Professorschip in Philosophy (fwd)
Alan Thew
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:47:39 +0200
From: Albert Newen <albert...@rub.de>
Subject: Professorschip in Philosophy
*/Extended Deadline:/*
/Ruhr-Universität Bochum/
/Fakultät für Philosophie und Erziehungswissenschaft/
/At the institute of philosophy as a part of the faculty for philosophy and
education, we announce the following position:/
*/W2-Professorship (nonpermanent for 6 years) in the new area of
Neurophilosophy/Philosophy of Mind/*
*/ /*
/The candidate should have competence in systematic philosophy. A PhD is
presupposed as well as an excellent CV including an outstanding record of
publication. *A habilitation (as part of the German system) is not
presupposed*. An important aspect is the ability of the candidate to cooperate
within the Mercator-Research Group. /
/This professorship in the area of Neurophilosophy is part of the Mercator
Research Group on the topic "*The Structure of Memory*". The Mercator Research
Group will start in spring 2009 at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. It consists of
three professorships in the faculties of medicine, psychology and philosophy.
The professorship in Neurophilosophy is officially called "Professorship 3" of
the Mercator-Research-Group and has a thematic focus "The Theory of Memory".
All candidates should please rely on the official announcement of the Mercator
Research Group which is the juridical basis: (see www.rub.de/mrg)./
/ /
*The central part of the official announcement: *
*/Professorship 3/*
*/The Theory of Memory/*//
/This research unit will have its origins in the area of/
/the philosophy of mind. Its goal will be to develop an/
/integrative theory of experience-dependent cognitive/
/processes. The unit will work theoretically but will have/
/strong interdisciplinary links in the area of neuroscience,/
/particularly in the area of human brain imaging./
/It will work closely with the young professors within/
/the "Structure of Memory" programme but also with/
/further neuroscientists on campus./
/ /
/Further informations can be given by: Prof. Dr. Albert Newen,
albert...@rub.de <mailto:albert...@rub.de> (Geschäftsführender Direktor
des Instituts für Philosophie)/
/ /
/Die Ruhr-Universität strebt die Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen in Forschung
und Lehre an und fordert deshalb nachdrücklich geeignete Wissenschaftlerinnen
auf, sich zu bewerben. Bei gleicher Eignung, Befähigung und fachlicher Leistung
werden Frauen bevorzugt berücksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person eines
Mitbewerbers liegende Gründe überwiegen. //Bewerbungen geeigneter
Schwerbehinderter sind erwünscht./
/ /
/Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
statement of research interests, and a research concept, must be sent
electronically by 31^st of October 2008 to: Prof. Dr. Elmar W. Weiler, Rector
of Ruhr University Bochum, re: Mercator Research Group "Structure of Memory",
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D -- 44780 Bochum; e-mail: rek...@rub.de. Potential
candidates will be invited to participate in a scientific colloquium 16^th
-18^th of January 2009. Further information can be found at www.rub.de/mrg./
/ /
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