The Faculty of Arts and Philosophy at Ghent University proposes to elect a PhD Fellowship in Philosophy tenable for 1 year, renewable up to 4 years, from 1 March 2011.
The successful candidate will be required to do research, resulting in a PhD degree, and participate in activities of the research group of Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele. It is a requirement of this post that the successful candidate take part in the FWO research project ‘The value(s) of disinterestedness and selflessness. An investigation of the relationship between Schopenhauer’s and Nietzsche’s aesthetics and ethics’, under the supervision of Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele. The successful candidate will be expected to present papers at international conferences and publish in international, peer-reviewed journals. The fellow may be required to engage in teaching up to a maximum of two hours weekly and, if teaching, would normally be expected to deliver teaching in one or more of: aesthetics; art theory; history of contemporary philosophy.
Candidates must by 1 March 2011 have passed all the examinations required for an MA degree in Philosophy. The successful candidate must demonstrate advanced knowledge of Schopenhauer’s and/or Nietzsche’s philosophy. Candidates must also demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in English. Additional competence in aesthetics and/or ethics may be an advantage. A high degree of proficiency in German may also be an advantage.
Further particulars can be obtained by telephoning or emailing to Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele: +32/(0)496/10 63 51 or Bart.Vandenabeele (at) UGent.be.
Applications, including a detailed CV, should be submitted by email to the supervisor of the research project, Prof. dr. Bart Vandenabeele (Bart.Vandenabeele (at)UGent.be), no later than Wednesday 5 January 2011.