The School of Arts and Sciences
at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the availability pending funding
(to be determined soon) of three postdoctoral fellowships in philosophy of
cosmology. Fellows will be appointed in the Department of Philosophy in
association with the multi-university Project
in Philosophy of Cosmology. We hope to
appoint one fellow in each of the following areas of concentration: 1)
philosophy of physics, 2) cosmology, 3) philosophy of religion, metaphysics or
philosophical theology. For more
information about the kinds of research that could be supported under these
fellowships, please see the summaries of current project members’ research
interests and aims here: http://philocosmology.rutgers.edu/who-we-are.
Requirements for the fellowship
include i) PhD in the last 5 years in a relevant area, ii) acquaintance with
recent developments in cosmology and issues in philosophy of cosmology, iii) a
research project related to the research of the Philosophy of Cosmology Project,
iv) strong background in one of the three fields mentioned above.
The primary responsibility of a
Fellow will be to conduct research on his/her project. Fellows will also be responsible for teaching
one course per year in their area of expertise. Fellows will be expected to
participate in all of our conferences, seminars, and a summer school in the
summer of 2013; they will work with faculty mentors in the organization, planning,
editing and the other aspects of our project.
Fellows will be appointed for one
year with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Appointments will be
effective September 1, 2012 or January 1, 2013. Fellows will
receive a stipend of $50,000 annually as well as an annual research allocation
of $2,000; they will also receive Rutgers University health benefits.
Requests for more informantion or applications, consisting of a
CV, a research proposal, a writing sample, and the names of 3 references should
be sent by email to Professor Barry Loewer at loewer@rci.rutgers.edu. Review of applications will commence on July
8 and continue until the positions are filled.
