Jobs in Philosophy in Europe
At Chair level we will offer highly competitive packages for outstanding candidates.
Salary for Senior Lecturer/Reader: £45,941 – £69,412 per year.
Salary for Lecturer £37,382 - £50,186
Birmingham Philosophy Department is in a period of marked expansion and the University of Birmingham is investing significantly in Philosophy. Birmingham is already well-established as a UK department and known as being internationally excellent in a number of areas. The current expansion aims to build upon current strengths and develop new ones. The aim is for Birmingham to become one of the foremost philosophy departments in the UK for research, graduate supervision and undergraduate teaching. In order to achieve this goal a number of staff have already been appointed or are in the process of being appointed at the levels of Professor, Lecturer and Birmingham Fellow. To these already strong appointments we also wish to appoint a lecturer in ethics and two further posts which are open rank and open-specialty.
The University sees Birmingham Philosophy Department as central to its ambition to enhance its global profile over the next five years and it invites applications from world-leading scholars who share this ambition. The department currently has staff who are actively engaged across the philosophical spectrum and applications from all areas of the discipline are welcomed. The department seeks applications from academics at all levels, and will judge these according to academic merit. At junior levels research excellence, innovation and commitment to the ambitions of the department and University will be essential and at senior levels significant contributions to the discipline in terms of agenda-setting publications and an outstanding track record of scholarship, supervision and leadership will be important.
Informal enquiries: Dr Iain Law T: +44 (0)121 414 8336. To download
further details and to submit an electronic application online visit www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs.
Alternatively, information can be obtained from our HR Shared Services Centre
T: +44 (0)121 415 9000. Closing date: 11 January 2013 Job reference: 51008
Oriel College, University of Oxford, UK: Tutorial Fellowship (CUF) in Philosophical Theology £42,883-£57,581.
http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/content/academic-vacancies
Apply by 15 January 2013 for the
- Three-Year Doctoral Program in Ancient Philosophy,
- Or for pre-doctoral studies of one year.
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy (http://www.gsap.hu-berlin.de) at the Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (http://www.hu-berlin.de) is pleased to offer up to four fellowships for doctoral studies in Ancient Philosophy and Science. Two of these fellowships are reserved for non-German applicants because they are funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The fellowships cover the living costs at Berlin and are for full-time study only. There are no tuition fees, but there are low administrative fees amounting to ca. 250-300 Euros per semester (and cover free public transportation in Berlin).
Students may also apply for a funded pre-doctorial year of studies at the Graduate School. Typical candidates for this option are students who hold a BA in philosophy or classics (but not an MA) and want to take a PhD without first taking an MA (which is the typical path within the German system of higher education).
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
The GSAP provides a structured doctoral program in ancient philosophy and science (in English and German). The three-year program leads to the doctoral degree in Philosophy or Classics. It includes colloquia, dissertation seminars, reading groups, international workshops, and intensive short courses. The program culminates in the writing of a doctoral dissertation (in English or German).
The School’s core faculty:
- Prof. Jonathan Beere
- Prof. Stephen Menn
- Prof. Philip van der Eijk
- Dr. Jacob Rosen
- Tim Wagner
The School is embedded in a lively community of scholars and institutions (like the Excellence Cluster Topoi) all devoted to ancient studies.
The international Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN)
Students of the program are automatically part of the international Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN) initiated by the Graduate School. The APSN involves collaboration with five international partner institutions in the field of ancient philosophy and science:
- University of Chicago (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Leuven (Philosophy, De Wulf-Mansioncentre)
- Princeton University (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Toronto (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Cambridge (History and Philosophy of Science)
Applications
The closing date for applications for the fellowships is 15 January. The doctoral fellowships advertised here have no thematic restrictions. Interviews will be held at Berlin (presumably during the second last week of March 2013). Candidates from overseas will not need to travel to Berlin for an interview.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
for an Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project (Project No: P 25284-G15)
The Enlightened Subject. Sameness and Self from Condillac to Reinhold.
Job specification:
- Provide research assistance
- Discuss relevant material und cooperate with the project leader
- Prepare publications on topics related to the project
- Organize workshops und symposia relating to the project
- Provide administrative support
Professional Qualifications:
- PhD in Philosophy with a thesis in eighteenth-century philosophy of mind.
- Current research project(s) in eighteenth-century philosophy of mind.
- Broad knowledge of eighteenth-century philosophy (English, French and German language sources).
- Fluent at English and German. Working knowledge of French and Latin.
- Familiarity with the philological and interdisciplinary aspects of historical work in philosophy.
Personal Profile:
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team
- Reliability
Job Starting Date: 01 February 2013
Applications (CV, list of publications, brief account of PhD thesis and of current research projects, two letters of recommendation) should reach the address below by
14 December 2012 (by email or post):
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Udo Thiel, Karl-Franzens- Universität Graz, Institut für Philosophie, Heinrichstr. 33/P, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Email: udo [dot] thiel [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
Stellenausschreibung
Bei der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig sind im Akademievorhaben „Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: Briefwechsel. Text – Kommentar – Wörterbuch Online“ ab dem 1. Januar 2013 zum frü¬hestmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei Mitarbeiterstellen zu besetzen. Gesucht werden
eine/ein wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiterin/Mitarbeiter zur Leitung der Arbeitsstelle
sowie
eine wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiterin/Mitarbeiter.
Die Einstellung erfolgt zunächst für zwei Jahre, eine Weiterbeschäftigung wird in Aussicht gestellt.
Entgeltgruppe: TV-L 13.
Stellenumfang: Vollzeit. Die Stellen sind nicht teilzeitgeeignet.
Arbeitsort: Dresden.
Dem Briefwechsel des Philosophen, Dichters, Schriftstellers und Wirtschaftsreformers Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743-1819) kommt eine einzigartige Bedeutung für das Verständ¬nis der Epoche der Klassischen Deutschen Philosophie zu – sowohl wegen seiner philoso¬phischen Aus¬richtung, die die Diskurslage der Epoche in seiner ganzen Breite und Vielfalt spiegelt, als auch wegen des Kreises der an ihm Beteiligten, der nahezu alle Repräsentanten des geistig-kulturellen Lebens um 1800 umfasst. Auf der Grundlage dieses Briefwechsels, von dem die späteren Jahre Jacobis (Oktober 1794 bis März 1819) noch zu edieren und zu kommentieren sind, wird zudem ein „Wörterbuch der Klassischen Deutschen Philosophie“ erarbeitet. Die Text¬grundlage des Wörterbuchs besteht aus dem Komplex sowohl der philo¬sophischen und lite¬rarischen Schriften als auch aus der gesamten Korrespondenz. Die Edi¬tion erscheint im Verlag frommann-holzboog, Stuttgart. Das Projekt steht unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Walter Jaeschke und Prof. Dr. Birgit Sandkaulen.
Aufgaben:
- Textedition und Kommentierung des Briefwechsels Jacobis vom Herbst 1794 bis zum Frühjahr 1819.
Voraussetzungen:
- Promotion im Fach Philosophie oder verwandten Fächern;
- mehrjährige Erfahrung im Umgang mit Handschriften aus der Zeit um 1800;
- sehr gute Kenntnisse der Klassischen Deutschen Philosophie und ihres literarischen und politischen Umfelds.
Die Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen in der Forschung an und fordert deshalb besonders Frauen auf, sich zu bewerben. Schwer¬behin¬derte werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt eingestellt.
Aussagekräftige Bewerbungen (nur postalisch) mit Lebenslauf, Zeugnissen und Qualifikati¬onsnachweisen bitten wir bis zum 15.12.2012 zu richten an:
Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig,
c/o Generalsekretärin Frau Dr. Ute Ecker, Karl-Tauchnitz-Str. 1, 04107 Leipzig.
Responsibilities: Research and teaching (2 classes per semester, each meeting 1.5 hours per week); also work in the Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy and Excellence Cluster Topoi; for candidates not finished with the doctorate, completion of the dissertation.
The position is like an Assistant Professorship, except that there is no tenure track. For additional information, candidates are encouraged to consult www.ancient-philosophy.de. The salary will be approximately €36,000 per year. There are salary supplements for candidates who are married and/or have children.
Requirements:
Diploma or master's degree in Philosophy or Classics, preferably a completed doctorate in ancient philosophy; good general knowledge of philosophy, especially Kant, Wittgenstein and history and philosophy of mathematics and logic; excellent English (written and spoken), Latin and Greek; fluency in German desirable but not necessary.
Applicants should submit a CV including transcripts, a writing sample (maximum 30 pages), a short description of the candidate's planned research over the next few years (about 1 page), 2-4 letters of recommendation by teachers or supervisors who can provide details about their profile and, in case the dissertation hasn’t been finished, a detailed work plan and schedule.
Applications stating the reference number AN/158/12 are to be sent within six weeks to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Prof. Jonathan Beere, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin.
Prof. Beere expects to interview candidates at the Atlanta meeting of the APA. Candidates who plan to attend are requested to submit their applications as soon as possible, at the latest by December 10th, to katrin [dot] meinke [__at__] hu-berlin [dot] de.
The Humboldt-Universität aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female researchers to apply. Applications from abroad are most welcome. Applicants from minority groups are also most welcome. Preference will be given to disabled persons with equal qualifications.
Tenure track position in Political Philosophy
The position is part of the Rosalind Franklin Fellowship program. Appointment will start at the level of Assistant Professor. Following a favorable evaluation after at most five years, the fellow will be awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. After a further five years another evaluation will take place and if this proves favorable, a full professorship will be awarded. The period after which tenure and full professorship will be awarded is at most five years each, but may be influenced by academic results of the fellow before and during the fellowship.
Area of specialization: political philosophy. Area of competence is open. Required qualifications include: A completed PhD in philosophy; a strong publication record; a willingness and ability to apply for Dutch and/or European grants for research projects; excellent didactic qualities. A candidate who is not a native speaker of English must be proficient in English to level C1/C2.
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative centre of higher education. The Faculty of Philosophy is a vibrant, internationally oriented academic community and consistently receives the highest evaluations both for research and for teaching among philosophy departments in the Netherlands.
The University of Groningen offers a salary dependent on qualifications and work experience in accordance with the Dutch university system: asst: from € 3,195 to a max. of € 4,970 euro gross per month; assoc.: from € 4,428 to a max. of € 5,920 euro gross per month.
Further details about the position as well as information about how to apply can be found at http://www.rug.nl/filosofie/onderzoek/rff/index. The university of Groningen is an Equal opportunity employer and especially encourages female candidates to apply: in case of equal qualifications, the university will prefer appointment of a female candidate.
Imaginative, innovative, and international – with its 3,800 employees and 30,000 students, the University of Graz provides an exciting and varied work environment. Due to our research and teaching competence we are a central institution for guaranteeing that Styria remains a research and education location.
The Department of Philosophy is filling a
University Assistant without doctorate
(20 hours a week; fixed-term employment for the period of 4 years; Envisaged Job Starting Date 07. January 2013)
Job specification:
• Provide research assistance
• Provide organisational and teaching assistance for courses
• Independently design and teach one course per year
• Provide support and advice for undergraduate students (for example by holding a regular consultation hour)
• Participate in ongoing research projects and assist in developing new ones
• Provide administrative support
• Write a PhD thesis in History of Philosophy
Professional qualifications:
• Diploma or master's degree in Philosophy, preferably with a thesis on Ancient Philosophy or Early Modern Philosophy
• International experience (desirable)
• Very good English and at least a working knowledge of German (desirable)
• Familiarity with philological and interdisciplinary aspects of historical work on philosophy (desirable)
Personal profile:
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team
• reliability
• Competence in both teaching and advising students
Classification:
Salary scheme of the Universitäten-KV (University Collective Agreement): B1
Minimum salary:
The minimum salary as stated in the collective agreement and according to the classification scheme is EUR 1266.00 gross/month. This minimum salary may be higher due to previous employment periods eligible for inclusion and other earnings and remunerations.
Application Deadline: 14. November 2012
Reference Number: MB/172/99 ex 2011/12
If you are interested, please submit your application documents within the stated deadline. Make sure to indicate the reference number on your application and please send your CV, photo and relevant letters of recommendation to:
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Personalressort
Universitätsplatz 3
8010 Graz
or by e-mail bewerbung [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
For informal inquiries please contact Univ.Prof.Dr. Udo Thiel, udo [dot] thiel [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at
The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) and the
Tilburg Department of Philosophy invite applications for a PhD
position in logical and computational models of moral reasoning.
Individuals are encouraged to apply who have an interest in logical
and computational theories of ordinary reasoning, in linguistic
semantics, and in formal ethics.
*The job*
In recent years there has been a remarkable convergence between 1) the
modal logic of graded modalities, as exemplified by David Lewis' early
work on counterfactuals, 2) the linguistic semantics of modal verbs,
including /should/ and /ought/, as exemplified by Angelika Kratzer's
work, and 3) recent work on contextualist ethics (Janice Dowell,
Stephen Finlay, Gunnar Björnsson and others). The PhD student will
work in this general area and will focus on the definition of a set of
tableau rules for moral reasoning. There will be close collaboration
with researchers working in the NWO funded program "Towards Logics
that Model Natural Reasoning" led by Reinhard Muskens (see
http://tinyurl.com/tilnatlog), but also with the Tilburg Ethics
Research Group led by Alan Thomas (see
http://ethics-socialphilosophy.com/). The selected candidate is
expected to have written a PhD thesis by the end of the contract.
*Your profile*
- You have a Master's degree in linguistics, logic, artificial
intelligence, formal ethics, or a related field.
- You have excellent writing skills and a good command of English.
- You have proven research abilities and formal skills.
- You look forward to working in an interdisciplinary research team.
- You have experience in logic and in formal semantics or in
computational semantics in the logical tradition.
- You are strongly motivated to complete a PhD thesis within four
years.
*Employment terms and conditions*
Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers, offering
excellent terms of employment. The collective labour agreement of
Tilburg University applies. The selected candidates will start with a
contract for one year, concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive
outcome of the first-year evaluation, the candidate will be offered an
employment contract for the remaining three years. The PhD candidate
will be ranked in the Dutch university job ranking system (UFO) as a
PhD-student (promovendus) with a starting salary of E 2.042.-- gross
per month in the first year, up to E 2.612.-- in the fourth year
(amounts fulltime). Candidates from outside the Netherlands may
qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary.
The university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf. The
Faculty will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation. The
university offers very good fringe benefits (it is one of the best
non-profit employers in the Netherlands), such as an options model for
terms and conditions of employment and excellent reimbursement of
moving expenses.
*TiLPS*
The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science is devoted to
the study of logic and philosophy of science in all its forms.
Researchers working at TiLPS have a particular interest in using
formal methods, such as logic, game theory, decision theory, and the
like, to fields that are of relevance to /people/, such as human
reasoning, human decision making, human language and human
deliberation. This also results in a strong interest in the
philosophical problems of economics and the social and behavioural
sciences. The Center supports a full calendar of events, including
regular research seminars, workshops, conferences and a lecture
series, and is involved in the teaching of graduate students. The
Center maintains relations and sponsors programs with other units at
Tilburg University, including the Department of Philosophy, the
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of
Social and Behavioural Sciences.
*Information and Application*
For more information, please contact Dr Reinhard Muskens,
r [dot] a [dot] muskens [__at__] uvt [dot] nl or Prof. Alan Thomas, alanpthomas [__at__] me [dot] com (but do
/not/ send them your application).
Applications (in English) should include a cover letter, a curriculum
vitae, a two-page research proposal, and the names of two references.
You are also invited to include a sample of your writing if one is
available in English, French, German or Dutch. The application
deadline is November 15, 2012.
In order to apply, please go to
http://erec.uvt.nl/vacancy?inc=UVT-EXT-2012-0434 and click one of the
links at the page bottom.
*Recruitment Code*
Tilburg University applies the recruitment code of the Dutch
Association for Personnel Management & Organisation Development (NVP).
The text of this vacancy advertisement is copyright-protected property
of Tilburg University. Use, distribution and further disclosure of the
advertisement without express permission from Tilburg University is
not allowed, and this applies explicitly to use by recruitment and
selection agencies which do not act directly on the instructions of
Tilburg University. Responses resulting from recruitment by
non-contractors of Tilburg Universities will not be handled.
Researcher/Postdoc (1,0 fte) (212215)
Organisation
The postdoc researcher will be based in the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen. The Faculty of Philosophy is a rich and lively community of excellent lecturers and researchers. The faculty has an excellent reputation, both in research and in teaching, and has a strong international orientation. For more information about the faculty see: http://www.rug.nl/philosophy
Job description
The project "Naturalism and Teleology in Spinoza's Philosophy" is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and led by Martin Lenz. The postdoc candidate will conduct independent research on Spinoza's theoretical and practical philosophy with special emphasis on the conatus doctrine. The outcome should consist in a number of articles to be published in high-profile journals or in a monograph.
Qualifications
Candidates:
• have or will soon have completed a PhD in philosophy
• have a strong background in early modern philosophy
• have systematic as well as historical interests
• are prepared to come to Groningen for the period of the research project
• are fluent in English
• and are prepared to collaborate with other members of the department of the history of philosophy.
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary dependent on qualifications and work experience up with a minimum of € 2,861 gross per month (scale 10) to a maximum of € 3,195 gross per month (scale 11.0) for a full-time job. The full-time appointment of this postdoc researcher is for a period of two years. The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for the University of Groningen.
The postdoc researcher will start at latest at the 1st of January 2013.
Please send your application, including the vacancy number and
• curriculum vitae
• two letters of reference which can be sent directly by the referees
• a covering letter, including a research plan
• a writing sample of about 3,000 words.
before 30 November 2012 by means of the application form.
Women and members of other underrepresented groups in philosophy are strongly encouraged to apply.
Acquisition is not appreciated.
Information
For information you can contact:
Martin Lenz, m [dot] lenz [__at__] rug [dot] nl
Apply via: http://www.tangram-tis.nl/10378/Kandidaten/Inschrijven/00347-0000004987