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Postdoctoral position (3y) in "Explanatory reasoning", Tilburg (The Netherlands), Deadline: 5 January 2012

The Department of Philosophy and the Tilburg Center for Logic and 
Philosophy of Science (TiLPS, see http://www.tinyurl.com/tilps) invite 
applications for a three-year full-time postdoc position, commencing April 
1, 2012 (or earlier). The successful candidate is expected to work on the 
DFG-funded project "Explanatory Reasoning: Normative and Empirical 
Considerations". For details, click: http://tinyurl.com/tilpsDFG.

The position is open to candidates with a PhD in philosophy or cognitive 
psychology and an interest in working in a very active international and 
interdisciplinary research environment. Tilburg University is rated among 
the top Dutch employers, offering excellent terms of employment. The 
collective labor 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 two 
years. The Postdoc candidate will receive a starting salary (based on 
fulltime) of 3.088 Euro gross per month.

Candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, 
a research proposal of about 1000 words related to the project theme, and 
two letters of recommendation.

The only way to apply is online. Please visit 
http://erec.uvt.nl/vacancy?inc=UVT-EXT-2011-0511.

The deadline for applications is January 5, 2012.