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PhD student position in the History of Modality, Wellington (New Zealand), Deadline: 4 April 2011

PhD Scholarship in the History of Modality

We invite applications from suitably qualified people for a three-year 
doctoral scholarship in philosophy at the Victoria University of 
Wellington (VUW), New Zealand. The scholarship is funded by a grant 
awarded to Ed Mares (VUW), Adriane Rini (Massey University), and Max 
Cresswell (VUW), by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 
The project is A Natural History of Necessity.

We welcome inquiries and applications from students interested in writing 
on topics involving any part of the history of necessity and possibility. 
This can include a detailed investigation into the work of one philosopher 
or a comparative study of several, or the history of a modal concept.

The scholarship runs for three years. It pays $25,000 NZ per annum plus 
tuition fees. Applications are due by 4 April 2011 (usually accept if day 
late because of time zones) . For information on how to apply for 
admission to a PhD at Victoria University, see 
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds/applying.aspx#how-to-apply. 
In addition to the procedures outlined by the university for applying for 
a PhD, applicants will also need to apply for the scholarship. This is 
done simply by telling Ed Mares (edwin.mares@vuw.ac.nz) that they are 
applying. Potential applicants can also contact Ed Mares for more 
information.

There may be also opportunities for additional funding from teaching and 
tutoring. Potential applicants should consult 
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds/applying.aspx for 
information about VUW prerequisites for doctoral study. Students from 
outside New Zealand should also look at the university web site 
(http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds/international-students.aspx) 
for international students.

Prof. Mares' areas of specialization are logic, philosophical logic, 
history of philosophy, particularly early modern, Kant, Russell, and the 
history of analytic philosophy. Dr Rini's areas of specialization are 
ancient and modern philosophy, and the history of logic, especially 
Aristotle's modal logic and the Quine-Carnap debate. Prof. Cresswell's 
specialities are modal logic, semantics and the history of philosophy.

Edwin Mares
Philosophy
Victoria University of Wellington
P.O. Box 600
Wellington, New Zealand
64+4-463-5368
Fax: 64+4-463-5370