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PhD student position in philosophical logic or formal epistemology, Bochum (Germany), Deadline: 21 Apr 2016

PhD Position in Philosophical Logic or Formal Epistemology
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The Department of Philosophy II at Ruhr-University Bochum is seeking to 
hire a PhD student working in philosophical logic (65% TV-L E13 position, 
approx. ?2,200 /month before tax). The position is associated with the 
chair of Logic and Epistemology (Prof. Heinrich Wansing) and comes with a 
mild teaching duty of one undergraduate class per semester. Residency in 
Bochum or in commutable distance is expected.

The appointment is temporary until September 30th 2020, and is to be 
filled by July 2016. Applications should be sent by e-mail to Prof. 
Heinrich Wansing (Heinrich.Wansing@rub.de) and have to include (only in 
pdf format) a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a two-page research 
proposal, and the names of two references. You are also invited to include 
a sample of your writing (or publication) if one is available in English, 
German, or Dutch. The deadline for applications is 21st of April 2016.

The dissertation project is supposed to be a project either in 
philosophical logic or formal epistemology. Suitable areas include modal 
logic, paraconsistent logic, many-valued logic, structural proof-theory, 
theories of negation, epistemic logic, knowability, and theories of 
doxastic agency.

Required qualifications/ skills: Candidates should have completed an 
excellent Master's thesis in philosophical logic or formal epistemology 
and should have some background in the semantics and proof-theory of 
non-classical and modal logics. Moreover, candidates are supposed to have 
good communication skills in English. Good social skills are also required 
as cooperation with other researchers is expected.

For further information please feel free to contact Prof. Heinrich Wansing 
(Heinrich.Wansing@rub.de).
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