[PlanetKR] JOB: 3 year postdoc, RUB (Bochum, Germany)

[Jesse Heyninck]

The Institute II for Philosophy at the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) invites
applications for a Post-doctoral research position in the domain of
nonmonotonic logics and formal argumentation.

- Duration: 3 years
- Starting date: latest at 1. August 2016
- Deadline for the application: 31. May 2016

The candidate is supposed to have a PhD degree (or equivalent) in
philosophy, computer science, mathematics, or another relevant discipline.
Furthermore, the candidate should have expertise in formal logic and/or
formal argumentation.

For the sake of internationalization and gender-equality, applicants from
abroad as well as non-male candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Mastering the German language is not required.

The position is part of a research project on formal argumentation and
defeasible reasoning (see
http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/defeasible-reasoning/ for details). The
project is funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in the context
of a Sofja Kovalevskaja Prize.



The candidate will be a member of the research group on non-monotonic logic
and formal argumentation. The group is currently composed of two
PhD-students, two post-docs and the project initiator.

The candidate is expected to actively contribute to the project and to
activities of the research group. Research collaborations with other team
members and with external members are encouraged. The candidate will also
be encouraged to participate in international workshops and conferences,
for which the standard traveling expenses will be covered.

Given a positive evaluation after one year, the contract will be extended
by another two years.

For the application, please submit the following documents:

- a CV
- a list of publications and talks
- a motivation letter
- one or two writing samples
- two references (recommendation letters are not required)

Please submit your documents electronically to christian.strasser at RUB.de
under the subject line "Application Kovalevskaja PostDoc2" latest by the
31th of May 2016. For any further inquiries please contact
christian.strasser at RUB.de.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview by latest the end
of June 2016. For candidates from abroad the interview may be held in terms
of a video-conference.
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