Stillingstittel: Doctoral Research Fellowships in Philosophy

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Three posts of Doctoral Research Fellow (SKO 1017) in philosophy are vacant at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo.

Preference may be given to applicants working in the following areas in which the Department has particular research strengths: the History of Philosophy (especially Ancient and Early Modern); the areas associated with the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature: Rational, Linguistic and Moral Agency; the Philosophies of Logic and Mathematics; and Conceptual Engineering). Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may also be given preference.

Successful candidates must participate in the Faculty of Humanities' research training program (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the Faculty's research training) and must also engage in the designated research activities on a 100 percent basis.

The persons appointed will be enrolled in the Faculty's organized research training. The academic study terminates in a doctoral thesis to be defended at the Faculty, leading to a PhD-degree.

The candidates will be expected to have their residence and work place in Oslo, and to be active members of the philosophical community in Oslo. Read more about the doctoral degree.

There is an agreement between the University of St. Andrews and the University of Oslo for a Joint Degree program, and successful candidates can apply for this (tuition requirements may apply at St. Andrews).

The posts are available for a period of three years, starting as soon as possible. Currently, PhD fellows who successfully submit their thesis within the three-year period are granted an additional fellowship year.

Qualifications

• A Master's Degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation. The Master's Degree has to have been achieved by the time of application.
• Personal suitability and motivation for the positions.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on:

• The project's scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation
• The applicant's estimated academic and personal ability to complete the project within the time frame
• The applicant's ability to complete research education
• Good collaboration skills and an ability to join interdisciplinary academic communities

We offer

• salary level 50 - 56 (NOK 430 500 - 475 400, depending on qualifications)
• a professionally stimulating working environment
• attractive welfare benefits

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in PDF format:

• Application letter describing qualifications (maximum 2 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae (complete list of education, positions, teaching experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activities, including a complete list of publications)
• Writing example (maximum 4000 words)
• Transcript of records of your Master's degree. Applicants with education from a foreign university are advised to attach an explanation of their university's grading system
• Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (3 - 5 pages, see
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