__________________________________________________
Call for Applications Theme: Cosmopolitan Global Justice and Minority Rights Type: Doctoral Research Fellowship in Political Philosophy Institution: Department of Philosophy, University of Tromsø (UiT) Location: Tromsø (Norway) Deadline: 17.8.2015 __________________________________________________ Ref: 2015/2364 One Doctoral Research Fellowship (PhD) within Philosophy – Political Philosophy, is available in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The position, under the general heading Cosmopolitan Global Justice and Minority Rights, will be placed within the political philosophy research group (Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice). The appointment is a fixed term position for a period of four years. The purpose of the PhD Research Fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation. The candidate will be affiliated with the Faculty's organised research training, and the academic work must result in a doctoral thesis aiming to obtain the degree of PhD within the period of employment. Admission to a PhD programme is a prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on commencement of the position. The successful candidate must meet the requirements for admission to the Faculty’s PhD program, cf. § 6 of UiT PhD regulations. Moreover, the applicant must prove English language proficiency equivalent to the standards of Norwegian Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Information about the application process for admission to the PhD programme, application form and regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) is available at PhD Regulations UiT. See also uit.no/hsl/PhD. For further information about the position (and the project), please contact the Head of Department Kjersti Fjørtoft, phone (+47) 77 64 59 15, e-mail: [email protected] or Tor Ivar Hanstad, (+47) 77 64 63 25, e-mail: [email protected]. Affiliation The Department of Philosophy offers obligatory introduction courses in philosophy for all the students at the University (“Examen Philosophicum” and “Examen Facultatum”) as well as bachelor, master, and PhD programs in philosophy. The staff at the department includes 19 researchers and lecturers, two professores emeriti, two professor II, one adjunct professor, five PhD scholars and four administration employees. The research and teaching at the department is spread over the various fields of philosophy, such as History of Philosophy, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Logic, and Philosophy of Science. The department´s main field of activity concerns issues of Practical Philosophy, and there are two active research groups, one in Political Philosophy (Pluralism, Democracy and Justice) and the other in Ethics (The Ethics Research Group). For further information about the research groups, see: www.uit.no/pdj and http://uit.no/erg See also the department`s website: http://uit.no/om/enhet/forsiden?p_dimension_id=88151 The position’s field of research/research project The PhD position, under the general heading Cosmopolitan Global Justice and Minority Rights, will be placed within the political philosophy research group (Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice). The more specified PhD project should be related to one or more of the following themes: 1. Theoretical bases for minority rights The relevant research questions include, but are not restricted to: How should we understand different types of minorities and minority rights in the global context? How to re-conceptualize the normative grounds for minority rights (e.g. human rights based, (global) egalitarian, or identity-based approaches)? How does the rationale and justification for minority rights change when transferred from societal contexts to the global arena? 2. Agents of global justice The relevant research questions include, but are not restricted to: How should the responsibilities for minority protection be distributed? What would be the role of different institutional (international, regional, and local) actors in minority protection? What may the new, cosmopolitan models for minority protection look like? 3. Inclusion/Exclusion The relevant research questions include, but are not restricted to: How are minorities, and minorities within minorities, included/excluded from different decision making processes? What may be the grounds for this exclusion? What models would best cater for the inclusion of internal minorities, or of those with multiple minority status (e.g. women of an ethnic minority among the global poor)? Qualification requirements This position requires a Norwegian Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Philosophy or in a neighboring field, with shown competence (intermediate or advanced level) in political philosophy or political theory. The work language in the research group Pluralism, Democracy and Justice is English, and the PhD thesis should be written in English. Personal suitability will be emphasised. Working conditions The normal period of employment is four years. The nominal length of the PhD programme is three years. The fourth year, distributed as 25% of each year, is reserved for teaching or other academic duties within the university. Please consult PhD Regulations UiT for further information. The position will especially be assigned teaching duties within philosophy. A shorter period of appointment may be decided upon if the applicant has already completed parts of his/her research training programme or if the appointment is based on a previous qualifying position (PhD Candidate, research assistant, or the like) in such a way that the research training amounts to a total of three years. Remuneration for the position of PhD Candidate is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1017. A compulsory contribution of 2% to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted. Application The application must be submitted electronically via the application form available on www.jobbnorge.no. Applications by e-mail are not accepted. The application must include the following attachments: - letter of application - project description. Please see further information concerning the template for project project description PhD - CV (containing a complete overview of education, supervised professional training and professional work) - diploma and transcript of records from Bachelor’s degree or equivalent - diploma and transcript of records from Master’s degree or equivalent - diploma supplement for other completed degrees - documentation of English language proficiency - list of 2-3 academic referees, including contact details (name, relation to applicant, e-mail address and phone number) - Master`s Thesis - other works (published or unpublished) which the applicant wishes to be taken into consideration during the assessment process and a description of these. The list of works should contain the following information: * author(s), title of work * for articles: the name of the journal and volume, first and last page of the article, year of publication * for book or other independent publications: publisher, place of print, year of publication, number of pages All documentation must be certified and translated into English or a Scandinavian language in order to be assessed. Information and material to be considered during the assessment must be submitted within the stipulated deadline. Assessment The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. During this assessment process, emphasis will be attached to the applicant’s potential for research as shown by: - Master’s thesis or equivalent - other academic works, and - project description Out of these, the project description will be given most weight. In addition, consideration may be given to work experience or other activities of significance for the implementation of the PhD research. This includes teaching education, teaching experience, experience from popularisation and experience/education from other types of dissemination. The best qualified applicants will be selected for interviews. The interview shall among other things aim to clarify the applicant’s personal suitability for the position. Other information Applicants shall also refer to the supplementary regulations for appointment to postdoktor (postdoctoal Research Fellow), stipendiat (PhD) and vitenskapelige assistent (Research Assistant) positions at the UiTand to the http://www.uhr.no/documents/Regulations_Post_doctoral_and_research_fellow.pdf Questions concerning the organisation of the working environment, such as the physical state of the place of employment, health service, possibility for flexible working hours, part time, etc. as well as questions about the PhD programme may be directed to the telephone reference in this announcement. UiT’s HR policy objectives emphasises diversity, and encourages all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, functional ability and national or ethnic background. UiT is an IW (Inclusive Workplace) enterprise, and will make the necessary adaptations in order to facilitate for employees with reduced functional ability. Personal data given in an application or CV will be processed in accordance with the Act relating to the processing of personal data (the Personal Data Act). In accordance with Section 25 subsection 2 of the Freedom of Information Act, the applicant may request not to be registered on the public list of applicants. However, the University may nevertheless decide to publish the applicant’s name. The applicant will receive advance notification in the event of such publication. In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence. For further information: http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/115418/doctoral-research-fellowship-in-philosophy-political-philosophy-at-the-department-of-philosophy __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
