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Organization: The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)

Location: Aas, Norway

Field: Philosophy

Requirements:

Required qualifications for the position are an MA or MPhil degree with documented research experience relevant to the project and a solid background in philosophy. Education, research experience or documented interest in one or more of the scientific fields to be studied in the project will be given some weight in the evaluation of the candidates.
Successful candidates will be expected to be based at UMB and contribute actively to the project on a day-to-day basis through planning, research, publications, talks and workshop organization. As part of their career development and research training, it is a formal requirement that candidates are admitted to and follow an approved programme for the PhD degree.

Abstract:

CauSci announces two full-time 3-year PhD fellowships in Philosophy, with focus on philosophy of science, as part of the interdisciplinary research project 'Causation in Science', http://www.umb.no/causci, based at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Description:

Description
CauSci is a 4-year research project, funded by the Research Council of Norway and hosted by UMB. The main goal of this project is to investigate issues related to causation within the sciences, while at the same time contributing to a better philosophical understanding of the notion of causation. Central issues are dispositionality, emergence, complexity and context-sensitivity.
The successful candidates will perform research as described in the CauSci project contract and description, with focus on one of the following subject areas:
(1) Physics: spatial and temporal locality/non-locality of causation, causal realism, causal symmetry/asymmetry, causal determinism/indeterminism
(2) Biology (genetics, ecology or medicine): the causal role of genes, genetic determinism, biological reductionism, the role of context
(3) Sociology, law or economics: reductionism/emergence of social entities and dispositions, causation and legal responsibility, causal complexity, context-sensitivity and the possibility of causal prediction
(4) Psychology: agency and event causation, free will and determinism, intentionality, reduction/emergence of mental dispositions, causal perception
Applicants are referred to the CauSci webpage http://www.umb.no/causci for more information about the research areas and theoretical background of the project. Applicants may also receive a copy of the contract and formal description of the project by contacting Project Manager Rani Lill Anjum, rani.anjum@umb.no.
We offer:
? a competitive salary
? a large international and interdisciplinary project network of established philosophers and scientists
? an opportunity to spend 1-12 months abroad with extra expenses covered
? a friendly and informal work-environment in beautiful surroundings in the old part of the UMB campus
 
 
Annual salary starts at level 48 on the Norwegian Government salary scale (currently NOK xxx per year). Increases in salary will be according to seniority rights.
 
Please include in your application a 1-page (max.) application letter, CV, the names and contact details of two referees, a subproject proposal (max. 2000 words), and a writing sample of relevant work (e.g. paper, article, chapter). The subproject proposal will identify the subject area that the applicant will address in his or her research work. Furthermore, the proposal should provide indications of how the applicant will proceed with the work, and how his or her personal qualifications will come to use in the CauSci project.

The application (e.g. copies of verified certificates, publications including Masters thesis, etc) should be sent in triplicate (3 copies of each) by regular mail to Norwegian University of Life Sciences, School of Economics and Business, P.O Box 5003, N-1432 Aas, Norway by March 1, 2010. Quote reference number: 2011/138
 

Deadline: 01-03-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.umb.no

Email: rani.anjum@umb.no

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