JOB: Research Assistant (PhD Candidate in Philosophy of Biology), Hannover
The Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS, <www.cells.uni-hannover.de>)
Research Assistant (PhD Candidate, Philosophy of Biology)
(salary
scale E-13 TV-L, 65% FTE, tenable for three years) to be appointed on
February 1st, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Responsibilities
and duties: The Research Assistant will conduct research on the
ontology of Genome Edited Organisms (GEOs) with a view of
providing ontological foundations for legislation regarding GEOs. The
research is expected to lead to a PhD dissertation, written under the
supervision of Professor Thomas Reydon. The research will be conducted
in the context of the project Legal Issues of Genome Editing in Plants
and Animals, which is part of the cooperative project Ethical, Legal and
Socio-Economic Aspects of Genome Editing in
Agriculture (ELSA-GEA), funded by the German Federal Ministry
of Education and Research (BMBF). A pdf of the job ad and a brief
project description can be downloaded from <www.reydon.info/research-
Employment
conditions: To qualify for the position, applicants should hold
a degree in philosophy, philosophy of science, or other relevant field,
with special emphasis on the philosophy of the life sciences. Knowledge
in the areas of ontology / formal ontologies, genome editing
technologies, as well as the legal and regulatory aspects of genetic
modification technologies is desirable.
Part-time
employment is possible. As an equal opportunities employer, Leibniz
Universität Hannover intends to promote women and men in the context
of statutory requirements. For this reason suitably qualified women are
specifically invited to apply. Equally qualified applicants with
disabilities will be given preferential treatment.
For further information please contact Professor Thomas Reydon by email. The advertisement can be found here: <bit.ly/2g9pckW>.
The deadline for applications is December 31st, 2016. Please send
your application (cover letter, CV with list of publications
and presentations, one writing sample) by email to CELLS / Institute of
Philosophy, Prof. Thomas Reydon (reydon@ww.uni-