Dear VDP members, This is a reminder of the upcoming VDP events: 1. The next Writing Evenings are on Oct 29 and Nov 05. They offer an excellent environment for writing your dissertation (or other text). If you have not yet joined us, try it and see if it works for you. https://vd-philosophy.univie.ac.at/events/details/news/writing-evenings-ws2… 2. Doctoral Student Assembly We are formally inviting you to the first student assembly of the new academic year on 31 october from 5 – 7 pm in room 2i, NIG (2nd floor, universitätsstraße 7, 1010 vienna). The schedule will be the following: i) short overview of numbers, fundings and (last year’s) budget, provided by the scientific coordinator of the VDP Raphael Aybar; ii) objectives and issues to be brought forward at the next VDP steering committee meetings/ STUKO meetings and to be pursued in the upcoming year on behalf of the doctoral researcher representatives; iii) observations, questions, suggestions on behalf of the doctoral students; iv) advice, insights and discussion with Léah Maurer and Isabel Seelmann from the SSC; possibility to ask for information regarding recognition/administrative processes or similar. We strongly encourage all doctoral students to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion, as this is an essential contribution to the doctoral community and an opportunity to raise important observations and concerns. Researchers who are new at the department are encouraged to use this space for connecting with their colleagues and sharing their questions and needs. At the end of the assembly there will be pizza and drinks; after the assembly, doctoral students will also gather in a Halloween party, which you are welcome to join. In order to calculate our needs for the assembly, we kindly ask you to register for participation via email to mira.magdalena.sickinger(a)univie.ac.at. All best, Mira Magdalena Sickinger, Lisa Tragbar, Pia-Zoe Hahne, Nianzu Tu (doctoral researcher representatives and substitute members) 3. Philosophy PhD Job Applications Date: 04.11.24 - 14:00-15:30 - Room 3A Speakers: Katalin Farkas (CEU), Max Kölbel and Georg Schiemer Moderator: Emelia Stanley If you're considering a Ph.D. in philosophy, or if you're a doctoral researcher and planning to apply for funded positions, this workshop is for you. Participants will learn how to identify opportunities, what hiring committees are looking for, how to put together a competitive application, and how to best prepare for interviews. The workshop will familiarize participants with the types of PhD positions available in philosophy and give them some practical ideas on how to put together an outstanding application. Prof. Farkas, Prof. Kölbel, and Prof. Schiemer will share their insights on how to write cover letters, CVs, research proposals, and writing samples. They'll also give tips on how to prepare for job interviews.