[Vdp] Semester 2024W - Welcome and Basic information

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