PostDoc-position, PhD-positions at Utrecht
In the NWO (the Netherlands organization for scientific
research) - funded project, the following positions are available.
Applications should be submitted online via: http://www.uu.nl/NL/Informatie/sollicitanten/Pages/vacatures.aspx.
The deadline for applications is march 17th, 2013.
The full text of the proposal can be downloaded from:
For further questions please contact Ms. Suzanne van
Vliet, Secretary of the Department of Philosophy (S.vanVliet@uu.nl).
3 PhD Researchers (3 x 1,0 fte)
Utrecht University is one of the largest and most
prominent universities in Europe. The Faculty of Humanities, with nearly 7.000
students and 900 staff members, offers an inspiring and dynamic working
environment. Our research and education programmes focus on language, culture,
history, arts, literature, media, philosophy and theology. Our strongest points
are interdisciplinary and international collaboration, excellent quality of
research and education, and the use of modern media. The Utrecht University
Graduate School of Humanities guarantees an outstanding quality of education
programmes for Research Master students as well as PhD students.
The Department of Philosophy is looking for 3 PhD
Researchers. The positions are part of the research project ‘Thinking
classified: Structuring the world of ideas around 1800”. This five year
research project, funded by NWO (the “Netherlands Organisation for Scientific
Research”), investigates the emergence and function of large-scale labels such
as “realism” or “empiricism” around 1800.
The period around 1800, and in particular the impact of
Kant’s philosophy and the reception of Kant’s ideas, were crucial in
structuring our way of thinking about philosophy and the sciences. The idea
that philosophy forms an overarching framework that can be subdivided into
various types of philosophy – such as “realism”, “idealism”, or “empiricism” –
was shaped by Kant, and in the aftermath of Kant’s philosophy. The same holds
for our way of structuring the realm of “science”: “Science” becomes a generic
concept that needs to be related to a large number of “sciences”.
The project will investigate these processes via a
cooperation between philosophers and historians of science. The project
explicitly aims at broadening our understanding of the period around 1800: the
Realist movement of this period (Jacobi, Herder, etc.) will be included, as
will be the various types of interpretations of Kant’s philosophy. The
international dynamics in the reception of Kant will be part of the project’s
research activities.
A research group, consisting of a number of
PhD-researchers and a Postdoc, together with the project leader, Prof. dr. P.G.
Ziche, will investigate these processes at the intersection between the
(history of) philosophy and the history of science. Each researcher in the
group will work on a specific theme within the overall programme; close
cooperation between the members of the group is expected. The PhD-projects will
deal with the Realists’ movement around 1800, with the notions of “experience”
and “empiricism” in this period, and with the empiricist interpretations of
Kant’s philosophy. Within the general description of these sub-projects (for
more details, see the full text of the proposal), candidates are free to
further specify their research questions.
Application procedure
We are looking for three talented and dedicated young
researchers with a background in (the history of) philosophy or in the history
of science who are willing to work in an active team. Acquaintance with the
relevant philosophical or scientific developments in the 18th and early 19th
century and the ability to study the relevant sources in the original languages
are required, as is fluency in English.
We offer you a 12-month fulltime position with - at good
performance - the prospect of an extension with a maximum of 36 months (in
total 4 years fulltime).
The gross salary is in the range between € 2,042.- and
maximum € 2,612.- gross per month.
The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and
an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme,
a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions. Conditions are
based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.
Applications should contain the following:
- an application letter (max. 1 page)
- a curriculum vitae
- an outline that shows how you would fill in your
project – within one of the sub-projects specified in the research proposal –
and position within the overall programme (max. 2 pages)
1 Postdoc Researcher (1,0 fte)
Utrecht University is one of the largest and most
prominent universities in Europe. The Faculty of Humanities, with nearly 7.000
students and 900 staff members, offers an inspiring and dynamic working
environment. Our research and education programmes focus on language, culture,
history, arts, literature, media, philosophy and theology. Our strongest points
are interdisciplinary and international collaboration, excellent quality of
research and education, and the use of modern media.
The Department of Philosophy is looking for a Postdoc
researcher. The position is part of the research project ‘Thinking classified:
Structuring the world of ideas around 1800”. This five year research project,
funded by NWO (the “Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research”),
investigates the emergence and function of large-scale labels such as “realism”
or “empiricism” around 1800.
The period around 1800, and in particular the impact of
Kant’s philosophy and the reception of Kant’s ideas, were crucial in
structuring our way of thinking about philosophy and the sciences. The idea
that philosophy forms an overarching framework that can be subdivided into
various types of philosophy – such as “realism”, “idealism”, or “empiricism” –
was shaped by Kant, and in the aftermath of Kant’s philosophy. The same holds for
our way of structuring the realm of “science”: “Science” becomes a generic
concept that needs to be related to a large number of “sciences”.
The project will investigate these processes via a
cooperation between philosophers and historians of science. The project
explicitly aims at broadening our understanding of the period around 1800: the
Realist movement of this period (Jacobi, Herder, etc.) will be included, as
will be the various types of interpretations of Kant’s philosophy. The
international dynamics in the reception of Kant will be part of the project’s
research activities.
A research group, consisting of a number of
PhD-researchers and a Postdoc, together with the project leader, Prof. dr. P.G.
Ziche, will investigate these processes at the intersection between the
(history of) philosophy and the history of science. Each researcher in the
group will work on a specific theme within the overall programme; close
cooperation between the members of the group is expected. The Postdoc-project
will investigate the emergence of these large-scale labels by studying, in
particular, the body of literature dealing with the history of the sciences in
the 18th and early-19th century: Which forms of demarcation are introduced
under the general term “science”? How does subdividing the sciences relate to
the simultaneous processes for subdividing philosophy?
Application procedure
We are looking for a dedicated researcher with a strong
PhD and proven research skills in the history of science/history of philosophy.
An expertise in the history of science is required, as is a thorough
acquaintance with the relevant philosophical and scientific developments in the
18th century and the ability to study the relevant sources in the original
languages. The Postdoc-researcher will also have to prove her/his ability to
fulfill functions in coordinating the group’s actvities.
We offer a full-time position, consisting of an initial
period of 24 months which, after a satisfactory evaluation, can be extended by
another 12 months (3 years in total). The salary starts from €2,977,- gross per
month, depending upon previous work experience. The salary is supplemented with
a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. In addition we
offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment
conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch
Universities
Applications should contain the following:
- an application letter (max. 1 page)
- a curriculum vitae
- an outline of (possible) research activities that shows
how you would fill in your position within the overall programme (max. 2 pages)