MA in Philosophy at Tilburg University, 2010, The Netherlands

Tilburg Research MA in Philosophy

http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/researchmasters/philosophy

Tilburg University offers a Master’s Programme in Philosophy especially catering to students who want to prepare for a career in research. The programme, a joint venture with the Faculty of Philosophy at Radboud University Nijmegen, has a duration of two years and is taught in English. Students can choose from a wide range of specializations, including some offered in close cooperation with TiLPS, the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (http://www.uvt.nl/tilps). They can also take courses in Nijmegen,

a short train ride from Tilburg.

If you have students who want to travel, have the ambition to do research, and have concluded or will conclude their BA in philosophy with excellent results, this might be something for them.

http://www.uvt.nl/masterkiezers/images/brochures/researchmasterfilosofie.pdf

Visiting Fellowships, The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands

The Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS; http://www.uvt.nl/tilps) invites applications for three-months visiting fellowships in the academic year 2010/11 (1 September – 30 November or 1 February to 30 April) intended for advanced Ph.D. students or faculty. Candidates should work in one of the areas TiLPS covers and have a commitment to interdisciplinary and collaborative work.

To apply, send a hardcopy of your application package to Fellowships Committee, Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, or send an email to solliciterenGW@uvt.nl (ideally everything in one pdf file).

Candidates should include a letter of interest (indicating the period of the planned stay), a CV, and a project outline of no more than 1000 words. Junior candidates should additionally supply one letter of recommendation. TiLPS offers reimbursement of expenses, e.g. for housing and transportation, of up to 1000 Euro a month for senior candidates (i.e. candidates with a PhD) and 750 Euro a month for junior candidates (i.e. candidates without a PhD). Travel costs to and from Tilburg are also reimbursed. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2009. Decisions will be made by 1 February 2010.

Research Fellowships at the University of Notre Dame, 2010-2011, USA

University of Notre Dame

1) Templeton Research Fellowships in Early Modern Philosophy for 2010 – 2011

Center for Philosophy of Religion

The Templeton Research Fellows in Early Modern Philosophy, hosted by the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, will provide one-year awards to at least two applicants, open rank, for the purpose of undertaking cutting edge research on topics in early modern philosophy of religion. Fellows will be expected to spend the year in residence at the University of Notre Dame interacting with leading scholars in early modern and contemporary philosophy of religion.

Each successful applicant will receive a total fellowship award of $55,000 to $85,000. Stipend will depend on rank and circumstances of the applicant, and up to $15,000 of each award may be received as reimbursement for travel, re-location, or research-related expenses.

In addition, fellows will have joint access to up to $15,000 to convene a two-day workshop in the late spring of 2011 on the theme of the problem of evil in early modern philosophy and theology. (All administrative details will be handled by Center staff.) Additional money will be available to invite outside scholars of interest to the fellows for brief visits during their tenure. Fellowships begin in July 2010 and conclude in June 2011.

For further details, including information about appropriate topics of research, please visit http://www.evilandtheodicy.com and follow the “Early Modern Fellowships” link.

To apply, please submit the following materials electronically, if possible, to cprelig.1@nd.edu, or by mail to Michael Rea, Director, Center for Philosophy of Religion, 418 Malloy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556:

* A complete curriculum vitae

* Three letters of recommendation

* A project description of no more than 1200 words

* One published or unpublished paper

All application materials must be received by January 15, 2010 to assure full consideration. Questions may be addressed to Michael Rea at cprelig.1@nd.edu.

2) Center for Philosophy of Religion

The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame announces up to five fellowships for the 2010 – 2011 academic year: the Alvin Plantinga Fellowship ($60,000), awarded to a distinguished senior scholar; up to two Research Fellowships ($40,000 – $50,000, depending on rank); the Frederick J. Crosson Fellowship ($45,000) reserved for foreign scholars and those outside the field of philosophy; and one Visiting Graduate Fellowship ($18,000) awarded to a graduate student in philosophy who is working on a dissertation in the philosophy of religion and who would profit from spending a year at the Center. All Fellows will receive up to $2,000 reimbursement for moving expenses, as well as up to $2,000 for research-related expenses. The Plantinga Fellow and the Research Fellows may have the option of teaching one course in philosophy per semester as well. Those who do teach receive up to an additional $7,500 annually.

Applicants should send the following materials to Michael Rea, Director, Center for Philosophy of Religion, 418 Malloy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556:

1. A complete curriculum vitae.

2. Three letters of recommendation.

3. A statement of no more than three pages (double-spaced) specifying the fellowship for which you are applying and describing the project on which you would like to work while at the Center.

4. One published or unpublished paper.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

You may apply for more than one fellowship for which you are eligible.

E-mail: jzurawsk@nd.edu

Website: http://www.nd.edu/~cprelig/

CFA: NEW Four Year PhD Program in Political and Social Thought at the University of Western Sydney, Australia

The Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy at the University of Western Sydney announces a new four year PhD program in Political and Social Thought that includes a compulsory first year of advanced graduate coursework followed by a supervised research thesis. Scholarships of up to four years are available to domestic and international students. Applications for a place in the initial 2010 intake are due to the Centre by mid October.

Doctoral students will participate in courses, seminars and supervisory relationships with staff who are interested in the following research themes:

Collective action and practices of political engagement

Capacity for ethical action

The history of publics and jurisdictions

Citizenship and human rights

Rethinking the ideas of wealth and well-being

Subjective life and politics

Rebuilding the capacity of government

The pragmatics of government and public policy

For more details about this exciting new program see http://www.uws.edu.au/ccpp/ccpp_home/doctoral_program_in_political_and_social_thought

If you have any inquiries, please contact the centre at ccpp@uws.edu.au

Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy

University of Western Sydney

Locked Bag 1797

Penrith South DC

NSW

1797

+61 2 9772 6865 (w)

+61 2 9772 6738 (f)

www.uws.edu.au/ccpp

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Philosophy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN PHILOSOPHY AT UNAM, 2009

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FILOSÓFICAS

The Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, through the Coordinación de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) offers postdoctoral research fellowships. Postdoctoral fellows are expected to a) carry out their proposed research, and publish some of its results; b) work full time in the research project; c) participate in the academic activities of the Institute, as well as in group research projects; d) supervise the work of undergraduates and graduates, and teach one course during the year of the fellowship. Knowledge of Spanish is not required, but successful non-Spanish speaking applicants will be expected to learn the language during their stay.

UNAM offers fellowships two times a year:

Period I: for fellowships starting in September 1, 2009, the deadline is May 14, 2009.

Period II: for fellowships starting in March 1, 2010, the deadline is October 7, 2009.

All the documents must be received by this date.

The starting date of the fellowship is not deferrable.

Duration: one year, with a possible extension of a second year.

Grant: $1,650 US per month ($23,000 Mexican pesos) (two-bedroom apartments near campus are approximately $450 US per month)

Requirements: PhD, awarded in a period no longer than 3 years before the beginning of the fellowship. Applicants should be younger than 36 at the time of the beginning of the fellowship.

For the full list of requirements, and further details of the fellowship, see this web-link:

http://www.filosoficas.unam.mx/~s.acad/posdoc/posdocs.htm

If you have any questions please direct them to:

Miguel Ángel Fernández

Academic Secretary

Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM

email: s.acad@unam.mx

Phone: +(54 5) 56 22 72 41

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Science of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE OR PHILOSOPHY

University of Oxford

Faculty of Philosophy

Future of Humanity Institute, James Martin 21st Century School

Grade 7: £28,839 – £38,757 per annum (as at 1 October 2008)

Applications are invited for a fixed-term Research Fellowship at the Future of Humanity Institute. The Fellowship is available for two years from the date of appointment.

The Future of Humanity Institute is a unique multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford. It is part of the James Martin 21st Century School, and is hosted by the Oxford Faculty of Philosophy. FHI’s mission is to bring excellent scholarship to bear on big-picture questions for humanity. Current work areas include global catastrophic risks, probabilistic methodology and applied epistemology & rationality, impacts of future technologies, and ethical issues related to human enhancement.

The successful candidate will be expected to: develop and implement an independent program of research related to one or more of the Institute’s focus areas; provide research assistance to the Institute’s director, Professor Nick Bostrom; and to participate in examining and administrative duties for the Faculty of Philosophy as required.

The successful applicant will show evidence of exceptional academic research potential and outstanding intellectual capacity. Academic discipline and specialization are open but should be directly relevant to at least one of FHI’s work areas.

Further particulars, including details about how to apply, are available from the website of The Future of Humanity Institute (http://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/) or from Mrs Nancy Patel (tel: +44 (0)1865 286279; email: fhi@philosophy.ox.ac.uk).

The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 October 2009.

Fellowships at the University of Notre Dame, USA

The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame announces up to five fellowships for the 2010 – 2011 academic year: the Alvin Plantinga Fellowship ($60,000), awarded to a distinguished senior scholar; up to two Research Fellowships ($40,000 – $50,000, depending on rank); the Frederick J. Crosson Fellowship ($45,000) reserved for foreign scholars and those outside the field of philosophy; and one Visiting Graduate Fellowship ($18,000) awarded to a graduate student in philosophy who is working on a dissertation in the philosophy of religion and who would profit from spending a year at the Center. All Fellows will receive up to $2,000 reimbursement for moving expenses, as well as up to $2,000 for research-related expenses. The Plantinga Fellow and the Research Fellows may have the option of teaching one course in philosophy per semester as well.

Those who do teach receive up to an additional $7,500 annually. Applicants should send the following materials to Michael Rea, Director, Center for Philosophy of Religion, 418 Malloy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556:

1. A complete curriculum vitae.

2. Three letters of recommendation.

3. A statement of no more than three pages (double-spaced) specifying the Fellowship for which you are applying and describing the project on which you would like to work while at the Center.

4. One published or unpublished paper

Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

You may apply for more than one fellowship for which you are eligible.

E-mail: jzurawsk@nd.edu

Website: http://www.nd.edu/~cprelig/

PhD Studies at the University of Vita-Salute San Raffele, Milan, Italy

A call for *6 Phd positions* is available for a the second year of the Phd Program in Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences at the University Vita-Salute San Raffele, Milan, Italy.

The Phd Program, whose coordinator is Prof. Michele Di Francesco, has a three years duration. Main areas of reseach are: Neurophilosophy and decision-making; Language and Communication; Cognitive Sciences and Neurosciences, Ontology and Subjectivity.

A complete description of the program is available at

http://www.unisr.it/list.asp?id=5599 (in Italian) and at

http://www.unisr.it/view.asp?id=6055 (in English).

Positions are open for students with a degree in several areas, e.g. philosophy, psychology, linguistics, biology, medicine, IT, economics.

*Three* positions will be covered by a grant of 16.000 euros (gross yearly amount). The grant will be increased of 50% during periods of research abroad.

Deadline for application is: *October 5, 2009*.

All instructions for application, included links to application forms and contacts details for further information, are available both in Italian and in Eglish versions at the above-mentioned links.

Postdoctoral Fellowships 2010-2013, Princeton University, USA

Princeton University Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2010-2013

The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars

in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences,
invites applications for the 2010-2013 fellowship competition. Three
fellowships will be awarded: Open Fellowship (all disciplines
represented in the Society of Fellows), Fellowship in Humanistic
Studies, and Fellowship in Latin American Studies.

Applicants for either of the specialized fellowships may also apply for
an Open fellowship. Please see website (listed below) for application
guidelines and relevant disciplines.

Hosted jointly by the Humanities Council and academic departments,
Postdoctoral Fellows pursue their research and teach half-time for a
term of three years. The postdoctoral fellowship carries with it an
appointment as a Lecturer. In each of the first two years, Fellows
typically teach one course each semester. In their third year, Fellows
teach only one course while remaining in residence at Princeton.

Fellows must reside in or near Princeton during the academic year. The
stipend for 2010-2011 will be approximately $72,000. Non-US citizens may
apply. Recipients of doctoral degrees in Education, Jurisprudence, and
holders of PhD degrees from Princeton University, are not eligible.

Selection is based on scholarly excellence, range and quality of
teaching experience, and potential contributions to an interdisciplinary
community.

Candidates must have received their PhD degree after January 1st, 2007.
Those candidates who will not have their PhD by the time they apply but
are expected to have fulfilled all conditions for the PhD degree,
including filing the dissertation, by June 15th, 2010 may apply for a
Postdoctoral Fellowship with the support of a letter of confirmation
from their department chair. See website for details.

Candidates are asked to submit an application form (online) and a full
dossier, postmarked by October 1st, 2009 to:

Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts
The Joseph Henry House
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544

www.princeton.edu/~sf
Email: fellows@princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-4717
Fax: 609-258-2783

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with
applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations.

CFA: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy, Wuhan University, China

A Two-Year, Fixed Term Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy at Wuhan

A fixed-term research and teaching postdoctoral fellowship in philosophy is available from September 2009 for two years in the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University, China. The fellow will work in coordination with a faculty member at Wuhan. The successful candidate must have obtained his or her doctoral degree by May, 2009, no earlier than May, 2004. He or she will demonstrate potential for producing outstanding research in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, comparative philosophy, Chinese philosophy, phenomenology within the period of the Fellowship.  The candidate is expected to have an original, well-argued research proposal covering relevant topics, including publication plans for articles. Some knowledge of Chinese would be preferred, but not required. Considerations will be preferred to those candidates who obtained or will obtain their degrees at English-speaking universities.  All applicants will be informed of the result in the middle of July, 2009.

Job description:
(1) The fellow will teach one course per semester, two courses per academic year. The language of instruction is English. No knowledge for Chinese language is required.
(2) The fellow is required to be in residency for 2 years.
(3) The fellow should work to a goal of at least two articles accepted for publication by good journals and in press within the period of the Fellowship.
(4) At the end of the tenure, the fellow should finish a book-length work and defend it in front of the postdoctoral committee.

The grant consists of:
(1) A stipend of 3000 yuan per month for 24 months;
(2) A free housing;
(3) Health insurance (the same as faculty members’)
(4) Eligible for applying research fund in the amounts of 30,000-
50,000 yuan from the Ministry of Education of China.

Applications should include:
(1) Curriculum vitae with full information about degrees;
(2) Any publication or a writing sample;
(3) A 1500 word research proposal outlining the particular questions and issuesyou will address and your proposed lines of argument and methodology;
(4) Three reference letters sent or emailed directly from the referees. In your CV, please include the names and full contact details (including address, email and telephone) of 3 referees, who should be familiar with your academic work.

The deadline for the receipt of the application and references is June 1, 2009

Contact information:
Professor Changchi Hao,
School of Philosophy,
Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072,
China.
Email: changchi_hao@163.com