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Two PhD scholarships in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, Wollongong (Australia), Deadline: 31 Oct 2014

The University of Wollongong¹s Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts is
offering two PhD scholarships to further enhance our growing strength in
the Philosophy of Mind and Cognition. Scholarship are offered in
conjunction with new appointments of Hutto as Professor of Philosophical
Psychology and Gallagher as Professorial Fellow in Philosophy.
Scholarships are available for commencement in either early or mid 2015.

Research Environment and Topics
Successful candidates will be supervised by Professor Hutto, Professor
Gallagher and other members of the philosophy department. They will be
expected to work on research topics connected with Enactive, Embodied,
Extended and Scaffolded approaches to the Philosophy of Mind and
Cognition. Possible topic areas include: emotions; emergence; group
minds/group cognition; imagination; narrative and theory of mind;
narrative explanation; narrative and selfhood; origins of content;
scaffolded minds.

Projects that have the potential to connect with issues in Ethics,
Political Philosophy, or Philosophy of Law are welcome, as these are also
prominent areas of research at Wollongong.

Philosophy at UOW has a vibrant research community with a focus on
contemporary and applied issues. The department regularly hosts workshops,
conferences and visiting speakers in a variety of areas of philosophy, and
Wollongong¹s proximity to Sydney offers many opportunities to interact
with others in the greater Sydney area.

For more details about the research environment and the philosophy program
please contact Professor Daniel Hutto via
ddhutto@uow.edu.au<mailto:ddhutto@uow.edu.au><mailto:ddhutto@uow.edu.au>

Eligibility and Application Details
PhD scholarship applicants should have a record of excellent academic
performance and have attained one of the following qualifications: Honours
First Class, a Masters degree by research or equivalent. Additional
relevant research experience and/or peer-reviewed research activity,
awards and/or prizes will be regarded favorably.

Applicants should submit a cover letter detailing relevant experience, a
CV and an academic transcript to the Faculty Research Unit via
lha_research@uow.edu.au<mailto:lha_research@uow.edu.au><mailto:lha_research@uow.edu.au> . In addition
applicants must submit a full Postgraduate Research Degree application
through the UOW Postgraduate Research Degrees portal here:
https://www.uow.edu.au/apply/index.html

Both domestic and international prospective students are encouraged to
apply. The scholarship stipend is $AUD25,392pa, incremented annually for 3
years.

Deadline for applications: Friday 31 October 2014

Please note: applicants may also wish to submit an application for an
Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), University Postgraduate Award (UPA)
or International Postgraduate Research Award (IPRA): Deadline 17 October
2014.
For more information on Scholarships at UOW see:
http://www.uow.edu.au/research/rsc/prospective/index.html