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PhD student or postdoctoral position in philosophy: "Understanding and the A Priori", Cologne (Germany), Deadline: 28 Jan 2011

Call for Applications:

The Emmy Noether Research Group
"Understanding and the A Priori"
Philosophy Department
University of Cologne, Germany

is seeking to fill a Research Fellow position at one of the following two 
levels:

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (full-time, 12 months, salary level 100% 
TV-L E13)

or

Doctoral Research Fellow (half-time, 24 months, salary level 50% TV-L E13)

The position starts on 1 March, 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. 
The duties of the position include participation in the research 
activities of the project of the Emmy Noether Group "Understanding and the 
A Priori," presentation and publication of research results, participation 
in the organization of workshops and conferences, and assistance with the 
day-to-day administration of the project. The working language of the 
research group is English.

Further information about the research group can be found here: 
http://fromthearmchair.net/

Applicants should meet the following criteria at the time of employment: A 
completed university education with outstanding qualifications in 
philosophy (Doctoral Research Fellow), or a completed doctoral degree in 
philosophy with outstanding qualifications (Post-Doctoral Research 
Fellow); fluency in spoken and written English; a solid grasp of the 
foundations and methods of analytic philosophy; a promising research 
project; and good organizational skills. We are seeking candidates with 
research strengths in the following areas: epistemology, philosophy of 
language, philosophy of mind and/or metaphysics. Competence in 
linguistics, psychology and/or cognitive science is also welcome.

Applications from women and people with disabilities are especially 
encouraged. Applications from women and people with disabilities will be 
favored over other applications with equivalent qualifications, abilities 
and professional achievements, unless outweighed by further individual 
considerations.

To apply, submit the following materials: a cover letter stating your 
research interests and plans (Post-Doctoral Fellow) or your dissertation 
plan (Doctoral Research Fellow); a curriculum vitae; degree certificates; 
a sample of written work in philosophy (e.g. a dissertation chapter, 
published or unpublished article, etc.); and at least 2 letters of 
reference. All materials should be submitted in English, except for 
letters of reference, which can be submitted in English or German. Letters 
of reference can be sent independently. The deadline for applications is 
Friday, 28 January 2011.

All application materials should be sent to:

Dr. Magdalena Balcerak Jackson
Emmy Noether Research Group
Philosophy Department
University of Cologne
Richard-Strauss-Strasse 2
50931 Köln
Germany

Or by email to: mbalcerakjackson@me.com.

If you have any questions, contact Dr. Balcerak Jackson at 
mbalcerakjackson@me.com.