CFA *Postdoc Fellowship in Philosophy of Mind * *Grant available at the Institute of Philosophy II* *Ruhr-University Bochum*
*Postdoc Fellowship in Philosophy of Mind *
*Grant available at the Institute of Philosophy II*
*Ruhr-University Bochum*
*Call for applications*
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*Thematic Frameworks are preferably the following three topics:
“Philosophy of the self: self-consciousness, self-knowledge,
self-deception”, “Philosophy of AI or Social Robots” or “A comparative
perspective on humans and nonhuman animals”*
We offer a fellowship for a postdoc at the Institute of Philosophy II at
the Ruhr-University in Bochum in the area of philosophy of mind and
cognition in the research group of Prof. Albert Newen. The fellowship
will be offered for 24 months. Candidates should be ideally working out
a project in one of the three areas: “Philosophy of the self:
self-consciousness, self-knowledge, self-deception”, “Philosophy of AI
or Social Robots” or “A comparative perspective on humans and nonhuman
animals”. Project suggestions are expected (max. 1 page without references).
In principle the call if open for other research topics in the group of
Prof. Newen: 1. Theories of Understanding Others; 2 Theories of Emotion;
3. Philosophy of Neurosciences and their Explanations; 4. Theories of
Perception and Cognition; 5. Situated Cognition
_Requirements:_Candidates should have an outstanding PhD in philosophy.
Their PhD should have been achieved within the last 4 years before the
application date. An additional degree in psychology, cognitive science,
linguistics, psychiatry or neurosciences is much appreciated. Some
substantial expertise in at least one of these areas will be expected.
Furthermore, the candidate must have (at least three) papers published
or accepted by peer-reviewed journals.
For this program there are special demands: Applicants are either no
German nationals or have lived abroad for at least ten years.
Furthermore, they are not allowed to have made a postdoc in Germany (of
more than 3 months).
The applicant need not speak German at the time of application, but they
should be willing to learn German to be able to engage in everyday
conversations. The language for scientific conversation is English.
Candidates should be prepared to participate in weekly meetings of the
research group of Prof. Newen in Bochum. Thus, the fellowship
presupposes regular presence at Ruhr-University Bochum since the project
should be worked out in close interaction with the group of Prof. Newen.
*/Deadline for the application is the 14^th of July 2024. The fellowship
is available from 1^st of November 2025 onwards./*The postdoc fellowship
is 2.670 Euro (can be higher in special cases, e.g., marriage) per
month. The funding is available for a period of two years.
Application documents (we only accept electronic applications): Please
send your application to center-mindcognition@rub.de
<mailto:center-mindcognition@rub.de>
Your application should consist of max. three PDF files. The first one
is to include your personal documents: an outline of your own planned
research project of 1 page max excluding references, CV, copies of
certificates and records, complete list of your publications, talks,
conferences you attended and courses you held; names of two potential
referees (sequence irrelevant). The other PDF file(s) to be attached
should be a list of two selected key publications, as well as these
selected key publications (must have been published or accepted, if
accepted but not published add the letter of acceptance of the journal).
—
Maja Griem, M.A., M.Sc.
Science Manager
*Center for Mind & Cognition *
*RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM (RUB) *
GA 3/153
phone: +49-(0)-234-32-12435
e-mail: center-mindcognition@rub.de
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