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Two PhD student positions in philosophy of science, Lisbon (Portugal), Deadline: 29 May 2021

2 fully funded PhD positions at CFCUL - Centre for Philosophy of
Sciences of the University of Lisbon

The Centre for Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
(CFCUL) [1] has launched a call for applications to 2 PhD fellowships
(up to 4 years) at the University of Lisbon, for the Doctoral Programme
in History and Philosophy of Sciences [2] (Faculty of Sciences).

The call will be open until May 29, 2021 (23h59, Lisbon time). The
application must be sent to direccaocfcul@fc.ul.pt.

CFCUL is interested in hosting high quality doctoral students in a wide
range of areas in the Philosophy of Science. Candidates must have a
Bachelor or Master's degree in the areas of the doctoral programme.

The application, written in English or Portuguese, must include the
following:

   	* Identity card / citizen card / passport;
 	* Curriculum vitae;
 	* Motivation letter (up to 600 words);
 	* Research plan with the corresponding timeline (up to 1500 words);
 	* A writing sample (up to 5000 words);

 	* Recommendation letter(s) (optional);
 	* Academic degree certificates, indicating  the final grade and, if
possible, the final classification of the disciplines completed. In
alternative, one can provide a sworn statement that the Bachelor or
Master's degree was  completed by the time of the end of this call;
 	* In  case  of foreign  academic  degrees, Portuguese recognition of
such degree(s) and conversion of the final grade(s) to the Portuguese
grading scale. In alternative, one can provide a sworn statement that
they will obtain the recognition of the degree(s) by the time of the end
of this call (*)(**)(***).

_(*) Candidates who do not provide the Portuguese conversion of the
final grade(s) will be automatically rated with the minimum score in the
"academic education" component of the evaluation. In any case. _
(**) In case the candidate is selected for the scholarship,  it is
mandatory to provide the Portuguese recognition of the academic
degree(s) and conversion of the final note(s) in order to sign the
scholarship contract.
_(***) The  recognition  of  foreign  academic  degrees  and  diplomas,
and  the  conversion  of the  respective  final  grade  to  the
Portuguese  grading  scale,  can  be  issued  by a  Portuguese  public
higher  education  institution,  or  by  the  Directorate General for
Higher Education (DGES). Please visit the DGES portal at
https://www.dges.gov.pt/en. The process might be lengthy, especially
under the current pandemic situation, therefore we recommend that it is
started as soon as possible._

For more information about the Doctoral Programme in History and
Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon, please visit the
Official Website [2], or write to direccaocfcul@fc.ul.pt.

The official text of the call can be found HERE (in Portuguese
only):

https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/degrees/historia-e-filosofia-das-ciencias-564500436615350



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   The Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon
(CFCUL) [1] is a R&D Unit of the University of Lisbon located in the
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. CFCUL is the only R&D
Unit in Portugal fully devoted to Philosophy of Science and is currently
organized in three Research Groups:

RG1 ? PHILOSOPHY OF THE FORMAL SCIENCES, METHODOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY
covers three research lines:
1) Epistemology & Methodology
2) Philosophy of the Formal Sciences
3) History & Philosophy of European and non-European scientific
traditions and communication of science

RG2 ? PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCES covers three research lines:
1) Philosophy of Physics
2) Philosophy of the Life Sciences
3) Metaphysics of Science

RG3 ? PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN SCIENCES, ART AND SOCIETY covers
four research lines:
1) Science and Art
2) Science-Art-Philosophy Lab
3) Philosophy of Human Technology
4) Philosophy of Human Sciences, Ethics and Politics

For more information about CFCUL, please visit our website:

https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt


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