(scholarship fellowship) Teaching Fellow in Philosophy At Bristol University, UK

Description
The Department of Philosophy wishes to appoint three full-time teaching fellows and Scholarship Awards on fixed-term contracts, two for a period of ten months, the third for six months. The start date for all three appointments is 1 October 2012. The department welcomes applications from all areas of analytic philosophy, and may favour candidates with teaching expertise in the following areas: philosophy of biology, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, personal identity, and value theory broadly conceived. Teaching will be across the full range of undergraduate study and will include the delivery of introductory seminars in metaphysics and epistemology and the supervision of final-year dissertations. Supervision of Masters-level essays may also be required.

Eligibility
The scholarship applicants must study on philosophy of biology, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, personal identity, and value theory broadly conceived.

Application Procedure
Please download the application form at the web link below

Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2012

Website Link
http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/feeds/ads?ID=114172

Doctoral research fellowship in The Field of Philosophy At Oslo University, Norway

Description
A Doctoral research fellowship (post code 1017) in Philosophyis available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. The fellowship will be part of the research project “Personal Autonomy, Addiction and Mental Disorder”.  The aim of the project is to examine how addiction impacts on the autonomous agency and mental health of addicts. A secondary aim is to make recommendations for ethical and effective policies and practices in the addiction field.

The PhD fellow will work in areas of moral psychology, bioethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, medicine or economics, which are deemed to be of relevance to the project. Possible topics may include addiction in relation to philosophical issues of autonomy and responsibility, rationality and irrationality, informed consent, health and sickness, mental disorder and clinical diagnosis, paternalism and legalization (the list is not exhaustive).

A Doctoral research fellowship (post code 1017) in Philosophyis available at the University of Oslo’s Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas. The fellowship will be part of the research project “Personal Autonomy, Addiction and Mental Disorder”.  The aim of the project is to examine how addiction impacts on the autonomous agency and mental health of addicts. A secondary aim is to make recommendations for ethical and effective policies and practices in the addiction field.

The PhD fellow will work in areas of moral psychology, bioethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, medicine or economics, which are deemed to be of relevance to the project. Possible topics may include addiction in relation to philosophical issues of autonomy and responsibility, rationality and irrationality, informed consent, health and sickness, mental disorder and clinical diagnosis, paternalism and legalization (the list is not exhaustive).

We offer:

1.  salary level 48 - 54 (NOK 391 300 - 432 900, depending on level of expertise)
2. academically stimulating working environment
3. attractive welfare arrangements

Eligibility
The candidates must hold A Master degree or equivalent in Philosophy.

Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in pdf format:

• letter of application describing qualifications (maximum 2 pages)
• project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)
• Curriculum Vitae including grades
• list of publications

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

Submission Deadline
August 22, 2012

Website Link
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/718497/62040?iso=gb