PhD student position in a project relating to set theory and theories of truth, Aberdeen (Scotland)

An Elphinstone PhD Scholarships is available in philosophy of mathematics at the University of Aberdeen. This scholarship covers the entirety of tuition fees for a PhD student of any nationality commencing full-time study in October 2014, for the three-year duration of their studies. The candidate will be supervised by Toby Meadows and Øystein Linnebo on a project relating to set theory and formal theories of truth.

The project will exploit philosophical and mathematical resources to take insights from set theory into truth theory and vice versa. An ideal candidate will have experience in formal logic, metaphysics and philosophy of mathematics.

Applications must be received before Friday 6 June 2014. For more information, see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/philosophy-342.php, or contact Dr. Toby Meadows at toby.meadows at abdn.ac.uk.