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PhD student scholarship on "Natural Kinds", Grenoble (France), Deadline: 5 July 2009
The university Pierre Mend�s France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF) and the Ecole Doc
torale
"Philosophie: Histoire, Cr�ations, Repr�sentations (ED PHCR n� 487) i
nvite
applications for a PhD scholarship (Contrat doctoral fl�ch� sur th�ma
tique
prioritaire) in philosophy, on a topic related to "Natural Kinds".
The candidate will prepare her/his PhD at UPMF Grenoble under the supervisi
on
of professor Max Kistler, beginning in fall 2009; she/he will receive a sal
ary
determined by the new "doctoral contract" (contrat doctoral), for three yea
rs.
Language requirement: The PhD thesis may be written either in French or in
English. (The direction of the doctoral school will take an official decisi
on
about the possibility to write the thesis in English, in the beginning of
July.) If the thesis is written in English, it will be necessary to add an
abstract in French of about 50 pages.//
A description of the topic (in French) can be found at:
http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/portailthese/resultat_these.php?region=
82�eur=5&theme=X&valider=Ok+%3E
<http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/portailthese/resultat_these.php?region
=82�eur=5&theme=X&valider=Ok+%3E>
Follow the link /fiche d�taill�e/
<http://opale.dgri.education.fr/depotFichiers/demande/ED487/2009/0381839T_S
ES_3_2_PROJET_PROJET_
ALLOCATIONS_FLECHEES_2009_GRENOBLE2-PDF.pdf> at the entry *GRENOBLE** 2*
(PHILOSOPHIE : HISTOIRE, REPRESENTATION, CREATION) Les esp�ces naturelles
The
candidate should be familiar with philosophy of science, metaphysics or
philosophy of language in the analytic tradition. Webpage of the philosophy
research group at Grenoble (PLC - "Philosophie, Langage, Cognition"):
http://www.plc-grenoble2.fr/ Webpage of the doctoral school:
http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/Philo/0/fiche___defaultstructureksup/ Informati
ons
about the conditions and in particular the amount of salary can be found in
the
official texts, to be downloaded at:
http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/RU/Alloc-recherche/
<https://webmail.upmf-grenoble.fr/webmail/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%
2Fedges.sup.adc.education.fr%2FRU%2FAlloc-recherche%2F>
These are the relevant texts:
- d�cret n�2009-464 du 23 avril 2009 relatif aux doctorants contractuel
s des
�tablissements publics d'enseignement sup�rieur ou de recherche
<http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/RU/Alloc-recherche/edesexfile.2009-05-14
.9885270443>;
- arr�t� du 23 avril 2009 fixant le montant de la r�mun�ration du d
octorant
contractuel
<http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/RU/Alloc-recherche/edesexfile.2009-05-14
.0421301627>.
Courrier minist�riel du 6 mai 2009 relatif � l'entr�e en vigueur du
d�cret du
23 avril 2009
<http://edges.sup.adc.education.fr/RU/Alloc-recherche/edesexfile.2009-05-14
.8510260464>.
For informations on the content, contact prof. M. Kistler (in English or
French): mailto:kistlerm@upmf-grenoble.fr For administrative informations a
t
the level of the university, contact Mme Marie-Claude Buffi�re:
mailto:Marie-Claude.Buffiere@upmf-grenoble.fr For administrative informatio
ns
at the level of research group PLC, contact Mlle Saloua Adli:
mailto:saloua.adli@upmf-grenoble.fr
To apply, send the following documents
- Statement of application
- Curriculum vitae (with indication of citizenship)
- Research project (1 - 3 pages)
- Evidence of results or marks obtained for Master degree.
- Your Master thesis.
- Name and e-mail address of academic teacher(s) willing to write a referen
ce
for you.
By e-mail attachment to
kistlerm@upmf-grenoble.fr mailto:kistlerm@upmf-grenoble.fr
Subjet : PhD scholarship
Deadline 5 July 2009.
Max Kistler
Professor
Departement of philosophy
UPMF Grenoble
http://max.kistler.free.fr/ <http://max.kistler.free.fr/>