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PhD student position in psychology of reasoning, judgment or decision making, Munich (Germany), Deadline: 22 Apr 2015

The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP, http://lmu.de/mcmp) and 
the Chair of Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of 
Science and Study of Religion at LMU Munich seek applications for a Doctoral 
Fellowship. The successful candidate has a background in cognitive science or 
philosophy and works on problems from the psychology of reasoning, judgment or 
decision-making. She or he will be part of a team of philosophers and 
psychologists led by Ulrike Hahn (Birkbeck and MCMP) and Stephan Hartmann 
(MCMP). The fellowship is sponsored by Ulrike Hahn?s Anneliese Maier Research 
Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

The fellowship is open for candidates with a masters degree in philosophy or 
psychology. The stipend is for three years, and it should be taken up by 
October 1, 2015, but a later starting date is also possible. (Please let us 
know if you wish to start at a later date.) The stipend will amount to EUR 1500 
of monthly salary (normally tax-free, but excluding insurance). Additionally, 
the MCMP helps its fellows with the costs that arise from attending conferences 
(fees, traveling, accommodation).

Applications (including a cover letter that addresses, amongst others, one's 
academic background and research interests, a CV, a list of publications, a 
list of taught courses, a sample of written work of no more than 5000 words, 
and a description of a planned research project of 1000-1500 words) should be 
sent by email (ideally everything requested in one PDF document) to 
office.hartmann@lrz.uni <mailto:office.hartmann@lrz.uni>-muenchen.de 
<http://muenchen.de/> by April 22, 2015. Hard copy applications are not 
accepted. Additionally, one confidential letter of reference addressing the 
applicant's qualifications for academic research should be sent to the same 
address from the referee directly.

The MCMP hosts a vibrant research community of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, 
doctoral fellows, master students, and visiting fellows. It organizes at least 
two weekly colloquia and a weekly internal work in-progress seminar, as well as 
various other activities such as workshops, conferences, summer schools, and 
reading groups. Several of our research projects are conducted in collaboration 
with scientists. The successful candidate will partake in all of MCMP's 
academic activities and enjoy its administrative facilities and financial 
support. The official language at the MCMP is English and fluency in German is 
not mandatory.

We especially encourage female scholars to apply. The LMU in general, and the 
MCMP in particular, endeavor to raise the percentage of women among its 
academic personnel. Furthermore, given equal qualification, preference will be 
given to candidates with disabilities.

Contact for informal inquiries: Professor Ulrike Hahn (U.Hahn@bbk.ac.uk 
<mailto:U.Hahn@bbk.ac.uk>) and Professor Stephan Hartmann (S.Hartmann@lmu.de 
<mailto:S.Hartmann@lmu.de>)
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen
Lehrstuhl fr Wissenschaftstheorie
Sekretariat Professor Hartmann 
<http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/staff/csauscher/index.html>
Ludwigstr. 31/I
80539 Mnchen

Tel.: 089-2180-3319
FAX: 089-2180-17752