Semester 2024W - Welcome and Basic information
Dear VDP doctoral researchers.
I hope you had a relaxing summer. This email is to welcome you and
provide you with some basic information for the winter semester that has
just started.
Content
Open Calls: Summer School Organization; Thesis Completion Fellowship
Training Winter Semester 24: Pragmatic Academic Series and Writing Evenings
Calls, Information and Reminders
Open Calls: Summer School Organization; Thesis Completion Fellowship
Summer School Organization Call (deadline 18 Nov)
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/phd-program/doctoral-training/summer-sch…
Thesis Completion Fellowship (deadline 18 Nov)
The goal of the fellowship is to support highly qualified doctoral
students successfully complete their dissertations within the funding
period of up to 6 months. To apply for the fellowship, you and your
supervisor(s) must submit a completed application, which is available in
our Moodle (in "All Forms").
Amount: EUR 1,050 per month
Duration: up to 6 months
The scholar will not be provided with office space at the university.
The scholar may not have received financial support for the doctoral
project for more than two years (through contractual employment with the
university, a third party, or a fellowship) and not within the six
months prior to application.
At the time of application, work on the dissertation must have
progressed to the point where it can be realistically expected that the
dissertation can be submitted by the end of the funding period (maximum
6 months).
Multiple funding from other organizations or the university is excluded.
Recipients are responsible for all taxes and insurance during the
fellowship period and are advised that any net annual income in excess
of EUR 8,580 will be taxable.
The scholarship will be considered as "income from self-employment".
Training: Pragmatic Academic Series and Writing Evenings WS24
Writing Evenings WS24 and Academic Writing Workshop
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/writing-evenings-ws2…
Academic Writing Workshop: October 14th from 13:00 to 14:30. Our speaker
will be Markus Rheindorf, who will share valuable insights into academic
writing practices, with a specific focus on revising and finishing
academic texts.
Pragmatic Academic Series
Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/pragmatic-academic-s…
Topics & Dates
Conference Participation and Networking in Philosophy
Date: 16.10.24 - 13:15-14:45
Philosophy PhD Job Applications
Date: 04.11.24 - 14:00-15:30 - Room 3A
Teaching in Philosophy & External Teaching Applications
Date: 17.01.25 - 11:30-13:00 - Room 3A
3. Calls, Information and Reminders
Faculty Presentation, Annual Reports, Dissertation Agreements
Please be sure to submit the FÖP, Annual Reports, and Dissertation
Agreements in a timely manner. Inquiries and submission of these
documents must be sent to the SSC Philosophy Service Desk (field:
Doktorat). A condition for receiving funding from the VDP is to be on
time with all these milestones of the PhD process.
VDP Mass Mailer
You can announce events you are organizing to other VDP members via the
vdp(a)lists.philo.at mailing list (after moderator approval).
Cumulative Dissertation Guidelines
Available in Moodle
VDP Office
You are always welcome to visit the VDP office (B0301, NiG) for
questions about the PhD process, for advice, or for mediation in case of
problems in supervision. Please send an email to
vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at to make an appointment.
New Postdocs
There are several new postdocs in the Department of Philosophy. They
have joined the VDP as non-supervisory faculty members. Please remember
that they can be part of your Thesis Advisory Committee. Information at
https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/members/faculty/non-supervisory-faculty/
Main Library
The main library of the university is undergoing renovation. This will
affect its regular functioning. You can find information about this at
https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/umbau/
Science Communication Course (open to all doctoral students, run by the
Department of Communication)
https://kursdatenbank.univie.ac.at/kursdatenbank/kurse/kurse.html?action=ku…
Philosophy groups you might want to consider joining (most are early
career groups)
Khora (Continental Philosophy)
https://philosophie.univie.ac.at/en/department/
Wiener Forum für Analytische Philosophie
https://wfap.philo.at/
Anti-Racism Working Group
https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at/
EENPS Early Career Scholars Working Group: Subject Philosophy of Science:
https://eenps.weebly.com/eenps-early-career-scholars-working-group.html
Student Representatives
Finally, there will soon be a separate announcement of the new Steering
Committee composition. I will write to you again soon. For now,
confirmed members are the
Student Representatives
Mira Magdalena Sickinger <mira.magdalena.sickinger(a)univie.ac.at >
Lisa Tragbar <lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at>
and Substitute Student Representatives
Pia-Zoe Hahne <a12344431(a)unet.univie.ac.at>
Nianzu Tu <a12337935(a)unet.univie.ac.at>
As a member of the VDP, you can always contact SC members for advice,
conflict mediation, or to suggest initiatives.
I wish you an excellent winter semester,
Raphael