Job: 1 PhD fellowship in the history of philosophy of mind, University of Liège, Belgium

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Applications are invited for PhD fellowship at the University of Liège (Belgium), as part of the ARC research project MIND – The British Sources of Philosophy of Mind 1888-1949.

PhD fellowship (4 years): Philosophy of Mind in the Cambridge School

Duration: 4 years, 1st July 2024 – 31 June 2028 (exact start date to be agreed upon).

Profile

• Master in philosophy.
• Significant interest and background in the history of 19th and 20th-century philosophy (analytic philosophy or philosophy of mind).
• Fluency in English. Mastering of French is an advantage but is not mandatory.

Your duties

• The fellow will write a PhD thesis some aspects of the philosophy of mind developed in the Cambridge school (George F. Stout, B. Russell, G.E. Moore, C.D. Broad, etc.), under the supervision of the project coordinator. Joint supervision is allowed. The topic of the thesis will be subject to open discussion with the supervisor.
• Active participation in the research project; teamwork with the cosupervisors and external members. The entire project team will hold one operational meeting per month to ensure coordination.
• Full-time unconstrained research at ULiège (presence on site required; during the fellowship, no other paid work for ULiège or a third party may be performed).
• The fellow will be evaluated on a yearly basis by the project board.

Our offer

• The fellow will be offered a net monthly allowance of approx. EUR 2.400.
• The fellow will join the Creph — Center for Phenomenological Research (ULiège), which gathers a number of researchers active in the field of phenomenological philosophy and philosophy of mind.
• The Euraxess Service Center of the University of Liège will provide a personalized relocation service for each fellow as well as to his/her family.

Application

Deadline: March 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified of the selection outcome by March 15 at the latest.

Please send to Arnaud Dewalque:

• a full CV including a list of publications
• a motivation letter
• a short research project (1 page max.)
• a recent reference letter from an academic with whom you have previously studied

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to participate in a short online interview.

For informal inquiries, please contact the project supervisors.