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PhD student or postdoctoral position in the intersection between philosophy and psychology, Munich (Germany)
Dr.Dr. Niki Pfeifer (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU
Munich) offers under the usual equal opportunity conditions one doctoral
researcher position OR one early postdoctoral researcher position (i.e.,
if the PhD is obtained after January 1, 2013) to work in the intersection
of philosophy and psychology (65%, TV-L 13, 1 year, extension
possibilities will depend on performance and funding situation). Moreover,
one student assistant position is vacant. The (post)doctoral researcher
will focus on empirical work (developing the research hypotheses,
designing the experiments and running the data analysis) in the field of
reasoning under uncertainty, focusing on conditionals. One student
assistant will support the (post)doctoral researcher with the construction
of the experimental material, collection of the data and preparation of
the data for analysis. Working language is English or German.
Deadline for applications: open, until filled (filled positions will be
announced on the project website).
For an application send an email including the following items to
niki.pfeifer@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
1) a letter of motivation
2) curriculum vitae
3) a scan of the most recent academic degrees
4) evidence of English and mathematical skills (e.g., school/university grades)
5) two confidential letters of reference addressing the applicant's
qualifications are required for each position. These must be sent by the
referees directly to me.
The ideal candidate will be an empirically oriented analytical philosopher or
an experimental psychologist interested in epistemological problems.
For selection criteria and further details see the project website:
www.pfeifer-research.de/spp.html
I regret that I will not be able to send out negative notifications.
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Dr.Dr. Niki Pfeifer
www.pfeifer-research.de
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany)