The Department of Philosophy announces two three-year positions for Ph.D. students in the philosophy of biology funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Both students are expected to do their thesis research on a project on counterfactual reasoning and thought experiments in biology.
This project will closely collaborate with the DFG research group "What If? On the Meaning,
Epistemology and Scientific Significance of Counterfactual Claims and Thought Experiments" based at the University of Konstanz.
Salary: 1st year - CHF 41'400; 2nd year - 44'400; 3rd year - 47'400.
Candidates should hold a Master's degree in philosophy or in biology with additional training in philosophy.
A documented interest in the philosophy of biology or general philosophy of science will be an advantage.
Excellent English communication skills are a prerequisite.
Applications should include:
Télécharger l'appel à candidature [français, .pdf].
Conditions. Etre en possession d’une maîtrise de philosophie ou d’une licence ès lettres. Avoir un projet de recherche en cours et s’engager à inscrire une thèse dans le domaine de la philosophie des sciences (ou un domaine voisin, par exemple, l'épistémologie ou la métaphysique) au Département.
Cahier des charges. Il s’agit d’un poste à 7/10e qui passera à 10/10e dès la troisième année. L’assistant-e participera aux enseignements (en français) de Bachelor en assumant en particulier un séminaire de Travaux Pratiques.
Traitement. Fr 46’247.-- par an en 1ère année pour un(e) assistant(e) au bénéfice d’une maîtrise. Le maximum du traitement est atteint après 4 annuités (Fr 78'528.-- par an).
Entrée en fonction. 1er février 2012
Durée du mandat. Les assistant-e-s sont nommé-e-s pour une première période de 2 ans; la nomination est renouvelable pour deux périodes successives, respectivement de 2 ans et de 1 an.
Documents requis et délai pour le dépôt des candidatures.
délai. Avant le 24 octobre 201
contact. Prof. Marcel Weber, .
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eidos (http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/)), the centre for metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva (http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/), offers a three-year post-doc position.
The position is part of the subproject "Perspectival Thoughts and Facts" of the Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia project “Intentionality as the Mark of the Mental - Metaphysical Perspectives on Contemporary Philosophy of Mind”. For more details, see http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/intentionality.shtml.
Starting date. October 1st, 2010.
Research topic. The candidate is expected to work on the topic of the subproject or on a suitably related topic.
Duties. Participation in our regular research activities (seminars, reading groups, workshops), help with administrative tasks, and teaching (depending on linguistic competence; max. 2h per week).
Language requirements.English is the language of most of our research activities. Teaching at the BA or MA level is usually in French. Prior knowledge of French is not required.
Salary (before tax, in Swiss Francs). First year: 74’118. Second year: 75’601. Third year: 78’308.
Applications must be sent by e-mail to Fabrice Correia
For further particulars on the project, please contact Fabrice Correia
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The Genevan Research group on Emotions, Values and Norms (Thumos), which is part of the NCCR in Affective Science and the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva, offer ONE four-year PhD studentship. This position is part of an “SNSF Professorship” project of the Swiss National Science Foundation entitled “Desire, Emotion and the Mind” (see project here).
Starting date. October 1st, 2010.
Research topic. The PhD student is expected to work on one of the five subprojects of the project “Desire, Emotion and the Mind” or on a suitably related topic.
Duties. Participation in regular research activities (seminars, reading groups, workshops), help with administrative tasks, and teaching (depending on linguistic competence; max. 2h per week).
Salary (before tax, in Swiss Francs). First year: 40'200. Second year: 43'200. Third year: 46'200. Fourth Year: 46’200.
Entry requirements. Master's qualification in Philosophy (qualification and interest in Psychology may be a bonus).
Language requirements.English is the language of most of our research activities. Teaching at BA or MA level is usually in French. Prior knowledge of French is not required. However, in the event that a non-francophone, non-Swiss student has no prior qualification in French (e.g. an A-Level), the Faculty of Letters requires the student to take a (not very demanding) oral exam in French one year after registration for the PhD, unless he or she got a diploma from the Faculty. Regardless of this requirement, the PhD student will be expected to have a reasonable level in spoken French after one year. The PhD thesis can be written in English.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to Julien Deonna
For further particulars on the project, please contact Julien Deonna
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eidos ( http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/), the centre for metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva ( http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/), and Thumos, The Genevan Research group on Emotions, Values and Norms ( http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/thumos/Thumos/Home.html) each offer a three-year PhD studentship, i.e. two positions in total.
Both positions are part of the Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia project “Intentionality as the Mark of the Mental - Metaphysical Perspectives on Contemporary Philosophy of Mind”. The first position is part of subproject A “Perspectival Thoughts and Facts” and the second is part of subproject C, “Emotions, Intentionality and Perspectives”. For more details, see http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/intentionality.shtml or http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/thumos/Thumos/Emotions,_Intentionality,_and_Perspective s.html.
Starting date. October 1st, 2010.
Research topic. The PhD student is expected to work on the topic of the respective subprojects or on suitably related topics.
Duties. Participation in regular research activities (seminars, reading groups, workshops), help with administrative tasks, and teaching (depending on linguistic competence; max. 2h per week).
Salary (before tax, in Swiss Francs). First year: 40'200. Second year: 43'200. Third year: 46'200.
Entry requirements. Master's qualification.
Language requirements. English is the language of most of our research activities. Teaching at BA or MA level is usually in French. Prior knowledge of French is not required. However, in the event that a non-francophone, non-Swiss student has no prior qualification in French (e.g. an A-Level), the Faculty of Letters requires the student to take a (not very demanding) oral exam in French one year after registration for the PhD, unless he or she got a diploma from the Faculty. Regardless of this requirement, the PhD student will be expected to have a reasonable level in spoken French after one year. The PhD thesis can be written in English.
Applications related to subproject A must be sent by e-mail to Fabrice Correia
They should be sent by April 18th 2010 and should include a CV, a list of publications (if any), a writing sample and the name of two persons who can act as referees if contacted. Decision will be made May 17th 2010.
For further particulars on either sub-projects A or C, please contact Fabrice Correia or Julien Deonna, respectively.
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Pending decision by the Swiss National Science Foundation
eidos (http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/), the centre for metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva (http://www.unige.ch/lettres/philo/), offers two three-year PhD studentships.
The positions are part of the research module “Essentialism and the Mind”, led by Kevin Mulligan and Fabrice Correia, of the ProDoc project “Mind and Reality”, which is based in Fribourg and is led by Gianfranco Soldati. The whole project comprises a training module and seven research modules. A summary of the module “Essentialism and the Mind” is available here: http://www.philosophie.ch/eidos/docs/EssMindSummary.pdf.
Starting date. October 1st, 2010.
Research topic. The PhD student is expected to work on the topic of the research module or on a suitably related topic.
Duties. The ProDoc’s training module involves one course per semester over the three years. ProDoc PhD students are expected to attend five of these six courses. Besides, the students are also expected to participate in regular research activities (seminars, reading groups, workshops), help with administrative tasks, and teaching (depending on linguistic competence; max. 2h per week).
Salary (before tax, in Swiss Francs). First year: 40'200. Second year: 43'200. Third year: 46'200.
Entry requirements. Master's qualification.
Language requirements. English is the language of most of our research activities. Teaching at BA or MA level is usually in French. Prior knowledge of French is not required. However, in the event that a non-francophone, non-Swiss student has no prior qualification in French (e.g. an A-Level), the Faculty of Letters requires the student to take a (not very demanding) oral exam in French one year after registration for the PhD, unless he or she has a degree from the Faculty. Regardless of this requirement, the PhD student will be expected to have a reasonable level in spoken French after one year. The PhD thesis can be written in English.
Applications must be sent by e-mail to Fabrice Correia
The availability of these two positions is conditional upon the Swiss National Science Foundations’ decision to accept the project.
For further particulars please contact Fabrice Correia.
Télécharger l'appel à candidature [français, .pdf] le cahier des charges: PO Philosophie des sciences [français, pdf], et le cahier des charges: PAS Philosophie des sciences [français, pdf].
La FACULTE DES LETTRES ouvre une inscription pour un poste de PROFESSEUR-E ORDINAIRE OU PROFESSEUR-E ASSOCIE-E en Philosophie des sciences
CHARGE : il s’agit d’un poste à 70% ou 100%, soit 4 ou 6 heures de cours et de séminaires par semaine. Ces heures seront réparties entre les programmes BA (bachelor) et MA (master) du département de philosophie ainsi que, le cas échéant, des programmes interdiscipli- naires et postgrades. Les candidat-e-s devraient démontrer dans leurs travaux de recherche et leurs enseignements les points suivants :
Le-la candidat-e sera appelé-e à développer au niveau national et international des recherches dans ses domaines de spécialisation. Il-elle aura également la responsabilité de diriger des travaux de recherche des étudiants.
Il-elle assumera les tâches de gestion et d’organisation
TITRE EXIGE : doctorat ès lettres ou titre jugé équivalent.
ENTREE EN FONCTION : 1er aout 2010 ou date à convenir.
Les dossiers de candidature constitués d’une lettre de motivation, d’un curriculum vitae détaillé comprenant une liste des publications, d’une copie du diplôme le plus élevé, doivent être adressés en 12 exemplaires avant le 23 avril 2010, au secrétariat du décanat de la Faculté des lettres - Uni Bastions, 5, rue de Candolle, CH-1211 Genève 4, auprès duquel des renseignements complémentaires peuvent être obtenus sur le cahier des charges et les conditions.
Ces renseignements figurent également sur le site internet : http://www.unige.ch/lettres/faculte.html
Dans une perspective de parité, l’Université encourage les candidatures féminines.
Télécharger l'appel à candidature [français, .pdf] et le cahier des charges: PAS Philosophie ancienne [français, pdf], cahier des charges: PAST Philosophie ancienne [français, pdf].
La FACULTE DES LETTRES ouvre une inscription pour un poste de PROFESSEUR-E ASSOCIE OU PROFESSEUR-E ASSISTANT-E en Philosophie ancienne
CHARGE : il s’agit d’un poste à 70 ou 100 %, soit 4 ou 6 heures de cours et de séminaires par semaine. Ces heures seront réparties entre les programmes BA (bachelor) et MA (master) du département de philosophie, ainsi que, le cas échéant, des programmes interdisciplinaires et postgrades. Les candidat-e-s devraient démontrer dans leurs travaux de recherche et leurs enseignements les points suivants :
Le-la candidat-e sera appelé-e à développer au niveau national et international des recherches dans ses domaines de spécialisation. Il-elle aura également la responsabilité de diriger des travaux de recherche des étudiants.
Il-elle assumera les tâches de gestion et d’organisation.
TITRE EXIGE : doctorat ès lettres ou titre jugé équivalent.
ENTREE EN FONCTION : 1er aout 2010 ou date à convenir.
Les dossiers de candidature constitués d’une lettre de motivation, d’un curriculum vitae détaillé comprenant une liste des publications, d’une copie du diplôme le plus élevé, doivent être adressés en 12 exemplaires avant le 23 avril 2010, au secrétariat du décanat de la Faculté des lettres - Uni Bastions, 5, rue de Candolle, CH-1211 Genève 4, auprès duquel des renseignements complémentaires peuvent être obtenus sur le cahier des charges et les conditions.
Ces renseignements figurent également sur le site internet : http://www.unige.ch/lettres/faculte.html
Dans une perspective de parité, l’Université encourage les candidatures féminines.
The PETAF FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network is pleased to announce seven 3-year pre-doctoral positions in philosophy:
PETAF is the first research and training network exclusively in philosophy ever to be financed by the European Commission. It aims to serve as a European research and training platform for joint philosophical research on perspectival thought, its linguistic expression and its consequences for our conception of objective, mind-independent reality. PETAF’s research programme, which runs for 4 years, addresses both general issues in metaphysics and in logic and semantics and specific issues in more specialised areas in which perspective-bound cognition plays a pivotal role.
Successful candidates will be recruited by the respective institution under renewable one-year contracts (starting date: 01 October 2010). Salaries vary according to the country where the appointing institution is located, reflecting differences in living expenses. Successful applicants will immediately be admitted to the local doctoral programme without having to pay tuition fees. Throughout the time of their appointment, they will pursue research in one or more of the four philosophical subdisciplines covered by PETAF’s research programme, i.e. the philosophy of logic and language, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the theory of norms and value. They will spend up to 30% of the time of their appointment with other network partners, some of this percentage in secondment at PETAF’s non-academic partners.
This call is open to candidates of all nationalities as long as they comply with the European Commission’s Mobility Requirement (see Further Particulars). Eligible candidates must be in the first 4 years of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree that would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate in philosophy. The appointing institutions endeavour to ensure a fair female representation by promoting real equal access opportunities between men and women throughout the selection process.
All applications must be submitted by email to the Coordinator under
Further Particulars can be found under http://www.ub.edu/petaf/?q=content/calls.
Télécharger l'appel à candidature [anglais, .pdf] et le cahier des charges [français, pdf].
The Department of philosophy, Faculty of Letters, University of Geneva, opens a
The requirements are possession of a doctorate or of an equivalent title, a solid experience of academic research and of teaching and a record of international publications in the domain.
The successful candidate will give a teaching in the history of Jewish thought, focusing, depending on his or her specialisation, on the history of this tradition of thought or upon its contemporary aspects. An interaction with research within other fields taught the department, in particular medieval philosophy, is hoped for. Teaching is normally done in French.
Starting date: August 1, 2010.
art. 141 du règlement du personnel de l'Université de Genève : "Le chargé de cours est nommé pour une première période de 3 ans au maximum; la nomination est renouvelable pour des périodes successives de 3 ans au maximum".
CHF 37’652.-- par an (classe 23/12) pour 2h d’enseignement hebdomadaire.
Les candidats sont invités à joindre à leur lettre de candidature :
A envoyer au :
Secrétariat du Département de philosophie
Faculté des lettres
5, rue de Candolle
1211 Genève 4
d'ici le 15 février 2010.
Les enseignant(e)s de l'Université de Genève sont obligatoirement affilié(e)s à la Caisse de prévoyance CIA de l'Etat de Genève. Dans une perspective de parité, l’Université encourage les candidatures féminines.
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