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PhD student position and postdoctoral position on "Causality and Probability", Konstanz (Germany)

The Agence Nationale des Recherches and the Deutsche 
Forschungsgemeinschaft are sponsoring a French-German cooperation between
 
LInstitut dHistoire et de la Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniqu
es, 
Paris, and the Philosophy Department of the University of Konstanz on the
 
joint research project

Causality and Probability

directed by Prof. Jacques Dubucs and Prof. Wolfgang Spohn. A description 
of the project is to be found at the homepage of Prof. Spohn: 
http://www.uni-konstanz.de/FuF/Philo/Philosophie/philosophie/25-0-NoName.ht
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The German side at Konstanz offers two positions for three years starting
 
at April 1, 2009:

1.    A full post-doc position (salary: E13) for the subproject D,
2.    A half Ph.D. position (salary: 0,5 E13) for the subproject A.

The tasks to be performed are:

(a)    research on the topics and issues described,
(b)    fulfilment of the deliverables and milestones as described,
(c)    engagement in the French-German cooperation,
(d)    engagement in the Philosophy Department at the University of Konstan
z.

Please send your application (CV, degrees, possibly writing samples and 
letters of reference) either by mail to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Spohn, 
Fachbereich Philosophie, Universitt Konstanz, Fach D 21, 78457 Konstanz,
 
Germany, or by e-mail to ruth.katzmarek@uni-konstanz.de till February 13,
 
2009.