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Postdoctoral position in Truth & Semantics, Bristol (England)

Deadline: Sunday 9 February 2020

The ERC funded project 'Truth and Semantics' hosted by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bristol invites applications for a three-year position as a Research Associate (postdoc). The successful candidate should have an AOS in the Philosophy of Language/Formal Semantics and a strong background in logic.

The Truth and Semantics (TRUST) ERC Starting Grant project aims to provide a unified perspective on natural language semantics, conceived of as truth-conditional semantics, and the research on the so-called semantic paradoxes in form of theories of self-applicable truth. The Research Associate is expected to explore the role of self-referential sentences in truth-conditional semantics and its foundations. They should have a research profile formal semantics and the philosophy of language but should also possess a strong background in logic. The main tasks are to produce peer-reviewed scientific articles and other project outputs, and participate in organising the project's events.

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