Postes vacants
3 Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Université de Fribourg
Applications are invited for three postdoctoral fellowships at the Université de Fribourg (Switzerland) as part of the research project “Liberty, Equality, and Utility: Assessing the trade-offs between individual liberty, well-being, and material equality” funded by the John Templeton Foundation and directed by Prof. Ralf Bader.
Project description: The research project will shed new light on the conflicts between liberty and material equality, as well as between individual well-being and material equality. It will do so by examining the price of equality, assessing whether and in what ways it can be traded off against liberty and well-being. By drawing on formal methods and results from economics, especially from social choice theory and decision theory, the project aims to identify the precise ways in which individual freedom is incompatible with a commitment to material equality and aims to develop dynamic models and calibration arguments that examine the conflicts between material equality and well-being.
Salary:
Roughly CHF 70,000 per annum.
Duration of employment:
1st September 2025 -- 31st May 2028.
Applications received by 15th January 2025 will be given the fullest consideration. Applications consisting of:
1. curriculum vitae,
2. an outline of the research to be carried out during the fellowship of about 1-2 pages,
3. a writing sample of about 15-20 pages
should be sent by email to Stéphanie Jorge-Niklaus: stephanie.niklaus@unifr.ch
Two confidential letters of recommendation should also be sent by email to: stephanie.niklaus@unifr.ch
Questions about the positions should be directed at Prof. Dr. Ralf Bader: ralf.bader@unifr.ch
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2 Funded PhD positions at the Université de Fribourg
Applications are invited for two funded PhD positions at the Université de Fribourg (Switzerland) as part of the research project “Liberty, Equality, and Utility: Assessing the trade-offs between individual liberty, well-being, and material equality” funded by the Sir John Templeton Foundation and directed by Prof. Ralf Bader.
Project description: The research project will shed new light on the conflicts between liberty and material equality, as well as between individual well-being and material equality. It will do so by examining the price of equality, assessing whether and in what ways it can be traded off against liberty and well-being. By drawing on formal methods and results from economics, especially from social choice theory and decision theory, the project aims to identify the precise ways in which individual freedom is incompatible with a commitment to material equality and aims to develop dynamic models and calibration arguments that examine the conflicts between material equality and well-being.
Requirements:
- Master's degree or equivalent in philosophy.
Salary:
Roughly CHF 35,000 per annum.
Duration of employment:
1st September 2025 -- 31st May 2028.
Applications received by 15th January 2025 will be given the fullest consideration. Applications consisting of:
1. curriculum vitae,
2. a research proposal for a doctoral thesis of about 2 pages,
3. a writing sample of about 15-20 pages
should be sent by email to Stéphanie Jorge-Niklaus: stephanie.niklaus@unifr.ch
Two confidential letters of recommendation should also be sent by email to stephanie.niklaus@unifr.ch
Questions about the positions should be directed at Prof. Dr. Ralf Bader: ralf.bader@unifr.ch
Chargé de cours en logique à l’Université de Fribourg
Appel à candidatures pour une charge de cours en logique (2 heures par semaine et par semestre) à l’Université de Fribourg, Suisse.
Qualifications requises :
- Doctorat en philosophie (de préférence en logique, par exemple en logique formelle, histoire de logique, théorie de l’argumentation).
- Expérience dans l’enseignement de la logique formelle et de la théorie de l’argumentation (logique formelle, histoire de logique, logique philosophique, logique appliquée).
- Très bonne connaissance du français et de l’allemand.
Responsabilités :
- Enseignement du cours obligatoire d’introduction à la logique formelle, en alternance en allemand et en français au semestre d’automne (2 heures par semaine).
- Enseignement du cours bilingue facultatif « Outils formels en philosophie/Formale Hilfsmittel in der Philosophie » au semestre de printemps (2 heures par semaine).
Date de prise de fonction :
1er septembre 2025
Les candidatures reçues avant le 31 octobre 2024 seront examinées avec la plus grande attention.
Dossiers de candidatures :
1. un curriculum vitae ;
2. lettre de motivation comprenant des informations sur les expériences antérieures en matière d’enseignement de la logique,
3. un exemplaire de travaux, ouvrage ou article d'environ 15-20 pages
Les candidatures sont à envoyer par courrier électronique à l’adresse suivante :
beatrice.lienemann@unifr.ch
Une lettre de recommandation confidentielle doit également être envoyée par courrier électronique à l'adresse suivante : beatrice.lienemann@unifr.ch
Lecturer in Logic at the Université de Fribourg
Applications are invited for the position of a lecturer (charge de cours) in logic (2 hours per week each semester) at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland.
Requirements:
- PhD degree in philosophy (preferably in logic, e.g. formal logic, history of logic or theory of argumentation).
- Experiences in teaching logic and argumentation theory (formal logic, history of logic, philosophical logic, applied logic).
- Very good knowledge of both French and German.
Responsibilities:
- Teaching the compulsory introductory course into formal logic alternating in German and French (2 hours per week).
- Teaching the optional bilingual course “Outils formels en philosophie/Formale Hilfsmittel in der Philosophie” each spring term (2 hours per week).
Start of employment:
1st September 2025
Applications received by 31st of October 2024 will be given the fullest consideration.
Applications consisting of:
1. Curriculum vitae;
2. Motivation letter including information on prior experiences in teaching logic classes;
3. a writing sample of about 15-20 pages
should be sent by email to: beatrice.lienemann@unifr.ch
One confidential letter of recommendation should also be sent by email to:
beatrice.lienemann@unifr.ch