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Junior Professorship (W1) in "Philosophy of Simulation", Stuttgart (Germany)

*Professorship (W1) for Philosophy of Simulation*

The excellence initiative of the German state and federal governments has
 
recently approved the funding of the Cluster of Excellence EXC 310 
Simulation Technology (SimTech) at Universitt Stuttgart. In this context
, 
the newly established Stuttgart Research Centre for Simulation Technology
 
(SRC SimTech) is asking for applications for three full professorships and
 
eleven junior professorships associated with the research areas (RA) of 
the cluster as is described on the web pages 
http://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de.

(10) Philosophy of Simulation (RA G) at the Institute of Philosophy 
(Faculty 9). The Junior Professor (W1) is expected to work on 
philosophical questions related to a simulation-based world. This includes
 
appropriate strategies for experimentation, for the architecture of 
modelling parts of the world, for dealing with uncertainties, product 
development as well as acting in virtual environments. Furthermore, the 
growing virtualisation of our life should be reflected on the basis of 
culture-theoretical aspects. The successful applicant should be familiar 
with simulation methods and should have a focus on philosophy of 
technology and assessment of engineering results. An additional 
qualification in mathematics, a natural or an engineering science is 
welcome. The Junior Professor is expected to lead a small research group 
of initially two PhD students that will be financed by SRC SimTech. Note:
 
For this position, excellent German language proficiency is mandatory. 
Further questions should be addressed to the director of the Institute of
 
Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Christoph Hubig. The Junior Professors are expected
 
to participate in the teaching obligations of their institute and to 
present courses within the SimTech programme. In an internal competition,
 
four of the junior-professorial positions can be provided with a tenured 
post.

For Junior Professorships (W1), the requirements for employment listed in
 
 51 Baden-Wrttemberg university law apply. The positions will be offe
red 
for three years initially and are extendable by another three years after
 
successful evaluation. Applications with the usual documents (CV, degree 
certificates, references, publication list, selected off-prints) should be
 
sent to the Coordinator of the Cluster of Excellence in Simulation 
Technology, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Ehlers, Institute of Applied Mechanics
 
(CE), Pfaffenwaldring 7, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, to arrive no later than
 
April 30, 2008. Universitt Stuttgart wishes to increase the proportion o
f 
female academic staff and, for this reason, especially welcomes 
applications from women. Severely challenged persons will be given 
preference in case of equal qualifications.


  Mehr Informationen: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/philo