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Call for Applications Theme: Geography of Philosophy Project Type: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institution: African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS), University of Johannesburg Location: Johannesburg (South Africa) Date: 2019-2020/21 Deadline: 1.7.2018 __________________________________________________ The African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg Philosophy Department invites applications for a full time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct empirical research for the ‘Geography of Philosophy Project’ (GPP). The project The project is funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Its Principal Investigators are Profs Edouard Machery, Stephen Stich, and Clark Barrett. It involves ten interdisciplinary teams around the world and empirically explores cultural differences in three central philosophical concepts – knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. More details can be found here: https://www.geographyofphilosophy.com Job Description Start date: 1 February 2019 Duration: 1 year, renewable for 1 further year upon successful performance Mentor: SA team-leader for GPP, Veli Mitova Salary: UJ postdoc rates; tax free; (ca. USD 22 000 p/a) Tasks The successful candidate will be based at ACEPS and will be expected to: - conduct empirical studies on the three concepts of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom - analyse data - author and co-author papers for publication - organise project meetings, one international conference, and possibly several workshops - be actively involved in the life of ACEPS and the Project No teaching will be expected of the candidate. Eligibility The successful candidate: - is fluent in English - has completed an excellent PhD by the date of application - has specialised in at least one of the following areas: linguistics, psychology, anthropology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and/ or experimental philosophy - has a clear track record of running moderately-scaled empirical research projects - has expertise in qualitative and quantitative (mixed methods) data collection and data analysis - has experience with human subjects - has a good publication record for career stage It would be an advantage if the candidate: - is familiar with different corpus tools to facilitate analyses of a large linguistic corpora - is fluent in one or more Southern African languages - has some philosophy background To apply Please email to vmit...@uj.ac.za, the following by 1 July 2018: - Completed application form to be found here: http://africancentre-epistemology-phil-sci.weebly.com/postdoc-ad-2019-2021.html - Up to date CV - Details and email addresses of two referees - Sample of writing: max 15 000 words, relevant to the project (in methodology, not necessarily focus), either published or in preparation for submission Timeline Deadline for applications: 1 July 2018 Notification of shortlist: 1 September 2018 Interviews: 2-30 September 2018 Notification of successful candidate: 1 October 2018 Start date: 1 February 2019 For more information, please contact Veli Mitova at: vmit...@uj.ac.za Contact: Veli Mitova, Assoc. Professor Philosophy Department University of Johannesburg Cnr Kingsway & University Road Auckland Park, 2006 South Africa Email: vmit...@uj.ac.za Web: https://www.geographyofphilosophy.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
