and to contribute to teaching and supervision.
To apply send a full CV, Research Proposal, two Letters of Recommendation and a Writing Sample by email to Prof. Dr. Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen, Chair (ahti-veikko.pietarinen [at] helsinki.fi). Deadline for applications: 1 March 2013.
For more details contact The Chair of Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (ahti-veikko.pietarinen [at] helsinki.fi).
Closing dates:
Full application: 1 March 2013.
The Chair of Philosophy:
http://www.ttu.ee/faculty-of-social-sciences/ragnar-nurkse-school-of-inn...
Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance:
http://www.ttu.ee/?id=27664
The Brain and Mind Institute and the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University in London, Canada invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy of Neuroscience. The Fellowship will provide a new scholar in philosophy of neuroscience with a unique opportunity to pursue his or her chosen areas of scholarly research in collaboration with neuroscientists and philosophers.
Western's Brain and Mind Institute is a leading international center for cognitive neuroscience research (http://www.uwo.ca/its/brain/). Ongoing research seeks to understand the neural bases of mental abilities such as perception, memory, reasoning, attention, self-awareness, motor control, language, and consciousness. Faculty include six Canada Research Chair holders and the recipient of a Canada Excellence Research Chair.
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy is situated in one of Canada's leading departments of philosophy, and it brings together philosophers and scientists to work on problems of global significance (http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/). Rotman faculty include two Canada Research Chair holders, and ongoing research focuses on a variety of aspects of contemporary physics, biology, and medical science.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy of Neuroscience has a one-year term with the possibility of renewal for a second year, and the Fellow will be co-supervised by faculty from the Brain and Mind Institute and the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. The Fellow will be affiliated with a lab in the Brain and Mind Institute and will participate in a program of ongoing neuroscience research related to his or her own philosophical interests. The Fellow will have an office within the Rotman Institute in the Department of Philosophy, and will participate fully in the research life of the Institute, including participation in conferences, research groups, and reading groups. The Fellow is also expected to teach a half course in the Department of Philosophy.
Candidates must have had a PhD in Philosophy conferred within five years of the start of the Fellowship. All PhD requirements must be completed by the starting date of this Postdoctoral Fellowship, July 1, 2013. The stipend is $38,000 CDN plus $6,180 CDN for teaching a half course in the Department of Philosophy. Additionally, the Fellow will be provided a research allowance of $5,000 CDN. Please send a curriculum vitae, writing sample, research statement, and three letters of reference to: Carol Suter, 2150A Stevenson Hall, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B8. Fax: 519-661-3261. E-Mail: csuter4 [__at__] uwo [dot] ca. Email applications are encouraged. In the case of letters of reference, these should come directly from referees.
Applications must be received by February 15, 2013. This position is subject to the availability of funds. Applicants should have fluent oral and written communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Western University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy at The Western University in London, Ontario, Canada invites applicants for two separate Postdoctoral Fellowships in Philosophy and Science. Each fellowship is offered for one year with a possibility of renewal for a second year. The fellowships provide an opportunity for new scholars to pursue their chosen areas of scholarly research further in a research-intensive environment. For one fellowship, we seek a scholar working on general issues in philosophy of science, such as the status of laws, causation, and symmetries, in light of contemporary physics. For the second, we seek a scholar whose philosophical project engages the sciences, broadly construed – including philosophical research related to specific sciences, or research regarding the ethical and political dimensions of science. (Scholars working in Foundations of Physics and Philosophy of Neuroscience should apply to the fellowships offered in those areas.)
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy is situated in one of Canada's leading departments of philosophy, and it brings together philosophers and scientists to work on problems of global significance (http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/). Rotman faculty include two Canada Research Chair holders, and ongoing research focuses on a variety of aspects of contemporary physics, biology, and medical science.
Both Postdoctoral Fellows will have an office within the Rotman Institute in the Department of Philosophy (www.rotman.uwo.ca). S/he will have the use of the University's internet and library resources. It is expected that the Fellows will give one lecture on their research during the course of the year at Western and that they will participate fully in the research life of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, including participation in conferences, research groups, and reading groups. The Fellows are also expected to teach a half course in the Department of Philosophy.
Candidates must have had a PhD in Philosophy conferred within five years from the start of the Fellowship. All PhD requirements must be completed by the starting date of this Postdoctoral Fellowship, July 1, 2013. The stipend is $35,000 Canadian plus a research allowance of $5,000 Canadian.
Please send curriculum vitae, writing sample, research statement, and three letters of reference to: Carol Suter, 2150A Stevenson Hall, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B8. Fax: 519-661-3261. E-Mail: csuter4 [__at__] uwo [dot] ca. Email applications are encouraged. In the case of letters of reference, these should come directly from referees.
Applications must be received by February 15, 2013. This position is subject to the availability of funds. Applicants should have fluent oral and written communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Western University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.
See this site for details: http://oldsite.minneapolis.edu/employees/jobpost.cfm?jobpost_id=20714B2D...
For further information, see here:
http://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten-servicestelle/standorte/innrain52f/ber...