1 post-doctoral position.

Deadline: 20 December 2011.

The project Contextualism, Relativism and Practical Conflicts and Disagreement invites applications for 1 full-time 2-year post-doctoral research position in philosophy. The position is based in the Philosophy Centre of the University of Lisbon (with the LanCog research Group), but the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the collaborative activities of the EUROCORES project Communication in Context (CCCOM), of which the Lisbon project is a part. The activities the candidate will contribute to include the workshops and conferences organized under the CCCOM project. The successful candidate will have a promising publication record in philosophy, primarily in the areas of the project in Lisbon, or in the areas covered by the CCCOM project, and a research project likely to yield high quality publications in international journals. The position is funded for two years starting 01 March 2012. For further information on how to apply, please go here.

Applications for Visiting Fellows 2013
Research School of Humanities and the Arts
The Australian National University
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ177/

Research Fellowship in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Girton College
University of Cambridge
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ205/

Lectureship/Readership in Philosophy
Department of Philosophy: School of Arts and Humanities
King’s College London
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ134/

Associate Professor or Professor
Moral and/or Political Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of Warwick
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ328/

Humanities
University of Southampton
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ351/

Chancellor’s Fellowships
Humanities and Social Science
University of Edinburgh
http://jobs.ac.uk/job/ADQ364/

The Centre for Advanced Studies „Justitia Amplificata: Rethinking Justice – Applied and Global”, funded by the German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) at the University of Frankfurt is seeking to appoint up to three post-doctoral fellows in political theory/political philosophy for the academic year 2012/2013.

Duration and Starting Date: 12 months, starting on either September 1st or October 1st 2012, according to the fellows’ convenience.

Candidates should have completed, or be close to the completion of, a doctorate in political theory/political philosophy, and should have proven potential to conduct and publish research at an international level. Candidates’ research should fall within the Centre’s areas of focus, namely global justice and applied theories of justice, as well as methodological questions on how to apply theories of justice to non-ideal circumstances.

Please send your application in English (a 2/3 page research project, CV, writing sample of preferably not more than 7,000 words (can be an excerpt), and two letters of reference) to the administrative officer of Justitia Amplificata, Ms Valérie Bignon, bignon@em.uni-frankfurt.de.

Closing date is February 1st 2012.

For further information regarding the centre, its members, and its activities, please visit: http://www.justitia-amplificata.de

For the conditions of award of the fellowship, please visit: http://www.justitia-amplificata.de/en/postdoctoral-fellowship-programme/conditions-of-award.html

Conference: In addition to the keynote speakers, the weekend will feature student (graduate or undergraduate) paper presentations on the theoretical side of the above theme (some examples of areas might include standpoint theory, objectivity, hermeneutics). All student presenters will be limited to twenty (20) minutes per presentation, which will then be followed by a short question and answer period.

Workshop: The event will also include a workshop portion of the weekend devoted to developing the practical side of the conference themes (e.g. implicit bias, stereotype threat, strategies for addressing problems faced by minorities in Philosophy) by providing a forum for more sustained conversation and engagement.

We invite quality graduate and undergraduate papers that address the themes of the conference; the problem of the under-representation of groups in philosophy or the implications status of minorities in the profession more broadly. Papers in both “analytic” and “continental” traditions are welcome. Papers in French are welcome.

Submission Guidelines  
Student presentations will not exceed twenty (20) minutes in length, followed by a question and answer period. Therefore, papers should not (grossly) exceed 3,500 words (not including footnotes). Submissions must include the following: an abstract of up to 300 words, paper title, school affiliation, and the author’s current status. The paper should be prepared for an anonymous review process (remove any information that can identify you from the paper).

Applicants will be contact with final decisions by February 25, 2012.

Middlebury College invites applications for a dissertation fellowship for the academic year 2012-13. We are seeking graduate students with a clear commitment and ability to advance educational diversity, either through the nature of their scholarly work, or through their ability to model success in fields where their own backgrounds and experiences may be underrepresented.

Fellows will receive mentorship from faculty committed to excellence in scholarship and in undergraduate education. Fellows will be hosted by an appropriate department or program, and will be expected to teach one one-semester course. Fellows may apply to extend their affiliation with Middlebury to a second year. The annual stipend for the position is $30,000. Ph.D. candidates must have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. Legal Permanent Residents or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. (e.g., non-U.S. citizen Ph.D. students would need to have employment authorization from their home institution that will allow them to receive a stipend from Middlebury College).

Middlebury College is using Interfolio to collect all application materials. Email and paper applications will not be accepted.  The application deadline is January 18, 2012.  Through Interfolio, please submit the following: C.V., three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your dissertation advisor, dissertation abstract, one-page [approximately 250 words]
work plan for completion of dissertation, personal statement, and official graduate transcripts. More information can be found at http://www.interfolio.com/apply/3148

Middlebury College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting a diverse faculty to complement its increasingly diverse student body.

For more information, please go to: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/administration/employment/diss_fellows

Postdoc and Doctoral Scholarship at the Leo Apostel Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

The Leo Apostel Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (Brussels Free
University, Belgium) offers the possibility of Postdoctoral positions or PhD
scholarships in a broad range of research fields including philosophy of
science and technology and science and technology studies. More information
is to be found on the web page http://www.vub.ac.be/CLEA/apply/call.
Application deadline 07 Jan 2012.

Here are some helpful comments by Wesleyan’s Clarie Potter, who blogs as Tenured Radical at the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Receiving the call

Skype interviews

Prepping for the convention interview

Prepping for interview questions

Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover, 01.09.2012-31.08.2013
Bewerbungsschluss: 31.01.2012

The Post-doctoral Fellowships at German Universities and Research
Institutes are provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the
Volkswagen Foundation in close cooperation with the Freiburg Institute
for Advanced Studies, the Berliner Zentrum Moderner Orient, the National
Museums in Berlin, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, the
Lichtenberg-Kolleg in Göttingen, the German National Library in
Frankfurt, the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, the German
Archive of Literature in Marbach, and the Center of Excellence in
Konstanz. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund up to 12 American
post-docs in the humanities spending a year at academic institutions in
Germany.

The fellowships are granted for 9 – 12 months and aim at supporting
post-doctoral studies at the above-mentioned universities and institutes
as well as at universities or research institutes of the candidate’s
choice.

The respective target group are promising young scholars in their
post-doctoral research phase based at American institutions who want to
strengthen their research capacity in a specific field of the humanities
which can be expected to have a strong impact on their individual
research profile and expertise. Scholars who work in an
interdisciplinary field are especially encouraged to apply. The
applicants should have finished their Ph. D. between one and no more
than five years ago. Candidates who apply for a fellowship at an
institution not listed above will have to provide a letter by the
institution of their choice stating that it will support the candidate’s
application and host the person during the respective academy year.

Applications must be submitted via the electronic application system.
The deadline is January 31, 2012.

Homepage
<http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/foerderung/internationales/postdoctoral-fellowships-in-den-geisteswissenschaften-an-universitaeten-und-forschungsinstituten-in-den-usa-kopie-1.html>

Dr. Almut Steinbach

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT. Assistant Professor, tenure track position, beginning fall semester 2012. Ph.D. expected. 4 courses per semester. AOS: Open. AOC: History of Philosophy. Department has needs in the teaching of introductory courses, especially critical thinking, as well as philosophy of gender or race, philosophy of education and other areas in applied philosophy. We are a pluralistic department with a strong commitment to the history of philosophy.

We are seeking a candidate who is able to teach an introductory critical thinking course and to help cover courses in our history of philosophy sequence (ancient, medieval and renaissance, early modern, 19th century, as well as various 20th century courses). Descriptions of these and other courses we offer can be found at http://www.southernct.edu/undergraduatecatalog/uploads/textWidget/wysiwyg/documents/SCSU_UGCat_09_11.pdf pp. 111-113.

Opportunities for release time for research. Salary competitive. The department is strongly committed to recruiting faculty from traditionally underrepresented groups, and encourages candidates to provide evidence of experience with diversity issues, diverse students, and working in multicultural environments. Deadline: Applications postmarked by Jan. 2 will receive full consideration. EO/AAE. Send complete dossier, including syllabi and teaching evaluations, letters of recommendation and writing sample to: Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515

The job description is also posted at http://www.southernct.edu/employment/Job_Openings/philosophy/ and on the JFP website.

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