[PHILOS-L] 3-year Post-doc Philosophy of Science, Machine Learning; Edinburgh

[Emily Sullivan]

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The University of Edinburgh is now accepting applications for a 3-year Post-Doc in Philosophy of Science and Machine Learning.

The Post-doc project is part of the ERC project TOY: Machine learning in Science and Society: A dangerous toy?

Deadline: APRIL 20

Apply here: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13824

Materials requested: 1) Cover letter addressing research fit with the project; 2) CV; 3) Contact info for 3 references. 

This 3-year PDRA project is in general philosophy of science and philosophy of machine learning. The focus will be on issues in modelling surrounding idealization, representation, explanation, and scientific understanding.  

This PDRA project has the following objectives:

• Identify the epistemic function of canonical toy models in science.
• Determine how important representational, explanatory, and predictive aims are for machine learning models in science. 
• Investigates the role of idealizations in machine learning models in science.

The TOY project team consists of the PI (Emily Sullivan), this post-position, a second post-doc, and a PhD project all to start around September 2026. The PDRA will, in collaboration with the TOY team, be responsible for conducting independent philosophical research and work collaboratively to achieve project objectives. The PDRA will also help with organizing project events and workshops.

The project comes with a generous travel budget for the PDRA, including the opportunity for a short a research stay at a collaborating institution.

The PDRA will be based in the Philosophy Department and affiliated with The Centre for Technomoral Futures in the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £ 48,822 per annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 36 months

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Emily Sullivan

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of AI

Co-Director Centre for Technmoral Futures

Edinburgh Futures Institute  

University of Edinburgh

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