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Postdoctoral/PhD student positions in "From Perception to Belief and Back Again", Bochum (Germany), Deadline: 15 Feb 2017

*Call for Applications*

The Ruhr-University Bochum is inviting applications for the positions of

one Post-Doc Research Associate (TV-L E13, 100%, including social benefits; 3 
years + option to extend 1 year)

and

one PhD-Student (TV-L E13, 65%, including social benefits; 3 years)

or

one Post-Doc Research Associate (TV-L E13, 100%, including social benefits; 2 
years)

within the Emmy-Noether Research Group From Perception To Belief and Back Again 
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/> under the direction of Peter 
Brössel <https://peterbroessel.wordpress.com/>. (A third position will be 
advertised later.) The positions will start May 1st, 2017 or as soon as 
possible thereafter.

*The successful candidate*will have a PhD (for a Post-Doc position) or a 
Master?s degree (for a PhD-student position) in philosophy or in cognitive 
science, respectively. Alternatively, the candidate can provide a confirmation 
letter by the university stating that the PhD or Master?s thesis has been 
submitted. In addition, the appointee will have at least one of the following 
areas of specialization: cognitive science, epistemology (formal or non-formal 
epistemology), philosophy of cognition, philosophy of language, or philosophy 
of science. The appointee will be expected to carry out research relevant for 
the aims of the research project 
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/description/>. The positions come 
without teaching obligations and no German language competency is required. An 
excellent command of English is necessary.

*We offer*a highly productive research environment and the possibility for 
collaborating with international renowned philosophers and cognitive 
scientists. The research group is led by Peter Brössel (PI) 
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/about/>. Peter Gärdenfors (Lund) 
will visit the group as a  Mercator Visiting Professor for extended periods of 
time. Recurring international visitors of the group include Igor Douven 
(Paris-Sorbonne), Ulrike Hahn (Birkbeck), Jakob Hohwy (Monash), Edouard Machery 
(Pittsburgh), and Susanna Siegel (Harvard). Further information about partners 
and visitors and planned collaborations can be found here 
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/collaboration-partners-and-visitors/>. 
(The overall budget of the research group is more than 1.2 million euro and it 
includes travel allowance and money for various international visitors and 
workshops.)

*The research group will be located* at the Center for Mind, Brain and 
Cognitive Evolution <https://dbs-lin.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mbc/>and the 
Department of Philosophy 
<http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/index.html.en>at the Ruhr-University 
Bochum <http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/index_en.htm>, which will also host one 
half of the Research Training Group ?Situated Cognition 
<https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/Situated%20Cognition/index.html>?.

Ruhr-University Bochum is a certified family-friendly institution and is 
committed to furthering the compatibility between work/studies and family life. 
The university is a highly committed equal opportunity employer and strives to 
work towards a gender balance in schools or departments where new appointments 
are made. Furthermore, given equal qualification, individuals with disabilities 
will be favored.

*The applications should include:*

for a Post-Doc position: (i) short letter of motivation, (ii) CV, (iii) 
certificates and transcripts of records, (iv) list of publications, (v) a 
research project relevant for the research aims of the project (500-1000 
words), and (vi) two writing samples (of no more than 15,ooo words each). 
Please do not send letters of recommendation without request. If the applicant 
does not have a PhD certificate, the applicant should submit a letter by the 
university confirming that the thesis has been submitted.

for a PhD-student position: (i) short letter of motivation, (ii) CV, (iii) 
certificates and transcripts of records, (iv) list of publications (if 
applicable), (v) a research project relevant for the research aims of the 
project (200-500 words), and (vi) one or two writing samples (e.g. a chapter of 
the master?s thesis or a paper). Please do not send letters of recommendation 
without request. If the applicant does not have a Master?s degree, the 
applicant should submit a letter by the university confirming that the thesis 
has been submitted.

For questions please contact Peter Brössel directly. Applications should be 
send by email (ideally, all requested documents in just one PDF document) under 
the subject line ?Application Emmy Noether? to

peter.broessel@rub.de

*Application deadline will be (presumably) February 15th, 2017, 23:59 (MET)*


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Sekretariat Prof. Dr. A. Newen
Institut für Philosophie II
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsstr. 150
44801 Bochum
Tel.: (0049) 234-32 28139
Tel.: (0049) 234-32 22711
Fax:  (0049) 234-32 14963
sekretariat-newen@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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