Yποτροφίες για μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές φιλοσοφίας (Εδιμβούργο, Σκωτία) Δεκέμβριος 12, 2014
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*************************************************** Philosophy @ University of Edinburgh welcomes PhD applications in the following 7 main areas of expertise (in alphabetical order): 1. Ancient Philosophy 2. Early Modern Philosophy 3. Epistemology 4. Ethics 5. Logic & Language 6. Philosophy of Mind 7. Philosophy of Science The Philosophy community at Edinburgh is one of the largest and most thriving in the country, with 32 Faculty members and around 100 postgraduate students (including MSc and PhD students), and benefits from several large-scale research projects, in collaboration with the Eidyn Research Centre. For further info please see: http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/phil_students/postgraduate/info_for_prospective_postgraduates.php We offer a range of scholarship opportunities, including AHRC and College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Research Awards, with upcoming deadlines (9th January for AHRC and 3rd February for CHSS Awards): http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/PGFunding.php Potential applicants are encouraged to make contacts either directly with prospective supervisors, and/or with the Philosophy Postgraduate Advisor, Dr Michela Massimi (michela.massimi@ed.ac.uk).
Υποτροφίες για μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στην φιλοσοφία Νοέμβριος 19, 2014
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2 AHRC Project Doctoral Studentships in Philosophy of Science/Physics (incl. Metaphysics) University of Leeds http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJY866/ AHRC Doctoral Studentships 2015-16 University of Aberdeen http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJZ328/ AHRC Studentships with the London Arts & Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership University College London http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJZ426/ AHRC-funded PhD Studentship Competition 2015 University of Dundee and Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) University of Dundee http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJZ679/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Keeling Scholarships in Ancient Philosophy (graduate) at UCL
Yποτροφίες για σπουδές φιλοσοφίας (Dundee, Leeds, Liverpool) Νοέμβριος 11, 2014
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AHRC funded Doctoral Studentships in Continental Philosophy, University of Dundee
The Philosophy Department at the University of Dundee is delighted to invite applications for PhD studentships in continental philosophy. These places have become possible through the involvement of the College of Arts and Social Sciences in the AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) Doctoral Training Partnership Scotland. We particularly welcome research proposals and applications which relate to the following philosophers or topics: aesthetics, art practices, Deleuze, desire, experimental art, Gadamer, Heidegger, hermeneutics, identity, Lyotard, Nietzsche, political economy, psychoanalysis, Ricoeur, Sartre, technology or Vattimo. We also encourage interdisciplinary and inter-institutional proposals.
Because of the extremely competitive nature of the review process, applicants should read carefully the guidance notes provided at the link below (How to Apply). In particular, please study the AHRC application form provided on the SGASH website under “Guidance for applicants,” which will need to be completed should your application be accepted by the University of Dundee.
Deadline
Deadline for application to the Dundee PhD programme: Monday, 22 December 2014.
(Please note the actual deadline for the AHRC competition is much later. However, in order to be eligible, you must first make an application to the University of Dundee.)
Eligibility
The studentships are open to UK and EU applicants and will cover tuition fees and a yearly tax-free maintenance grant (UK students only). To be considered for an award, candidates must have applied to study at the University of Dundee through the UKPASS application system and be in receipt of a conditional or unconditional offer of a place on the philosophy PhD programme.
How to Apply
Full details can be found at: http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/studentships/studentdevelopmentfunding/
Philosophy at Dundee
The Philosophy Programme specialises in continental philosophy and offers a vibrant, friendly community with strong interdisciplinary ties to disciplines in the School of Humanities and the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Research students can expect to benefit from and play an integral role in the research and teaching community. Special lectures by invited speakers occur fortnightly during the term, and students have an opportunity to present their own research at work-in-progress seminars and the annual School of Humanities conference for postgraduates.
Applicants are invited to visit the Philosophy Staff Profiles to review the research areas being pursued within the Programme: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/.
The city of Dundee is undergoing a resurgence thanks to existing strengths in the arts and culture and the current development of the V&A on the waterfront. The city benefits from its proximity to outstanding areas of natural beauty and easy access to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen by rail and bus.
The University of Dundee is a founding member of the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities (SGSAH). The SGSAH is a unique and ambitious national organisation created to provide world-leading support for doctoral researchers in the Arts and Humanities. A collaboration of Scottish Higher Education Institutions, we will share the best of what we have in order to enhance the quality of provision across Scotland, providing our students with access to research expertise across the nation and to our universities’ world-class resources – including museums, special collections and archives. Working with our partners, ranging from the National Galleries of Scotland to BBC Scotland to Oxfam Scotland, the SGSAH will deliver outstanding and innovative skills development training fit for the challenges of the twenty-first century. Please see www.sgsah.ac.uk for further information.
Informal queries can be sent to Dr Todd Mei: t.s.mei@dundee.ac.uk
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The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds is pleased to inform potential applicants for postgraduate study that it has available up to 18 fully-funded PhD scholarships for UK/EU students for 2015-16 entry, plus further scholarships for international students. For more information about postgraduate study in Philosophy and/or History & Philosophy of Science at Leeds see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125152/postgraduate/1979/. ________________________________________________________________________________________
The University of Liverpool is a member of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/), which is offering up to 40 PhD studentships this year. These studentships pay both fees and a maintenance grant of £13,590 per annum. AHRC funding is available to Home and EU students only.
We invite applications from talented philosophers wishing to pursue postgraduate research in philosophy starting in September 2015. The deadline for the submission of applications for AHRC funded pg research is 13th February 2015 at 5pm. Please note that to be eligible applicants must have applied to the University of Liverpool PhD programme by 23rd January 2015.
Applicants are strongly advised to contact their potential supervisor before submitting their application.
The Department of Philosophy at Liverpool is part of the School of Arts located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and has a lively and friendly research environment with a strong community of research students. Our research is organised in three research groups:
Metaphysics, Language & Mind with current interests especially in consciousness, space and time, modality, nominalism, the self, logical consequence, linguistic idealism and the nature of the proposition.
Religion, Ethics & Practical Philosophy with current interests especially in environmental philosophy, consequentialism, philosophy of religion, philosophy of law and the nature of moral intention.
The Aesthetics, Art & Literature group works closely with galleries, museums and other cultural institutions and has current interests especially in the relationship between aesthetics, art theory and artistic practice, philosophy and pedagogy, philosophy of literature and the aesthetics of Plotinus.
For more information about our work, see: http://www.liv.ac.uk/philosophy/research/
For more information on the application process, see http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/howtoapply/
If you have any queries about the process of applying to hold a studentship at Liverpool please contact the Faculty Support Team at hsspgr@liv.ac.uk
Υποτροφίες για διδακτορικούς φοιτητές -τριες (Αberdeen, Sussex, UK) Νοέμβριος 7, 2014
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The Philosophy department at the University of Aberdeen welcomes expressions of interest and applications to its PhD programme.
Philosophy at Aberdeen is a lively department with research strengths in a number of areas including Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Philosophical Logic and History of Philosophy. PhD students benefit from regular colloquia, seminars, and conferences, PhD work in progress seminars, travel funding, and office space on campus. The PhD may also be undertaken by distance learning.
**Funding opportunities **
The department can support applications for AHRC PhD studentships through the Scottish Graduate School in Arts and Humanities, and for Carnegie/ Caledonian PhD studentships . Please follow the links and/or contact us for details.
Areas of supervision include:
Philosophy of Science (including Philosophy of Physics and Philosophy of Biology)
History of Philosophy (17th-20th century)
Epistemology
Philosophical Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
Metaphysics
Continental Philosophy
Ethics
See this page for more details: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/philosophy/phd-supervision-397.php
For more information about the PhD programme start here: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/courses/phd.php
We welcome informal inquiries and we are happy to talk over your research area/proposal and funding opportunities in advance. Please contact Postgraduate Coordinator Dr. Beth Lord in the first instance: s.b.lord@abdn.ac.uk
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The University of Sussex is a member of the CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which funds up to 75 doctoral studentships per year. Awards are now available for September 2015 entry. We encourage talented Philosophers to apply. For details of faculty research expertise and specialisation, please see: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/philosophy/research http://www.sussex.ac.uk/philosophy/people/peoplelists/group/faculty Applications to study for a PhD at Sussex *must* be received by the 14th of January 2015. For information concerning the amount of the award, the timetable and procedures for application at the University of Sussex, please visit our website: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/chase Candidates can apply for CHASE-AHRC funding only once they have been offered a place at Sussex. Once this condition is fulfilled, candidates will be sent a link to the CHASE application home page (with a login and a password): www.chase.ac.uk/apply The deadline for the CHASE application is the 2nd of February 2015. CHASE is the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts Southeast England. The consortium aims to: * Support world-class researchers in the understanding of human culture and creativity * Engage with employers and develop partnerships to encourage creativity and innovation and to secure funding * Raise the national and international profile of the Universities. For more information about CHASE and our partner institutions, please see http://www.chase.ac.uk/ Co-supervision with other Philosophers within CHASE, which includes the Universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Open University, and Goldsmiths University of London, is possible. Dr Katerina Deligiorgi Arts A 27 Department of Philosophy School of History, Art History, and Philosophy University of Sussex www.sussex.ac.uk/philosophy/people/peoplelists/person/198873 Editor Hegel Bulletin http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HGL The Scope of Autonomy Kant and the Morality of Freedom Katerina Deligiorgi Available through all good bookshops, or direct from Oxford University Press at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199646159.do
Υποτροφίες για διδακτορικές σπουδές στην Μ. Βρετανία Νοέμβριος 3, 2014
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Arts and Humanities Research Council studentships for October 2015 CHASE http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJW302/ AHRC PhD Studentships 2015 University of Edinburgh http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJW646/ AHRC Studentships for 2015-2016 in the Humanities, including Law and Philosophy plus University Scholarships, Graduate Teaching Assistantships, fee waivers and MRes studentships Keele University http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJW875/
Υποτροφίες για διδακτορικούς φοιτητές-τριες στη φιλοσοφία (Βιέννη) Οκτώβριος 13, 2014
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Two Phd studentships (fully funded for three years) at the University of Vienna The first studentship is earmarked for a project at the borderline of philosophy of science and physics: (1) projects in general philosophy of science with reference to the history or the current state of the physical sciences; or (2) projects in the philosophy of physics itself. Projects in (1) might focus on debates over scientific realism, on the unity/disunity, pluralism/monism debates, on the relationship between experiment and theory, or on the role of intuitions in physical theorizing. Projects in (2) might e.g. focus on philosophical questions concerning quantum gravity and quantum optics, or the role of irreversibility in philosophy and (quantum) physics. -- Work in this area would be co-supervised by one of the philosophers in the in the doctoral college (professors Kusch, Nemeth or Stadler) together with a physicist (professor Aspelmeyer). The second studentship can be in any area covered by the title "The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Contexts", though applicants should take into account that the list of possible supervisors is restricted to the the staff of the doctoral college: Prof. Mitchell Ash (History of Science), Prof. Markus Aspelmeyer (Physics), Prof. Martin Kusch (Philosophy and Sociology of Science), Prof. Gerd Müller (Biology), Prof. Elisabeth Nemeth (Philosophy of Science), Prof. Carola Sachse (History of Science), Prof. Karl Sigmund (History of Science), and Prof. Friedrich Stadler (History and Philosophy of Science). Here follows the official text with details about the application process: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the University of Vienna (15 faculties, 3 centres, about 188 fields of study, approx. 9.400 members of staff, more than 90.000 students) the position of a Project Staff at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies is vacant. Identification number of advertisement: 5339 Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, in cooperation with the Faculties of Life Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy/Education and Physics The Doctoral Program (“DK program”) „The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Contexts“ announces the award of up to 2 fully paid doctoral student positions (Category a) and up to 6 associate positions (Category b, for students with other basic support) for up to 4 years beginning 1 March 2015. One of the positions in the category (a) will be awarded with priority to: (1) projects in general philosophy of science with reference to the history or the current state of the physical sciences; or (2) projects in the philosophy of physics itself. Projects in (1) might focus on debates over scientific realism, on the unity/disunity, pluralism/monism debates, on the relationship between experiment and theory, or on the role of intuitions in physical theorising. Projects in (2) might e.g. focus on philosophical questions concerning quantum gravity and quantum optics, or the role of irreversibility in philosophy and (quantum) physics. The other position in the category (a) and the Associate positions (category b) will be awarded with open field within the framework of the DK program (see below). With the support of the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF), the University of Vienna offers a Ph.D. program, the aims of which are: to offer a structured interdisciplinary curriculum in History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies of Science with the collaboration of international visitors, and to make possible the joint supervision of dissertations by historians/philosophers of science and natural scientists/mathematicians. Positions in the program are funded for up to 3 years; PhD students who complete 6 months stay abroad will be awarded a 4th year of support. Participation in the curriculum is required; members of the DK program (in Category a and Category b) must therefore reside continuously in Vienna. Participation once or more in the annual „Vienna International Summer University“ in the first half of July is also part of the program. Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week Occupation group in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) On top of this relevant chargeable work experience determines the assessment to a particular salary grade. Areas of work: Recipients of fully paid studentships (Collegiates, Category a) are employed according to the provisions of the FWF and the standard labor contract (Kollektivvertrag) of the University for 30 hours/week at the University of Vienna. Involvement in teaching is possible beginning in the second year of the program; remuneration for such activity will be additional to basic funding. Health and social insurance will be covered by the University. Tuition fee exemption, additional support for students with children, and funding for research and research related travel expenses are included. Associates of the program (Category b) are not employed by the University within the framework of the DK program, but may enter into other research-related employment – including employment by the University of Vienna. Associates must complete all curriculum requirements and also have the right to apply for funding for research or research related travel expenses. Profile: Employment requirements: Completed advanced degree (Magister/Diplom/Master) in History, Philosophy, History of Science, History and Philosophy of Science, a relevant natural, social or cultural science or Mathematics. Applicants with one or more relevant BA/BSc degrees may be considered in exceptional cases. Application procedure: An application for a studentship (Category a) or an associate position (Category b) in the DK program, „The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Contexts“ must be supported by the following documentation in German or English: - A cover letter stating the reasons for applying; - Curriculum vitae; - Documentation of previous studies and copies of all university degrees received; - A brief exposé of the proposed dissertation project (maximum 5 pages) with bibliography (maximum one page), stating the relation of the proposed project to the research topic areas of the program (see web site) or the reasons for proposing a project outside the topic areas; - Two letters of recommendation, one of which being preferably from the advisor of the latest degree thesis. These should be sent separately by the deadline date either by E-mail or by post to the Coordinator (address below). Applications for paid studentships (Category a) and for Associate positions (Category b) must be submitted with the same supporting materials. Applicants for paid studentships (Category a) may be offered associate positions (Category b). Deadline and Addresses for applications: Applications will be considered during January 2015, and admissions announced by the beginning of February 2015. Short listed applicants will be invited to Vienna for a personal interview. Applicants residing in Europe will receive reimbursement for travel to the interview; applicants residing outside Europe will be interviewed by telephone or video conference. Study in the program will begin on 1 March 2015. Applications are due by 15 December 2014, and may be addressed to the Job Center of the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria (jobcenter@univie.ac.at) (key number 5339), or directly to the DK program, „The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Contexts“ via dk-application2014@univie.ac.at. Application by E-mail with attachments (MS Word or PDF format please) is preferred; applications by post should be sent via priority air mail (latest postmark: 15 December). Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sent via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 15 December 2015 and be referenced to the identification number 5339. For further information, please contact: Ash, Mitchell (Speaker) +43-1-4277-40837, Aspelmeyer, Markus +43-1-4277-72530, Kusch, Martin +43-1-4277-46422, Müller, Gerd +43-1-4277-56700, Nemeth, Elisabeth +43-1-4277-46480, Sachse, Carola +43-1-4277-41207, Sigmund, Karl +43-1-4277-50612, Stadler, Friedrich +43-1-4277-46497, +43-1-4277-41209, Pils, Ramon (Project Manager) +43-1-4277-40872. The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration. Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna Identification number of advertisement: 4638 E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at -- ______________________________________________________ Prof. Martin Kusch ERC Advanced Grant Project (2014-2019): "The Emergence of Relativism" Department of Philosophy University of Vienna NIG Building (room C 208, 2nd floor) Universitätsstraße 7 A-1010 VIENNA Phone (office): +43-1-4277-46422 Secretary: Mrs. Ernestine Umscheider (9am to 1pm) Phone (secretary): +43-1-4277-46402 Webpage: http://univie.academia.edu/MartinKusch/
