3 PhD or Postdoc Stipendiary Fellowhips
The Chair of Philosophy of Language and Cognition at the Ruhr University Bochum invites applications for
THREE PHD OR POSTDOC STIPENDIARY FELLOWSHIPS
A. NEUROPHILOSOPHY/PHILOSOPHY OF MIND & LANGUAGE
The candidate should have a strong interest in relating empirical methods to philosophical questions regarding mind and language. The successful applicant will be expected to investigate these questions among others with EEG methods. Some background in statistics and eventually some affinity to an empirical or mathematical discipline (psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, physics, biology, computer science, mathematics, engineering etc.) would be welcome.
B. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE/PHILOSOPHICAL SEMANTICS
The candidate should have a strong interest in the interface between philosophy of language and linguistics. Some background in logic or formal semantics would be welcome. The candidate should be open to the empirical investigation of language comprehension.
C. PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITION/EPISTEMOLOGY
The candidate should have a strong background in epistemology, logic, the theory of mental representation and/or the theory of reasoning. The successful applicant will be expected to integrate empirical methods and/or computer simulations into the philosophical investigation of cognition.
Each of the three positions will be filled either with a PhD candidate or a postdoc for up to three years.
Depending on qualification the stipendiary fellowship will match the net income of a
• 50% TV-L E13 position (PhD candidate, approx. 1300€/month),
• 75% TV-L E13 position (advanced PhD candidate/early postdoc, approx. 1700€/month),
• 100% TV-L E13 position (postdoc, approx. 2100€/month), respectively.
Applications should specify the name of the position and whether a PhD or postdoc stipendiary fellowship is applied for. They should include a statement of interest (not more than one page), a CV, a list of publications, copies of relevant certificates and diploma, one letter of reference and the names of two further referees.
Applications should be sent electronically to jobs-mrg1phil@rub.de by March 20, 2012. We regret that we will not be able to return any submitted material and send out negative notifications.
For further information please visit the webpage http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/jobs.html or contact Professor Markus Werning (markus.werning@rub.de) directly.
The Ruhr-University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity. We strongly encourage applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities.
Two Senior/Junior Visiting Fellowships Available
We are pleased to announce an international call for fellowships for the academic year October 2012 to July 2013 aimed at outstanding researchers. We are flexible concerning the exact visiting period.
The fellows will be affiliated with
- The Chair of Philosophy of Language and Cognition at the Department of Philosophy II
- The Mercator Research Group "Structures of Memory"
- The Center for Mind, Brain and Cognitive Evolution
Senior or Junior Fellowship in Neurophilosophy/Philosophy of Mind (one to six months)
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and must have an outstanding publication record in the area of philosophy of mind (eventually bordering philosophy of language or epistemology) and their research attitude should demonstrate a strong connection to the cognitive and neurosciences. Applicants for the senior fellowship are expected to work at least on the level of an associate or advanced assistant professor.
The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to take part in designing a cooperative EEG study on a research question of relevance for the philosophy of mind and language and/or epistemology.
Applications are due by June 1, 2012. Please send your application as well as requests for further information to Prof. Dr. Markus Werning (markus.werning@rub.de).
Senior or Junior Fellowship in Philosophy of Language or in Linguistics/Neurolinguistics (one to twelve months)
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and they must have an outstanding publication record in philosophy of language or linguistics/neurolinguistics. Applicants for the senior fellowship (max.
six months) are expected to work at least on the level of an associate or advanced assistant professor. The applicant should be open to both empirical and theoretical approaches towards language comprehension and semantics stemming from philosophy, linguistics, and neuroscience.
Applications are due by June 1, 2012. Please send your application as well as requests for further information to Prof. Dr. Markus Werning
(markus.werning@rub.de)
General Information
The fellowship is connected with a monthly stipend of 3000€ for senior and 2000€ for junior fellows. The sums are negotiable and will be supplemented by an extra research budget. All fellows will be invited to deliver a fellow lecture and will participate in an interdisciplinary research program.
Applications should include:
- A (brief) letter of application including personal information academic background, and research interests (please indicate the number and the title of the fellowship you apply for).
- A brief proposal for a research project (1-2 pages) if the fellowship is planned for at least two months)
- CV including a list of publications, talks, conferences attended and teaching experience.
- One representative article as PDF document.
- Only for applicants for a junior fellowship: one letter of recommendation addressing the applicant's qualification for a research project. This should be send from the referees directly or through a letter service.
All documents of the candidate should be sent electronically. We regret that we will not be able to return any submitted material and send out negative notifications.