荷兰蒂尔堡中心招聘逻辑学博士后

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Tilburg Center for Logic, General Ethics, and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS), Tilburg University, The Netherlands. The postdoc will be part of Matteo Colombo & Jan Sprenger's research project titled "Bridging Causal and Explanatory Reasoning. Normative and Empirical Considerations" (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation, as part of the Priority Program 1516 New Frameworks of Rationality

The project aims to bridge psychological and philosophical approaches to explanatory reasoning, with a focus on the following kinds of questions: (a) Is explanatory value exclusively tied to causality? (b) How could measures of explanatory power be fruitfully related to measures of causal strength? (c) In what ways can explanatory, causal, and probabilistic reasoning be fruitfully unified? While these questions are a central focus of the project, there will also be substantial opportunity for the postdoctoral fellow to influence the direction of research. In addition to philosophical research, the position will be involved in collaborative psychological research examining relevant empirical questions. Some background in psychology, cognitive science, or other empirical research method is then an asset, but not required. The postdoc will participate in activities associated with the project, including conferences in Germany in 2015 and 2016, and in the normal research activities at TiLPS.

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Benefits

The position is for two years, with a target start date of March 1st, 2015. The selected candidate will be offered a temporary contract for one year. Upon a positive outcome of an assessment of the first year, a contract will be offered for the remaining year. The selected candidate will be ranked in the Dutch university employment system (UFO) as researcher. The salary for the position of Researcher has a maximum of € 3.831,- gross per month (exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8,3 % end year bonus) and is based on the scale 10 of the Collective Labor Agreement Dutch Universities. Researchers from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf. The Faculty will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation. The university offers very good fringe benefits (it is one of the best non-profit employers in the Netherlands), such as a facilities plan and options model for employment conditions and excellent reimbursement of moving expenses.