PhD Position at TiLPS/Tilburg

PhD Position at TiLPS/Tilburg

The Department of Philosophy and the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) invite applications for one three-year full-time PhD position, commencing at the latest September 1, 2009.

The successful candidate is expected to work on a topic from epistemology or philosophy of science and complete a PhD thesis within maximally three years. The position is open to candidates with a master degree or equivalent in philosophy. We expect the willingness to work in an international interdisciplinary research environment. The PhD candidate will receive a starting salary of 2042 Euro gross per month in the first year. The salary in the last year is 2612 Euro. Candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a research proposal of maximally 5000 words, certificates, and two letters of recommendation. Please send your application package to PhD Position Search Committee, c/o P & O, Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, P.O. 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, or email to solliciterenfdl@uvt.nl. Please indicate the vacancy number 500.09.03.

The deadline for applications is April 1, 2009. Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Stephan Hartmann (email: S.Hartmann@uvt.nl). For more information about TiLPS, visit http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilps/.