Geneva: Scientific Collaborator ‘To and Fro: Scientific Metaphysics at Physics’s Frontiers’

Call for Applications:

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATOR
in the project ‘To and Fro: Scientific Metaphysics at Physics’s Frontiers’

University of Geneva

The Department of Philosophy in Geneva solicits applications for a three-year research position (‘collaborateur scientifique’), starting 1 January 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation grant ‘To and Fro: Scientific Metaphysics at Physics’s Frontiers’.

Western: Postdoc in foundations of physics

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy of Physics. The Fellowship will provide a new scholar in foundations of physics with a unique opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with physicists and philosophers.

Three workshops in Leeds in September

There will be three workshops in association with ‘Scientific Realism and the Quantum’ project in September 2016.

University of Leeds, Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science

Neuchâtel: Grounding the Quantum World, 19 September 2016

There will be a workshop on ‘Grounding the Quantum World’ at the University of Neuchâtel on 19 September 2016. Speakers will be Christina Conroy, Nina Emery, and Alyssa Ney. For more information, please visit https://metaphysicsoftime.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/grounding-quantum-workshop/.

Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science at Western

The Department of Philosophy at Western University (The University of Western Ontario) invites applications or nominations for the Rotman Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Philosophy of Science. This position will build on Western’s record of research excellence in this field. We are seeking an innovative leader and exceptional scholar in any area of philosophy of science, broadly construed. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced individuals who are recognized internationally as leaders in their field and who are currently at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor (or equivalent). Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position will be full time, and tenured at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, in the Department of Philosophy, or as a joint appointment with Philosophy and another department, as appropriate. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a vigorous research program, and to contribute to teaching and supervising undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. The position will commence on July 1, 2017 or as negotiated.

Homotopy Type Theory in Logic, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Physics: Bristol, 13-15 September 2016

University of Bristol
13-15 September 2016

Theme
Homotopy Type Theory is a new foundational programme in mathematics that is radically different from standard set-theoretic foundations, both because it uses constructive rather than classical logic, and because it is intensional rather than extensional in character.

Space and Time After Quantum Gravity: Invitation to Visitors

We invite interested scholars for short visits to the Spacetime After Quantum Gravity research group, located in the philosophy departments at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Geneva. To facilitate visits we can offer financial assistance for travel and lodging, office facilities, and of course excellent intellectual company. Visits can be from a few days to a few weeks (or possibly longer).