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PhD student position in theoretical philosophy of mind, language, or cognition, Bochum (Germany), Deadline: 25 Oct 2019

PhD Fellowship in Philosophy at Ruhr University Bochum

Thematic Framework: interdisciplinary philosophical project in the area of 
theoretical philosophy of mind, language or cognition (open for 
suggestions)

At the Institute of Philosophy II of the Ruhr-University in Bochum a 
fellowship for a PhD student is offered in the area of philosophy of mind 
and cognition in the research group of Prof. Albert Newen. The fellowship 
will be first contracted for 1 year and after an assessment can be further 
extended for another 2 years (the planned full funding period for the PhD 
is three years). Candidates should be interested in working out a project 
in the area of the philosophy of mind, language and/or cognition. Project 
suggestions are expected (max. 2 pages; see below).

Ideally the project is connected with one of ongoing projects in the group 
of Prof. Newen: 1. Theories of Understanding Others; 2. Self-Consciousness 
and Agency; 3. Theories of Emotion; 4. Philosophy of Neurosciences and 
their Explanations; 5. Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence; 6. Theories 
of Belief and Theories of Perception; 7. Experimental Philosophy

Preconditions: The applicants are expected to have an excellent M.A. (or 
Staatsexamen degree) in Philosophy. Their area of expertise should be in 
Philosophy of Mind/Cognition, Philosophy of Science or Philosophy of 
Language and they should be familiar with at least one of the following 
areas: Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry, Behavioral Biology, Artificial 
Intelligence or Cognitive Neuroscience.

The applicant need not speak German at the time of application but he or 
she should be willing to learn German in order to be able to engage in 
everyday conversations soon. The language for scientific conversation is 
English. Candidates should be prepared to participate in weekly meetings 
of the research group of Prof. Newen in Bochum. The PhD-project is worked 
out in regular presence at the Ruhr-University and in close interaction 
with the group of Prof. Newen.

The grant of 1.200 Euro per month is available from 1st of DECEMBER 2019. 
The funding is available for a period of three years (with an assessment 
after the first year).

Please submit your applications with the usual documents (CV; copies of 
all certificates; a list of publications, talks, conferences attended and 
teaching experience; please add exactly either one chapter of the 
MA-thesis or one manuscript at least ready for submission or one published 
article) and please send an outline of a project for the PhD (max. 2 
pages) via email until 25th of OCTOBER 2019 to (hard copy submissions 
cannot be returned): sekretariat-newen@rub.de
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