VDP January 2026

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GSK Call - 40 PhD Positions (48 months) in the Humanities and Social Sciences

by Raphael Gustavo Aybar Valdivia

Dear VDP members, Please share this call with prospective PhD researchers in philosophy. Applicants can apply for highly attractive PhD positions in philosophy at the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy via this call. Start your doctorate in the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) at the University of Vienna The University of Vienna invites applications for at least 40 funded doctoral positions across the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). This thematically open call allows you to apply with your own research project and choose your preferred supervisor from around 300 excellent researchers across multiple doctoral schools. As a doctoral researcher at one of Europe’s leading universities, you will work in a structured academic environment and be part of a vibrant international research community. We welcome applications from Master’s students and recent graduates from all SSH disciplines. Application deadline: March 2, 2026, 2 pm CET Follow the link to learn about the application process, criteria, and doctoral training opportunities and to prepare your application: https://careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/praedoc-ssh?mtm_campaign=docsc26&mt… Please note the application conditions: The rectorate ruled that this call will target only students enrolled at the University of Vienna who started their studies in winter semester 25, and that applications will only be accepted from students whose supervisors are registered on the call. In other words, only new students on our programme, under very specific conditions, are eligible to apply. Best, Raphael Aybar -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at

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Reminder - Profile Information

by VD Philosophy

Dear VDP Doctoral Researcher, Please disregard this message if you have submitted already your profile information. I hope this message finds you well. As you may know, the VDP is creating a new website, and we require the following information and documents from you. To prepare your profile, please provide the following information below and jpg file and send them to vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at: 1. Photo – Please upload your preferred photo (JPG file) for the website. The image should be clear and well lit. Photos will be adjusted to fit the website layout. 2. [Academic Titles] 3. [First Name and Last Name] 4. Dissertation Project: [Title of the Dissertation Project] 4. Supervised by [list all your supervisors] 5. Areas of Expertise: [list up to 3 entries] 6. [Email] 7. Research Profile (choose one: u:cris, ORCID, Academia.edu, personal website) - and send the link If you are close to graduating, there is no need to submit this information, as your membership may end before the new website is launched (March–June) and your profile deleted. If this applies to you, you can disregard this message. Best regards, Raphael -- MSc. Mag. Raphael Aybar, BA Scientific Coordinator Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 7, B0301 1010 Wien +43-1-4277-46020 https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/ vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at raphael.aybar(a)univie.ac.at

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GAP Infomail 01/2026

by Martin Kusch

Wir sind um die Verbreitung der unten stehenden Informationen gebeten worden. Wenn Sie selbst einen Beitrag zur GAP-Info-Mail haben, können Sie uns diesen unter Info-Mail-Portal [1] zukommen lassen. Beiträge, die uns bis Freitag, 10 Uhr erreichen, werden per GAP-Info-Mail am darauffolgenden Montag verschickt - Beiträge, die uns danach erreichen, entsprechend eine Woche später. (1) Stellenausschreibung (Wien, Deadline: 30.01.2026) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in (Postdoc) (m/w/d) 100 | 3 + 3 Jahre (2) Stellenausschreibung (Wien, Deadline: 30.01.2026) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in (Doktorand:in) (m/w/d) 75 | 4 Jahre (3) Call for Papers (Berlin, Deadline: 31.01.2026) Konferenz (studentische Veranstaltung): 3. Studierenden-Kongress für öffentliche Philosophie (4) Call for Papers (Sonderband, Deadline: 31.07.2026) Synthese: Artificial Joint Intentionality: Skilled Social Interactions in the Age of AI (5) Veranstaltungsankündigung (Marburg & Gießen), 29.01.2026 - 30.01.2026 Workshop: Lahngespräche 2026 mit Lisa Herzog (6) Open Access Initiative: Announcing a new Diamond Open Access journal: Philosophical Logic (1) Stellenausschreibung (Wien, Deadline: 30.01.2026) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in (Postdoc) (m/w/d) 100 | 3 + 3 Jahre An der Professur für Philosophie der Aufklärung und der Moderne (Univ.-Prof. Katharina Kraus, PhD) an der Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien ist folgende Stelle zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zu besetzen: Universitätsassistent*in Postdoc (Vollzeit, 3 + 3 Jahre, m/w/d), im Bereich der Philosophie der Aufklärung und der Moderne Bewerbungsfrist: 30.01.2026 Alle Informationen zur Bewerbung finden Sie unter: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5057/ --- The following position is available at the Professorship in Philosophy of the Enlightenment and Modernity (Prof. Katharina Kraus, PhD) at the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna, to be filled as soon as possible: University Assistant Postdoc (full-time, 3 + 3 years, m/f/d), in the research area of Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity Application deadline: January 30, 2026 All information regarding the application can be found at: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5057/ Kontaktadresse: katharina.kraus(a)univie.ac.at URL zum Call: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5057/ Bewerbungsfrist: 30.01.2026 (2) Stellenausschreibung (Wien, Deadline: 30.01.2026) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:in (Doktorand:in) (m/w/d) 75 | 4 Jahre An der Professur für Philosophie der Aufklärung und der Moderne (Univ.-Prof. Katharina Kraus, PhD) an der Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien ist folgende Stelle zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zu besetzen: Universitätsassistent*in Praedoc (30 h, 4 Jahre, m/w/d), im Bereich der Philosophie der Aufklärung und der Moderne Bewerbungsfrist: 30.01.2026 Alle Informationen zur Bewerbung finden Sie unter: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5063/ --- The following position is available at the Professorship in Philosophy of the Enlightenment and Modernity (Prof. Katharina Kraus, PhD) at the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna, to be filled as soon as possible: University Assistant Praedoc (30 hours, 4 years, m/f/d), in the research area of Philosophy of Enlightenment and Modernity Application deadline: January 30, 2026 All information regarding the application can be found at: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5063/ Kontaktadresse: katharina.kraus(a)univie.ac.at URL zum Call: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5063/ Bewerbungsfrist: 30.01.2026 (3) Call for Papers (Berlin, Deadline: 31.01.2026) Konferenz (studentische Veranstaltung): 3. Studierenden-Kongress für öffentliche Philosophie Erinnerung: Call for Speaker Vom 24.-26. April 2026 findet der dritte Studierenden-Kongress für öffentliche Philosophie statt. Die Deadline für Einreichungen ist der 31. Januar 2026. Fahrtkosten können voraussichtlich erstattet werden. Den Call for Speaker und alle anderen Infos gibt es auf unserer Website [2]. An alle Dozierenden: Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie in Seminaren und Vorlesungen darauf aufmerksam machen könnten und geeignete Studierende (die bspw. eine spannende Hausarbeit schreiben) gezielt darauf hinweisen könnten. Modus: Präsenzveranstaltung Veranstaltungszeitraum: 24.04.2026 - 26.04.2026 Veranstaltungs-URL: https://hu.berlin/oeffentliche-philosophie URL zum Call: https://www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/de/arbeitsbereiche/ph ... [3] Kontaktadresse: oeffentliche.philosophie(a)hu-berlin.de Bewerbungsfrist: 31.01.2026 (4) Call for Papers (Sonderband, Deadline: 31.07.2026) Synthese: Artificial Joint Intentionality: Skilled Social Interactions in the Age of AI With the rapid progress in generative AI technology, we find ourselves at the beginning of an AI revolution. AI systems typified by Large Language Models (LLMs) invite us to treat them as conversational and thought partners. These systems will play an increasingly significant role in our social world. To understand their impact, this Topical Collection proposes to combine foundational work from philosophy on the nature of joint skilled action, including the role of social affordances, with the analysis of interactive AI systems that may have the potential to qualify as partners in social agency. Many skills essential for us as social agents can only be expressed with others or involve others as social objects. The concept of an affordance, which picks out action opportunities in an agent's environment, can be extended to opportunities for social action, that is, to social affordances that include other social agents presenting social action opportunities. Given the conversational interface between humans and artificial systems such as LLMs, we can expect to perceive or rely on social affordances in human-machine interactions: AI systems such as LLMs and social robots are designed to provide social cues and thereby offer opportunities for the expression of social action. AI systems now occupy various social roles--as collaborators, companions, friends, counselors, and even therapists--raising a host of theoretical, practical, and ethical questions about their capacity to produce and interpret social cues. Appropriate topics for submission include, among others: * What are the commonalities and differences between human-human, human-machine, and machine-machine interactions? * What is missing in interactions in which machines are involved in comparison with human social interactions? What are the practical and ethical implications? Can (and if so, should) artificial systems be trained to be skilled "partners" in joint activities with human partners? * Can artificial systems based on generative AI technology (like LLMs) qualify as genuine agents and, in particular, social agents? How might social ontological accounts of group agency be brought to bear on candidate generative AI agents? * To what extent do they genuinely present social affordances? To what extent do they have social skills? * How should we conceptualize the abilities of artificial systems that may play roles in joint intentional activities? * Does it make a difference whether a human agent conceptualizes the AI system as a tool, as opposed to a partner, in a joint activity? Submissions via: https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt/default.aspx Editors: Joshua Rust (Stetson University, US), Anna Strasser (DenkWerkstatt Berlin), Amber Ross (University of Florida, US) URL zum Call: https://link.springer.com/collections/efiibgceha Kontaktadresse: jrust(a)stetson.edu Bewerbungsfrist: 31.07.2026 (5) Veranstaltungsankündigung (Marburg & Gießen), 29.01.2026 - 30.01.2026 Workshop: Lahngespräche 2026 mit Lisa Herzog Die Lahngespräche sind ein gemeinsames Forum der philosophischen Institute der Universitäten Marburg und Gießen zur Diskussion aktueller philosophischer Forschung. Sie bestehen aus einem öffentlichen Abendvortrag sowie einem Workshop am Folgetag, in denen die Beiträge eines auswärtigen Gastes diskutiert werden. Bei den Lahngesprächen 2026 wird Prof. Dr. Lisa Herzog zu Gast sein. Lisa Herzog (Universität Groningen) forscht zu sozialer Gerechtigkeit, der Zukunft der Arbeit, den philosophischen Dimensionen von Märkten und politischer Epistemologie. Die Lahngespräche 2026 befassen sich mit der Rolle von Expertise und den epistemischen Voraussetzungen demokratischer Entscheidungsprozesse. _Öffentlicher Abendvortrag_ am Institut für Philosophie in Marburg »Freiheit, Gleichheit, Expertokratie? Die Rolle von Expertise in der Demokratie« 29. Januar 2026, 18-20 Uhr Marburg, Deutscher Sprachatlas Pilgrimstein 16, Vortragsraum 001 _Workshop_ am Institut für Philosophie in Gießen »Das Wissen der Vielen? Die Demokratie und ihre Epistemologie« 30. Januar 2026, 10-12 Uhr und 14-15.30 Uhr Gießen, Ludwigstraße 23, 1. Zwischengeschoss, Raum 105, Gustav-Krüger-Saal Wenn Sie an dem _Workshop_ teilnehmen möchten, melden Sie sich bitte bei Oliver.Schuetze(a)phil.uni-giessen.de. Nähere Informationen zur Textgrundlage und zum Ablauf erhalten Sie nach der Anmeldung. Modus: Präsenzveranstaltung Veranstaltungs-URL: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/fb04/institute/philosoph ... [4] Kontaktadresse: oliver.schuetze(a)phil.uni-giessen.de (6) Open Access Initiative: Announcing a new Diamond Open Access journal: Philosophical Logic All Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors of the Journal of Philosophical Logic, currently published by Springer Nature, have informed Springer Nature of their resignation. Some of the editors will continue working for Springer Nature for a limited period. They will keep processing papers through the review and publication pipeline for the Journal of Philosophical Logic until the end of their terms. The Journal of Philosophical Logic was founded in 1972 by Nicholas Rescher with Bas van Fraassen serving as the first Editor-in-Chief. It was originally published by D. Reidel Publishing, later by Kluwer, and finally by Springer. In accordance with The Journal of Philosophical Logic Charter, an Executive Board has overseen the selection of editors for the journal. Today marks the launch of a new Diamond Open Access journal, Philosophical Logic (https://www.philosophical-logic.org [5]), published by the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) (https://www.openlibhums.org [6]) and not affiliated with Springer Nature or the Journal of Philosophical Logic published by Springer Nature. The undersigned support efforts to make academic research--produced, refereed, and curated by scholars--as accessible as possible to both the academic community and society at large. We are encouraged by several recent launches of Diamond Open Access journals in Logic and Philosophy, including Zeitschrift für Mathematische Logik und Grundlagen der Mathematik (https://zml.international [7]), as well as Political Philosophy (https://politicalphilosophyjournal.org [8]) and Free and Equal (https://freeandequaljournal.org [9]), both published by OLH, following successful launches of Diamond Open Access journals in nearby fields, such as Glossa (https://www.glossa-journal.org [10]) and Open Mind (https://direct.mit.edu/opmi). Philosophical Logic welcomes original research in all areas of philosophical logic. The new journal will maintain the same high editorial standards that we upheld at the Journal of Philosophical Logic. In our view, hiring and promotion committees should regard publication in Philosophical Logic as no less significant than publication in the Journal of Philosophical Logic was before. The undersigned members of the Executive Board have been part of the Journal of Philosophical Logic as authors, reviewers, or editors for decades. It is the view of the Executive Board that Rescher's vision of a journal serving the philosophical logic community lives on with Philosophical Logic. We are grateful to OLH for committing to long-term funding of Philosophical Logic. We thank the philosophical logic community for its support in the launch of Philosophical Logic, and we look forward to receiving your submissions at https://www.philosophical-logic.org [5]! Sincerely, The outgoing Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Philosophical Logic and incoming Editors of Philosophical Logic Wesley H. Holliday, University of California, Berkeley, USA Thomas Icard, Stanford University, USA Francesca Poggiolesi, CNRS, IHPST, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France The outgoing Associate Editors of the Journal of Philosophical Logic and incoming Editors of Philosophical Logic The Members of the Executive Board of the Journal of Philosophical Logic and Members of the Executive Board of Philosophical Logic Members of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Philosophical Logic and Members of the Editorial Board of Philosophical Logic -- Links: ------ [1] https://infomail.gap-im-netz.de [2] https://www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/de/arbeitsbereiche/philosophie-und-oef… [3] https://www.philosophie.hu-berlin.de/de/arbeitsbereiche/philosophie-und-oef… [4] https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/fb04/institute/philosophie/veranstaltunge… [5] https://www.philosophical-logic.org/ [6] https://www.openlibhums.org/ [7] https://zml.international/ [8] https://politicalphilosophyjournal.org/ [9] https://freeandequaljournal.org/ [10] https://www.glossa-journal.org/

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