Postdoc Fellowship, Hebrew University Jerusalem

THE SIDNEY M. EDELSTEIN CENTER FOR THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

Invites applications for

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014

The Sidney M. Edelstein Center for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for post-doctoral fellowships in the history and philosophy of science, technology and medicine for the academic year 2013-2014.

Postdoc in Metaphysics of Science, IHPST Paris

A postdoctoral position will be available at IHPST (Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, Paris) within the French ANR funded project “Metaphysics of Science”, for one year (September/October 2013 – August/September 2014), renewable for a second year (September/October 2014 – August/September 2015).

Munich: Assistant Professorship in Philosophy of Physics

Assistant Professor Position for Philosophy of Physics (MCMP, LMU Munich)

The Chair of Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Study of Religion and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP, http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html) at LMU Munich seek applications for an Assistant Professorship in Philosophy of Physics. The position is for three years with the possibility of extension for another three years. The appointment will be made within the German A13 salary scheme (under the assumption that the civil service requirements are met), which means that one has the rights and perks of a civil servant. The starting date is October 1, 2013.

Visiting Fellowships: Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science

Call for Applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science

We are currently inviting applications for one-semester visiting fellowships at The University of Sydney, for either second semester (August to November) 2013 or first semester (February to May) 2014. This program is associated with The Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science (SCFS), a research centre promoting work into the logical, philosophical, and historical foundations of science (further details below). We are hoping to receive applications from leading historians and philosophers of science (including the special sciences and biomedical sciences) at any post-PhD career stage. This is the sixth round of such fellowships and we anticipate being able to offer them each year.

Postdoc: “Time and the structure of quantum theory”, Oxford

A postdoctoral research position is available at Oxford to work on the projects “Time and the structure of quantum theory” (FQXI) and “Device independent quantum information processing” (EPSRC) with Dr Jonathan Barrett. For full details please see

http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/529-full.html

Note that the deadline is quite near — noon 17th September.

Start date is October 2012, or reasonably soon thereafter.

Canada Research Chair in Foundations of Physics

Western University (aka University of Western Ontario) has just started a search for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Foundations of Physics.  The full text of the job ad is below the fold.  The short version:  (1) “Tier II” CRC’s are for more junior scholars, at the level of assistant professor or recently tenured associate; (2) the position is a joint appointment between the Departments of Philosophy and Applied Mathematics; (3) review of applications will begin soon — Sept. 15, 2012.

Rutgers: Postdocs in philosophy of cosmology

Rutgers University is seeking to appoint up to 3 post doctoral fellows in philosophy of cosmology. The positions will be associated with the Rutgers University Philosophy department and with a multi-university project in Philosophy of Cosmology. The post docs start September 1, 2012 or Jan 1, 2013. For more information see the project website <a href="Rutgers University is seeking to appoint up to 3 post doctoral fellows in philosophy of cosmology. The positions will be associated with the Rutgers University Philosophy department and with a multi-university project in Philosophy of Cosmology. The post docs start September 1, 2012 or Jan 1, 2013. For more information see the project website http://philocosmology.rutgers.edu/ or email Barry Loewer at loewer@rci.rutgers.edu.

LMU Munich: assistant, postdoc, doctoral positions in philosophy of science

The Chair of Philosophy of Science (Professor Stephan Hartmann) at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Study of Religion and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) seek applications for the following positions:

1. Three Assistant Professorships

2. Six Postdoctoral Fellowships

3. Six Doctoral Fellowships

Calgary: Tier I Canada Research Chair in Logic and the Philosophy of Science

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary invites applications and nominations for a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Logic and the Philosophy of Science. The Canada Research Chairs program has been established by the Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to foster excellence in research and teaching. Further information on the program is available on the CRC website at
www.chairs.gc.ca.

We are seeking an established scholar and a leader in any area of logic or the philosophy of science. The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of research, teaching and graduate supervision, and an innovative research program. The appointment, at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, is expected to start on July 1, 2013.

Amsterdam: postdoc position in logics for quantum interaction

OPEN POST-DOC POSITION IN LOGICS FOR QUANTUM INTERACTION

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM, ILLC, NETHERLANDS

vacancy number W12-106

Call for Applications:
A 2,5 year Post-Doc position is available at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University of Amsterdam. The candidate will join the Vidi project of Dr. Sonja Smets.