Dear all, Your doctoral school wishes you a wonderful 2025. We would like to invite you to the following events taking place next week at the Neues Institutsgebäude (NiG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien. 1. Writing Evenings WS24 The VDP Writing Evenings provide an opportunity for focused work on dissertations and academic texts. They are accessible to philosophy PhD candidates, advanced master's students, or anyone in between. Upcoming sessions: 14.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 21.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A 28.01.25, 15:00-19:00, NIG, 3A For questions and inquiries, please contact lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at or eva.liedauer(a)univie.ac.at. 2. Faculty Presentation (FÖP) Date: 15.01.25 - 14:00 – 2H, NiG. Please find attached the poster for the next public Faculty Presentation of Dissertation Concepts in Philosophy (FÖP). We are very happy that the next FÖP will be offering drinks and snacks for the attendees. Thank you for your support! 3. Pragmatic Academic Series: Teaching in Philosophy & External Teaching Applications Date: 17.01.25 - 11:30-13:00 – 3A, NiG. If you're planning to apply for external teaching positions, or if you'd like to brush up on your teaching skills in philosophy, this workshop is for you! Led by Donata Romizi and Michael Staudigl, it will first focus on the structure of applications for external teaching positions, the expectations of decision-making committees, and clues for writing a good application. The second part will focus on teaching preparation. Speakers will share their views on how to teach philosophy in a way that promotes reading, writing and critical thinking skills to undergraduate students, managing their expectations, presenting philosophical ideas, motivating class discussions, assigning homework, and giving feedback. Thank you for reading this message and we hope to see you at some of these events, Raphael Aybar