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Call for applications: PhD studentship in the PETAF FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network
PETAF
is the first research and training network exclusively in philosophy
ever to be financed by the European Commission. It aims to serve as a
European research and training platform for joint philosophical
research on perspectival thought, its linguistic expression and its
consequences for our conception of objective, mind-independent reality.
PETAF’s research programme, which runs for 4 years, addresses
both general issues in metaphysics
and in logic and semantics and specific issues in more specialised
areas in which perspective-bound cognition plays a pivotal role.
Successful candidates will be recruited by the respective institution
under renewable one-year contracts (starting date: 01 October 2010).
Salaries vary according to the country where the appointing institution
is located, reflecting differences in living expenses. Successful
applicants will immediately be admitted to the local doctoral programme
without having to pay tuition fees, and they will be expected to earn a PhD. Throughout the time of their
appointment, they will pursue research in one or more of the four
philosophical subdisciplines covered by PETAF’s research
programme, i.e. the philosophy of logic and language, metaphysics, the
philosophy of mind, and the theory of norms and value. They will spend
up to 30% of the time of their appointment with other network partners,
some of this percentage in secondment at PETAF’s non-academic
partners.
The Philosophy Department of the Central European University invites especially applciants who are interested in the issues of subjectivity
and experience, problems perception, and theories of modality and
theories of space both in an historical and a contemporary context.
This call is open to candidates of all nationalities as long as they
comply with the European Commission’s Mobility Requirement (see
Further Particulars). Eligible candidates must be in the first 4 years
of their research careers, starting at the date of obtaining the degree
that would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate in
philosophy. The appointing institutions endeavour to ensure a fair
female representation by promoting real equal access opportunities
between men and women throughout the selection process.
All applications must be submitted by email to the Coordinator under
petaf.management___at___gmail.com. Applications must include a
completed Application Form, an up-to-date CV, a two-page research
proposal, a written work sample of preferably no more than 5000 words,
and two letters of reference. Candidates should ask their referees to
write to the Coordinator directly. Proof of a master’s degree, or
equivalent, in philosopy or cognate disciplines, and proof of English
language proficiency must also be provided.
Applicants can apply for more than one position, but must provide one
application per position applied for and submit a Preference Form.
(Only one set of reference letters is required.) The deadline for
applications is 19 March 2010, 12pm (Central European Time).
To inquire about specifics of the CEU position, please contact Katalin Farkas (farkask___at___ceu.hu)
Further Particulars can be found under http://www.ub.edu/petaf/?q=content/calls
CEU Philosophy in Marie Curie ITN
 A consortium of CEU and the universities of Stockholm, St. Andrews, London, Barcelona, Geneva, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and the University of Aberdeen as an associated partner, was awarded an EC 7th Framework grant under the Marie Curie International Training Network Call. The four-year program, called 'PETAF'
(Perspectival Thought and Fact) is the first research and training
network exclusively in philosophy ever to be financed by the European
Commission. There will be a series of workshops and conferences connected
to the project; CEU will host a workshop on Subjectivity 21-23
September 2011.
Call for applications for the early stage researchers will be published around the 15th of February, 2010.
Events
The events
listed here are open to the public.
Note that
visitors to CEU may be asked to register at the reception when entering
the
building. If you are coming to one of our lectures, please just tell
the
receptionist which event you are visiting. Thank you for your
understanding.
Unless
otherwise noted, talks take place on Tuesdays
at 4.30 PM,
in room 412,
14 Zrinyi street.
UPCOMING:
Rory
Madden (University College
London)
Scepticism about one's own existence
Abstract
9 Mar 2010
Alexander V. Tyaglo (CEU/SEP Research Fellow; National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv)
Is informal logic a manifestation of new logical and philosophical paradigm?
Abstract
Lecture to be delivered at ELTE's Theoretical Philosophy Forum
10 March (Wednesday) 5:00 PM
3rd
International Graduate Conference:
March 20-21, 2010.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Stephen Mulhall
CEU SUN (Summer
University) 2010 courses:
Aspects
of Responsibility
Meaning,
Context, Intention
Freedom
and Experiences of Subjugation
Beliefs
and decisions: of Minds and Machines
RECENT:
A Short Course on the Philosophy of Cognition: Jan. 19-28.
Fred Keijzer and Allard Tamminga (University of Groningen)
Opening
Conference of Cognitive Development
Center:
Jan. 15-16, 2010.
2nd
Annual In-House Graduate Conference:
October 2-3, 2009.
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Robinson.
CEU SUN (Summer
University) 2009 courses:
Conditionals:
Philosophical and Linguistic Issues
(July 20-31, 2009);
Aspects
of Responsibility (July 13-24,
2009);
Memory
and Mind (June 22-26, 2009).
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Check also
the events from the Cognitive Development
Center,
and the
seminar series at the Theoretical
Philosophy Forum,
Eötvös Loránd University.
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