PhD student position and postdoctoral position on "Causality and Probability", Konstanz (Germany)

The Agence Nationale des Recherches and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft are sponsoring a French-German cooperation between L'Institut d'Histoire et de la Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, Paris, and the Philosophy Department of the University of Konstanz on the joint research project Causality and Probability directed by Prof. Jacques Dubucs and Prof. Wolfgang Spohn. A description of the project is to be found at the homepage of Prof. Spohn: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/FuF/Philo/Philosophie/philosophie/25-0-NoName.html.

The German side at Konstanz offers two positions for three years starting at April 1, 2009: a full post-doc position (salary: E13) for the subproject D, and a half Ph.D. position (salary: 0,5 E13) for the subproject A. The tasks to be performed are:
(a) research on the topics and issues described,
(b) fulfilment of the deliverables and milestones as described,
(c) engagement in the French-German cooperation,
(d) engagement in the Philosophy Department at the University of Konstanz.

Please send your application (CV, degrees, possibly writing samples and letters of reference) either by mail to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Spohn, Fachbereich Philosophie, Universität Konstanz, Fach D 21, 78457 Konstanz, Germany, or by e-mail to ruth.katzmarek at uni-konstanz.de till February 13, 2009.