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PhD student position in logic and theoretical philosophy, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Deadline: 8 Oct 2012

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University of 
Amsterdam has a vacancy for a

     PhD candidate in logic and theoretical philosophy
     vacancy number W12-180

This position is connected to the LogiCIC project which is funded by the 
European Research Council, under the ERC Starting Grant awarded to Dr. 
Sonja Smets.

The PhD position is part of the larger LogiCIC project on "The Logical 
Structure of Correlated Information Change". The overall project aims to 
develop a uniform logical system that centres around correlated 
information change and can be used to explain and model various 
interactive scenarios. The project is interdisciplinary in nature and will 
combine insights and techniques from a range of research domains, 
including logic, quantum mechanics, philosophy of science, belief revision 
theory, truth approximation and learning theory. In total two PhD 
students, one postdoctoral researcher and the principal investigator will 
participate in the LogiCIC project.

For the Detailed Job Description and Further information see:

http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm/7D8B6D54-2571-4217-B793D4AC9C89490E

Requirements:

Candidates should have a Master's degree in Logic, Theoretical Philosophy, 
Artificial Intelligence or related areas. Fluent English is a 
prerequisite.

Job Profile:

We are looking for a candidate with a strong outspoken interest in Logic 
(especially in any of the areas such as Modal Logic, Epistemic Logic, 
Dynamic Logic, Linear Logic, Logic for Multi-Agent Systems in AI, Quantum 
Logic) and at least one of the following areas of research: Philosophy of 
Science and/or Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Game Theory, Belief 
Revision Theory, Formal Epistemology, Learning Theory, Truth Approximation 
Theory.

Applications should include:

a curriculum vitae;
a letter of motivation (at most 1 page) explaining why you are interested in this position;
a Research Statement (at most 2 pages), explaining your research interests and how you think they can be related to the topic mentioned
in the given Job Description;
a list of all university courses taken, including a transcript of grades;
a short summary of your Master thesis in maximum 2 pages. names and contact details (including email address) of two referees who can provide details about your profile (one of which could be the main supervisor of your Master thesis).

Applications should be sent by email to the personnel department of the 
Faculty of Science at application-science@uva.nl with subject 
line:"Vacancy number W12-180: PhD ERC Smets". Please send your information 
in a single PDF file.

The closing date for application is 8th October 2012.