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Postdoctoral/PhD student positions in "From Perception to Belief and Back Again", Bochum (Germany), Deadline: 15 Feb 2017
*Call for Applications*
The Ruhr-University Bochum is inviting applications for the positions of
one Post-Doc Research Associate (TV-L E13, 100%, including social benefits; 3
years + option to extend 1 year)
and
one PhD-Student (TV-L E13, 65%, including social benefits; 3 years)
or
one Post-Doc Research Associate (TV-L E13, 100%, including social benefits; 2
years)
within the Emmy-Noether Research Group From Perception To Belief and Back Again
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/> under the direction of Peter
Brössel <https://peterbroessel.wordpress.com/>. (A third position will be
advertised later.) The positions will start May 1st, 2017 or as soon as
possible thereafter.
*The successful candidate*will have a PhD (for a Post-Doc position) or a
Master?s degree (for a PhD-student position) in philosophy or in cognitive
science, respectively. Alternatively, the candidate can provide a confirmation
letter by the university stating that the PhD or Master?s thesis has been
submitted. In addition, the appointee will have at least one of the following
areas of specialization: cognitive science, epistemology (formal or non-formal
epistemology), philosophy of cognition, philosophy of language, or philosophy
of science. The appointee will be expected to carry out research relevant for
the aims of the research project
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/description/>. The positions come
without teaching obligations and no German language competency is required. An
excellent command of English is necessary.
*We offer*a highly productive research environment and the possibility for
collaborating with international renowned philosophers and cognitive
scientists. The research group is led by Peter Brössel (PI)
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/about/>. Peter Gärdenfors (Lund)
will visit the group as a Mercator Visiting Professor for extended periods of
time. Recurring international visitors of the group include Igor Douven
(Paris-Sorbonne), Ulrike Hahn (Birkbeck), Jakob Hohwy (Monash), Edouard Machery
(Pittsburgh), and Susanna Siegel (Harvard). Further information about partners
and visitors and planned collaborations can be found here
<https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com/collaboration-partners-and-visitors/>.
(The overall budget of the research group is more than 1.2 million euro and it
includes travel allowance and money for various international visitors and
workshops.)
*The research group will be located* at the Center for Mind, Brain and
Cognitive Evolution <https://dbs-lin.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/mbc/>and the
Department of Philosophy
<http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/index.html.en>at the Ruhr-University
Bochum <http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/index_en.htm>, which will also host one
half of the Research Training Group ?Situated Cognition
<https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/philosophy/Situated%20Cognition/index.html>?.
Ruhr-University Bochum is a certified family-friendly institution and is
committed to furthering the compatibility between work/studies and family life.
The university is a highly committed equal opportunity employer and strives to
work towards a gender balance in schools or departments where new appointments
are made. Furthermore, given equal qualification, individuals with disabilities
will be favored.
*The applications should include:*
for a Post-Doc position: (i) short letter of motivation, (ii) CV, (iii)
certificates and transcripts of records, (iv) list of publications, (v) a
research project relevant for the research aims of the project (500-1000
words), and (vi) two writing samples (of no more than 15,ooo words each).
Please do not send letters of recommendation without request. If the applicant
does not have a PhD certificate, the applicant should submit a letter by the
university confirming that the thesis has been submitted.
for a PhD-student position: (i) short letter of motivation, (ii) CV, (iii)
certificates and transcripts of records, (iv) list of publications (if
applicable), (v) a research project relevant for the research aims of the
project (200-500 words), and (vi) one or two writing samples (e.g. a chapter of
the master?s thesis or a paper). Please do not send letters of recommendation
without request. If the applicant does not have a Master?s degree, the
applicant should submit a letter by the university confirming that the thesis
has been submitted.
For questions please contact Peter Brössel directly. Applications should be
send by email (ideally, all requested documents in just one PDF document) under
the subject line ?Application Emmy Noether? to
peter.broessel@rub.de
*Application deadline will be (presumably) February 15th, 2017, 23:59 (MET)*
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Sekretariat Prof. Dr. A. Newen
Institut für Philosophie II
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsstr. 150
44801 Bochum
Tel.: (0049) 234-32 28139
Tel.: (0049) 234-32 22711
Fax: (0049) 234-32 14963
sekretariat-newen@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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