Assistant Professorship in Philosophy of Science, Tilburg (The Netherlands)

The philosophy department at Tilburg University (The Netherlands) seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate in philosophy of science, starting August 1, 2016. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in philosophy with a research specialization in philosophy of science. He/she will have a track record of publications in leading international journals or show the capability of developing such a record early in his or her career. The successful candidate is expected to apply regularly for external research funding. Experience of teaching at university level is necessary.

The department of philosophy at Tilburg University is an internationally oriented and pluralist department whose core research strength is in the Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS). The successful candidate would become a member of TiLPS and be expected to contribute to the center's activities. A second group, Philosophy of Man and Society, aims both at highly ranked scientific publications and at a fruitful dialogue between philosophy and society. Taking as its starting point the motto of Tilburg University: 'Understanding Society', philosophical research at Tilburg is often done in an interdisciplinary framework.

The deadline for applications is April 22nd, 2016. For more information, see https://career012.successfactors.eu/ or contact the Head of the Department of Philosophy, Dr. Frans van Peperstraten at f.t.vpeperstraten at tilburguniversity.edu.