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University of Bergen

The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.

There are four departments and four centres at Faculty of Humanities. Read more about the faculty and departments.

PhD position

Department of Philosophy invites applications for a PhD position. The preferred starting date for the fellowship is 1 January 2020, but a later date may be possible.

About the project/work tasks:

The position is funded by the Norwegian Research Council, and connected to the project “Mathematics with a Human Face: Set Theory within a Naturalized Wittgensteinean Framework”. Further information about the project can be found here.

The complete text of the grant application can be provided to interested applicants upon request.

The fellowship funding consists normally of three years of full-time research. On certain conditions it may be an option to add a fourth year with teaching obligations. A substantial part of this additional year will consist of teaching, tutoring and evaluation work at Examen philosophicum (an introductory 10 credits philosophy course mandatory for all university students), or at other preliminary courses at the Faculty of Humanities. The content of such a teaching year will be regulated in a separate agreement at the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter.

It is mandatory for the successful applicant to relocate to the University of Bergen for the duration of the fellowship, and conform to the regulations that apply to the position.

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• Applicants must have completed a Norwegian Master’s degree or the equivalent in Philosophy. It is a condition of employment that the master’s degree has been awarded at the time of application. For applicants that document education other than a Norwegian Master’s degree, the education will be evaluated against NOKUT standards. The documentation may be sent to NOKUT (the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) for evaluation.
• A strong background in Wittgenstein’s philosophy is required. Competence in the philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language or philosophy of science is an advantage. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to the project by doing research on relevant topics, assisting the leaders of the project in organizing workshops and conferences, and to visit partner institutions abroad.
• Applicants must master (written and oral) English on a high level. Competence in Norwegian is an advantage.

The successful applicant must have the main supervisor among the permanent staff at the department.

The main criterion for assessment and appointment of the fellow is the quality of the PhD proposal.

The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a recruitment position.

Candidates that have already had a PhD fellowship at the University of Bergen cannot apply.

About the research training:

As a PhD candidate, the research fellow will be expected to complete the University’s research training program within three years. A final plan for the implementation of the research training must be approved by the faculty within three months of the start date. It is a condition that the research fellow satisfies the enrolment requirements for the PhD program at the University of Bergen.

We can offer:

• A good and professionally challenging working environment.
• Salary in accordance with pay grade 51 (code 1017/frame 20.9) in the state salary scale, currently NOK 449.000 gross p.a. following ordinary meriting regulations.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• A position in an inclusive workplace (IA enterprise).
• Good welfare benefits.

How to apply for the job:

Please apply electronically via the link «APPLY FOR THIS JOB». The following must be attached to the application:

1. CV

2. Dissertation proposal (maximum 5 pages or 3 000 words)

3. A time schedule for the completion of the PhD project

4. A bibliography for the planned PhD research project

5. A short summary of the master thesis (maximum 3 pages or 2 000 words

6. Higher education certificates and diplomas (scanned originals or confirmed copies)

7. List of scientific publications (if any)

8. Names and contact information for two academics willing to provide references for the applicant

The enclosures can be submitted as Word- or pdf-files.

Copies of academic publications (if any), higher education certificates and diplomas must be accompanied by a translation into English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish if not written in any of these languages.

Publications that are not submitted as part of the application will not be considered.

Applicants are asked to follow the steps as described in the Guidelines for Electronic Applications at the Faculty of Humanities: guide-applicants-phd-position.

Any queries concerning the electronic application procedure should be directed to the Faculty of Humanities, email: fakadm@hf.uib.no

The best applicants may be invited to an interview before the final recommendation.

Application deadline: 5 June 2016

Reference no: 19/4520

General information:

Further information about the fellowships can be obtained from Head of Department, professor Reidar Lie on telephone + 47 55 58 94 37 or e-mail Reidar.Lie@uib.no. For more thorough information on the project, contact the leaders of the project, professors Sorin Bangu and Kevin Cahill by e-mail: Sorin.Bangu @uib.no, Kevin.Cahill@uib.no.

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.

We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.

The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.

Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at all times.

For further information about the recruitment process, click here.

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