19 Apr
2023
19 Apr
'23
9:37 a.m.
Philosophy as Conceptual Engagement: The Concepts We Have and the
Concepts We Want
8 PhD- Positions
The FWF doc.funds project PACE at the University of Vienna
(pace.phl.univie.ac.at/ <http://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/>) is filling up
to 8 predoctoral positions at the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy
(VDP, vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ <http://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/>).
PACE examines questions about the subject matter and the methods of
philosophy, exploring in particular the hypothesis that philosophy often
involves conceptual engagement (see project description
<https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/pace-the-project/>).
The successful candidate(s) will enroll in the University of Vienna
doctoral programme in philosophy and join the VDP. They can pursue a
doctoral research project in any area of philosophy, using any
philosophical method. They will, as part of the project PACE, be
expected to conduct their research with special attention to their own
method, and also to participate in discussions on philosophical method.
The main duties are:
* to develop a PhD research plan and have it approved by the doctoral
board within the first 12 months.
* to sign a supervision agreement within the first 12-18 months, which
sets out the trajectory to successful completion of the research.
* to complete some coursework in line with the doctoral programme (at
least 24 ECTS).
* to participate actively in VDP and PACE research activities.
* to contribute to the organization of VDP and PACE events, such as
seminars, workshops, conferences, and summer schools.
* to complete and submit the doctoral thesis within four years.
There are no teaching duties associated with these positions but there
will be some opportunities to teach certain undergraduate courses in the
department (for extra pay).
These are four-year positions with a gross monthly salary of around 2458
Euros. In Austria 14 monthly salaries are paid out in a year. (Net
salaries can be calculated on this page:
onlinerechner.haude.at/BMF-Brutto-Netto-Rechner/.
<https://onlinerechner.haude.at/BMF-Brutto-Netto-Rechner/>) Funding is
available for conference trips and stays abroad. The contracts are
initially for two years and will be renewed for another two years after
successful completion of the first two years, including approval of the
research plan.
Applications should contain the following documents (in pdf-format) and
should be sent by 31 May 2023 to Raphael Aybar, the VDP-coordinator, on
vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at:
1. a cover letter (anonymized) mentioning two potential supervisors
from the VDP faculty
<https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/people/faculty/>, including at
least one from among the PACE faculty
<https://pace.phl.univie.ac.at/faculty/>.
2. a CV (anonymized), containing at least the following rubrics:
academic qualifications, areas of expertise and competence,
publications (if any), presentations (if any), admin/organizational
experience (if any), career breaks (if any).
3. a PhD research proposal (anonymized), of no more than three pages
length.
4. one or two writing samples (anonymized), of a maximum of 5000 words
length each.
5. degree certificates and academic transcripts.
6. a document containing identifying information as well as contacts
for two people who can provide a letter of reference (letters of
reference will be requested only after shortlisting).
NB: documents 1–4. must be anonymized in order to allow for an anonymous
first round of selection.
Selection Process: We expect to shortlist candidates for interview by 15
June and hold online interviews on 5, 6 and 7 of July 2023.
IMPORTANT. If your application is successful and you accept a position
at the University of Vienna, you will need to move to Vienna before you
can start the employment. You will need to submit degree certificates
and transcripts that have the required legalization. Degree certificates
or transcripts that are not in German or English must be translated into
one of these two languages. The translation must be done by a court
sworn translator after the documents have been legalized.
Any questions can be directed to the VDP coordinator Raphael Aybar at
vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at and will if necessary be forwarded to the
relevant person.
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