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PhD student position in Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, Loughborough (England)

Hi everyone,

I've got a funded PhD studentship on offer for a full-time student to 
start in September 2019 at the Maths Education Centre, Loughborough 
University, UK.

The area is the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices, for a project on 
"The Social Dimension of Mathematics". The application is relatively 
straightforward, and has a deadline on the 15th of February 2019.

Full details on how to apply can be found here. 
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BPA175/the-social-dimensions-of-mathematics

Please share this with any students who might potentially be interested. 
They should feel free to get in touch with me at 
F.Tanswell@lboro.ac.uk<mailto:F.Tanswell@lboro.ac.uk>

Best regards, Fenner


Full Project Detail:

In recent years, the philosophy of mathematics has seen a growing interest 
in the day-to-day practices of doing mathematics, giving rise to a new set 
of philosophical questions. For example, from this perspective mathematics 
can be seen as a collective and social discipline exploring interesting, 
deep and creative mathematical ideas. However, this gives rise to a 
tension with the objective and rigorous status of mathematics, for that 
seems incompatible with the fallibility of individuals and groups of 
people. In this project, the student will choose from questions within 
this area, such as how the social structuring of mathematics as a 
discipline affects the mathematics that we produce; what role is played by 
the judgments of what sort of maths is good, bad, interesting, deep, 
rigorous or worth pursuing; what the social role of proofs is in 
communicating, convincing and explaining mathematical concepts and 
techniques; how we should induct students into these practices; and how 
maths is used in society more widely. The project can draw on the recent 
advances in epistemology, such as social epistemology, epistemic injustice 
and virtue epistemology. Furthermore, the research may build on existing 
approaches to the empirical investigation of mathematical practices 
developed at the MEC in Loughborough, to design and carry out studies of 
direct relevance to the major philosophical questions.

The Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University is a 
world-class research centre with a thriving graduate community. The Centre 
hosts research groups on Mathematical Cognition and Mathematical Pedagogy. 
There is an active programme of workshops incorporating seminars by 
external and internal researchers (including PhD students) and reading 
group sessions.


Entry requirements:

Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours 
degree (or equivalent) in philosophy, mathematics, education, sociology or 
a related subject. A relevant Master?s degree and/or experience in one or 
more of the following will be an advantage: philosophy, mathematics, 
education, sociology or a related subject.

Funding information:

This studentship will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who 
have applied to this project and/or any of the advertised projects 
prioritised for funding by the School of Science.

The 3-year studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £14,777 (2018 rate) 
per annum (in line with the standard research council rates) for the 
duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. 
International (non-EU) students may apply however the total value of the 
studentship will be used towards the cost of the International tuition fee 
in the first instance.
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