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Call for Applications Theme: Psychological Well-Being East and West Subtitle: Philosophical Foundations Type: Post-doctoral Fellowship Institution: Department of Philosophy and Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong (China) Deadline: 15.4.2011 __________________________________________________ The University of Hong Kong Post-doctoral Fellow (2 years) in the School of Humanities (Philosophy) and Department of Psychology (Ref.: 20110170) Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) in the School of Humanities (Philosophy) and Department of Psychology, from as soon as possible, preferably by September 1st 2011, for two years. This project, named “Psychological Well-Being East and West: Philosophical Foundations”, is part of the wider “Happiness East and West” project that has been running in the department of Philosophy for a number of years. The current initiative aims to investigate two related questions. First, what are the philosophical foundations of a range of psychological accounts of subjective well-being (for example, psychoanalytic or positive psychology accounts)? Second, how well suited are any of these paradigms for understanding – or treating – individuals in the Chinese cultural context? Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in philosophy or psychology, or a closely related field. Capability of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research is an advantage. The appointee will help the project leaders to organise an international workshop on those questions, while pursuing his or her own research on any closely related topic. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered. Annual leave and medical/dental benefits will be provided. For further information, please contact Dr. Timothy O’Leary, School of Humanities (Philosophy) (e-mail: [email protected]). Further particulars and application forms (152/708) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/; by fax (2540 6735 or 2559 2058); e-mail ([email protected]); in person or by writing to the Appointments Unit, Human Resource Section, Registry, Room 1001, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. Closes April 15, 2011. Candidates who are not contacted within 3 months of their application date may consider their applications unsuccessful. The University is an equal opportunity employer. Contact: Dr Timothy O'Leary Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China Email: [email protected] Web: https://extranet.hku.hk/cgi-bin/apptunit/senior/show_vacancy_new.pl?rf2011-170-5211-20110415-A __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
