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PhD student position on "Cognitive Irrationality", Basel (Switzerland)

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

TYPE: PhD position
INSTITUTION: University of Basel
LOCATION: Basel, Switzerland
DURATION: 4 years
STARTING DATE: September 1, 2015.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30.06.2015
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JOB DESCRIPTION

The philosophy department at the University of Basel invites applications 
for one fully paid position at doctoral level as part of a research 
project on:

COGNITIVE IRRATIONALITY

which is funded by a SNF-professorship (PI: Anne Meylan) that will run 
until 2019.

The successful candidate will work on topics related to the project. (for 
more information about the project, please look here: 
https://unifr.academia.edu/AnneMeylan/Cognitive-irrationality:-SNF-professorship-project).

The successful candidate will be working together with another PhD student 
(already hired). The members of the research group are expected to 
contribute to the activities of the philosophy department of the 
University of Basel.

Salary scale: 47'040 CHF to 50'040 CHF per annum. (roughly 45'000 to 
48'000 euros)

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APPLICATION MATERIALS

Candidates are requested to submit the following application materials to 
anne.meylan@unige.ch

* a cover letter
* a CV
* all available transcripts of grades
* a recent writing sample
* two letters of recommendation (sent independently to the above email
address by the referees)

The candidate must have obtained a master?s level degree in philosophy or 
cognitive sciences before taking up the position.

Contact for informal inquiries: anne.meylan@unige.ch