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New position 2024!

Faculty of Philosophy – Institute of Philosophy / Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d), 100% E13 TV-L HU Berlin, contract limited until 31 December 2025

Deadline

10 April 2024, 23:59:59 (Berlin time)

Start/end of position

Start: As soon as possible after interviews in late April 2024 (preferably June/July) / end: 31 December 2025 (definite end date of contract)

Ref. No

DR/035/24

Responsibilities

Research in the field of philosophy of mind, political philosophy; collaboration on a research project of the chair within the DFG Cluster of Excellence EXC 2002 Science of Intelligence on the topic of “The Concept of Intelligence – a Philosophical Framework for Intelligence Research“; opportunity for own academic qualification (expansion of subject breadth in the field of philosophy of mind and political philosophy). Link to website Science of Intelligence

Requirements

Completed academic studies in philosophy, cognitive science or another relevant subject (Master's degree); doctorate an advantage; substantial knowledge in philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence research and the neuro- and cognitive sciences; experience in interdisciplinary cooperation is expected; very good written and spoken English; independent and responsible work; experience in supervising students and doctoral candidates desirable.

Scientific communities

This position will be funded by and part of Research Cluster "Science of Intelligence": https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/
The successful candidate will be based in Michael Pauen's group at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain: https://www.mind-and-brain.de/people/philosophy-of-mind-group

Applications

Please hand in the following documents:

  •     CV
  •     Copies of certificates (Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, doctoral degree)
  •     Up to 5 publications
  •     A project proposal with max. 5 pages of text incl. bibliographical information
  •     Two letters of reference

To ensure equal opportunities, applications from qualified women are particularly welcome. Severely disabled persons will be given preference in the case of equal suitability. Applications from people with a migration background are expressly welcome. As we do not return your documents, please only enclose copies with your application.

Address for sending applications per e-mail (preferred option!)

Send in one PDF file named YOURLASTNAME_YYYYMMDD (= year-month-day of file submission to us).

If the file is larger than 7 MB: send via a file transfer tool.

mb-jobs@hu-berlin.de

Surface Mail / Airmail / Mail Courier address for applications on paper

(If you send your application on paper: As we do not return documents/applications, please only enclose photocopies with your application)

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Annette Wi0nkelmann
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Germany

Contact for queries about the research side of the position

Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen: michael.pauen@hu-berlin.de

Video interviews

(probably late April)
Note: For the interview we expect a 10-minute presentation on your academic background, previous experience and achievements (3 mins) and your ideas for a research project (7 mins).

How much will I earn?

Net salaries are a highly individual matter (depending e.g. on your expertise and experience, your previous employment in a similar position, whether you opt for an extra pension scheme, your health insurance rates, etc.), and we are unable to give you definite figures. We can only give you a rough estimate (no guarantee!) based on the gross salary levels of the public sector in Berlin in 2023. TV-L Berlin E13 at 100% for an experienced postdoc (several years of postdoc experience, single, no children) comes to approx. €3,000 net salary payments per month.

 



Still pending!

Faculty of Philosophy – Institute of Philosophy / Berlin School of Mind and Brain
100% E13 TV-L HU Berlin

Deadline

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 23:59:59

Start/end of position

1 October 2023 - 30 September 2025

Ref. No

AN/282/23

Research profile

The successful candidate should be able to contribute to at least one of the research foci of the Philosophy of Mind group at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain. These are:

Consciousness

  •     Explanatory gap problem
  •     Empirical theories of consciousness

Mental Measurement

  •     Epistemology of introspection
  •     Empirical methods of mental measurement
  •     Pain measurement

Free Will

Artificial Intelligence

  •     Concept of Intelligence
  •     Evolution of intelligence, Moravec’s paradox
  •     Models of human cognition

Responsibilities

Scientific services in research and teaching in the field of philosophy of mind; collaboration in research projects of the chair on the topic of consciousness, artificial intelligence.

Requirements

Completed university Master’s degree and a doctorate in philosophy, cognitive science, or another relevant subject; substantial knowledge in philosophy of mind and/or philosophy of science as well as related empirical subjects; very good command of written and spoken English, good knowledge of German an advantage; ability to work independently and responsibly. Experience and knowledge in interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching, supervision of students and doctoral candidates, German language and the German science system can be acquired to expand the previous specialization and qualification

Applications

Please hand in the following documents:

  •     CV
  •     Copies of certificates (Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, doctoral degree)
  •     Up to 5 publications
  •     A project proposal with max. 5 pages of text incl. bibliographical information
  •     Two letters of reference

Addresses for sending applications per e-mail (preferred option!)

Send in one PDF file named YOURLASTNAME_YYYYMMDD (year-month-day)
(if larger than 7 MB: send via a file transfer tool)

mb-jobs@hu-berlin.de

Surface Mail / Airmail / Mail Courier address for applications on paper

(If you send your application on paper: As we do not return documents/applications, please only enclose photocopies with your application)

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Attn. of Annette Winkelmann
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Germany

Contact for queries about the research and teaching side of the position

Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen, michael.pauen@hu-berlin.de

Deadline

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 23:59:59

Interview date

Friday, 8 September 2023
Successful candidates have been contacted and invited for interviews.
Note: We expect a 10-minute presentation on your academic background and about your ideas for a research project.

How much will I earn?

Net salaries are a highly individual matter (depending e.g. on your expertise and experience, your previous employment in a similar position, whether you opt for an extra pension scheme, your health insurance rates, etc.), and we are unable to give you definite figures. We can only give you a rough estimate (no guarantee!) based on the gross salary levels of the public sector in Berlin in 2023. TV-L Berlin E13 at 100% for an experienced postdoc (several years of postdoc experience, single, no children) comes to approx. €3,000 net salary payments per month.

Job to start October 2023

 

This page last updated on: 23 March 2024