Becas maestría y doctorado
Santiago ARANGO Muñoz
We are inviting applications for a fully funded PhD fellowship in the ERC-funded project The Glue of Society: A Social Ontology of Social Cohesion (GLUE), led by Nicolai Knudsen. The position is available from 1 September 2025.
The GLUE project explores the concept of social cohesion and its role in constituting and maintaining the social world. The PhD project should investigate social cohesion using phenomenological and/or analytical methods, with a focus on its relation to interpersonal phenomena (e.g., empathy, trust, recognition) or communal phenomena (e.g., shared emotions, shared identity, common values). Candidates are encouraged to develop their own research questions within this framework.
For more details on the project, see https://projects.au.dk/glue.
For further application details, see https://phd.arts.au.dk/applicants/open-and-specific-calls/phd-call-2025-2.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2025, 23:59 CET.
For informal questions, please contact Associate Professor Nicolai Knudsen ([log in to unmask]).
Please feel free to share with potential candidates.
Best wishes,
Nicolai
FEBRI, the graduate school and research institute of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen has available
One PhD position in the field of
“Climate Finance: Moral Responsibilities of Financial Institutions for Decarbonization”
The financial sector plays a crucial role in directing investments to sustainable causes. So far, sustainable investment has been largely a voluntary affair. The project explores reasons for assigning to financial institutions specifically moral obligations to invest sustainably. The project is timely as countries in the EU and elsewhere are increasingly addressing risks of greenwashing in finance as well as because of increased pressure from climate litigation advocates (e.g. Milieudefensie, Friends of the Earth). It innovates by conceptualising climate finance obligations as part of the moral relation between financial institutions and society. In analysing the various dimensions of this relation, the project will draw on resources from ethics, business and human rights, collective epistemology, phenomenology, and social ontology. As such, it utilises core research expertise at FEB. Besides its academic impact, it will inform policy-making, regulation and the public debate.
Organisation
The PhD position is embedded in the research programme of Economics, Econometrics & Finance of FEB’s Research Institute. The project will be supervised by dr. J.A.M. de Grefte, prof. dr. B.P. de Bruin and prof. dr. R.A.J. Mees
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is ambitious, highly motivated and wishes to make a career in research. He or she has a thorough training in research skills, speaks and writes English fluently and has obtained excellent results in the master phase.
The PhD candidate should have a background (MSc, preferably research master) in normative philosophy (ethics and/or epistemology). Desired expertise includes phenomenology, collective epistemology, social ontology and sustainability research.
How to apply
If you are interested, we invite you to apply no later than March 14th, 2024 10.00 AM (European Central Time). Via this link. The application package consists of the following separate documents:
- your cv
- a motivation letter (1A4 max) and a short study proposal for the PhD project (2 A4 max).
- a scan of your diploma including transcripts
- proof of English proficiency
- other relevant documents
The documents 1-4 are compulsory and please note that incomplete application packages will not be taken into account.
Information
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For more information on this specific project, you may contact [log in to unmask].
Conditions
The full-time appointment is temporary for a period of four years, under the condition of a positive assessment at the end of the first year. The gross monthly salary is € 2901 euro, which increases yearly to a maximum of € 3707. Based on the gross salary you will receive an additional 8% holiday allowance each year in May, and an additional 8.3 % end of year bonus in December . PhD candidates contribute 20% of their time to teaching in years 2-4.
Starting date: Preferably per September 1, 2025. An assessment may be part of the procedure, consisting of psychological tests and an interview.
Faculty of Economics and Business
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The Faculty of Economics and Business offers an inspiring study and working environment for students and employees. International accreditation enables the Faculty to assess performance against the highest international standards. It also creates an exciting environment of continuous improvement. FEB's programmes, academic staff and research do well on various excellence ranking lists.
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