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Postdoctoral position (2y) in Deontic Logic and Normative Systems, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Deadline: 30 Jun 2015

The University of Luxembourg has the following vacancy in the CSC Research Unit 
of its Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC)

*Postdoctoral position in Deontic Logic and Normative Systems*

  * 2-year contract, 40 hours/week renewable up to 5 years in total
    after positive evaluation, starting in September 2015 (or later)

*Your Role

*The University of Luxembourg seeks to hire a postdoctoral researcher for the 
Individual and Collective Reasoning Group of Prof. Leon van der Torre 
(icr.uni.lu). The research of the ICR group concerns:

  * Normative multi-agent systems and deontic reasoning
  * Autonomous intelligent agents and their cognitive dynamics
  * Logic-based knowledge representation
  * Nonmonotonic and probabilistic reasoning
  * Argument and norm mining

*Tasks/Mission:*

Your main responsibility will be to advance the state of the art in deontic 
logic and normative systems. In addition, you will assist in teaching courses 
on deontic logic in the master of computer science and in the doctorate school, 
assist in the supervision of PhD and master students, and assist the editors of 
various handbooks.

For further information, please contact
Prof. Leon van der Torre (leon.vandertorre@uni.lu)

*Your Profile*:

  * PhD in Computer Science, Logic, Mathematics, or similar.
  * Strong background in deontic logic and knowledge representation.
  * Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are mandatory.
  * Experience in formal argumentation or norm mining will be considered
    an advantage.
  * We expect commitment, creativity, team working and a critical mind.

*We offer:*

The University offers a 2+2 year employment with a highly competitive salary. 
You will work in an exciting international environment and will have the 
opportunity to participate in the development of a young university.


          Further Information

Applications (in English) should contain the following documents:

  * Curriculum Vitae (contact address, work experience, publication list)
  * Cover letter indicating the research interests and the motivation.
  * A research statement addressing specifically the position (300 words).
  * Transcript listing all the university-level courses and the achieved
    results.
  * A short description of your PhD thesis (max 1 page).
  * Contact information for 3 referees.


Please apply online by June 30th, 2015

http://emea3.mrted.ly/op52