
Ref PAR 2023/72
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The Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science (FLoV) at the Faculty of Arts has about 100 staff members and a student body corresponding to about 350 full-time equivalents. It is home to a large number of national and international research projects and offers courses and degree programs for philosophers, logicians, linguists, language technologists, theorists of science, historians of philosophy, philologists and philosophy teachers. The Department also arranges doctoral education and development work in its various academic domains.
The Logic Group at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science applies formal techniques to questions from philosophy, mathematics, computer science and linguistics. Broad interests in the foundations of mathematics and modal logic are represented. In particular, there is expertise on proof theory, model theory, set theory and theories of truth, as well as on type theory, fixed point logic and dependence logic. More information about the Logic Group and its activities can be found at https://www.gu.se/en/flov/our-research/research-areas/research-in-logic-and-mathematical-methodology
The Department of Philosophy, Linguistics, and Theory of Science seeks to appoint one well-qualified and highly motivated doctoral students in Logic. The position is open to all topics in mathematical, philosophical and computational logic within the expertise of the Logic Group. More information about the group and its activities are available from https://www.logic-gu.se/about
General information about being a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg can be found on the university’s doctoral student pages. https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/doktorand/?languageId=100001&skipSSOCheck=true
Subject area
Logic
Subject area description
Topics in Mathematical, Philosophical and Computational Logic within the expertise of the GU Logic Group
Job assignments
The primary task of the successful candidate is to devote her or his time to write a doctoral thesis in Logic and the completion of obligatory course work. He or she may, however, also undertake a limited amount of teaching, administration or research not directly connected to the dissertation topic. Such duties extend the position accordingly.
The successful candidate is also expected to participate in the activities of the Logic Group, such as seminars and workshops. He or she is expected to carry out the vast majority of the research in Gothenburg and to participate in a regular and consistent manner in the department’s other relevant research activities. The working language within the department is English. In addition to salary, there will be funds available for travel and shorter visits to other universities and research institutes.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the position, the applicant must meet both general and specific entry requirements.
General entry requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements under Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification, or
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 higher education credits of which at least 60 higher education credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Specific entry requirements
Admission to the third-cycle programme in Logic also requires:
- a) at least 30 HE credits in Logic at the advanced level, of which at least 15 HE credits must be from an independent project, or equivalent.
- b) required language skills in Swedish and English for taking compulsory courses and participating in seminars or similar activities.
For further information about the general and specific requirements please refer to study syllabus at the following link:
https://flov.gu.se/english/education/doctoral-studies-third-cycle/general-syllabus
Assessment
According to the Higher Education Ordinance Ch.7, applicants will be assessed based on their estimated ability to benefit from the study programs and on the Department’s supervisory resources. We will base this assessment primarily on the following:
- Theses, degree projects and any publications. These are assessed based on the following five quality criteria, of which the final two have the heaviest weighting: Suitable subject definition, relevant questioning, suitable command of the subject and structuring of the thesis, suitable use of language, formalities, academic quality, independence.
- A project draft no more than 2,500 words in which the applicant stipulates a research domain that he/she would like to develop, justifies its relevance and discusses which theories, methods and materials would be relevant. The project draft is assessed on the basis of the following criteria: whether the research displays familiarity with previous and current research, whether the research questions are viable and grounded in current research, whether the draft is judged to be realistic, as regards its implementation at third-cycle level and whether the draft shows that it is likely the applicant will make a valuable contribution to research in the field. The project draft also provides supporting information for assessing the Department’s supervisor competence within the research domain stipulated.
Admission and selection are also conditional on the Department’s supervisory resources within the doctoral student’s research focus. Admission may also include an interview in addition to a review of qualifications submitted. Admission decisions are made by the Head of Department following preparation at the Department.
Employment
Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, 4 years, HF 5 kap 7§ Doctoral position
Extent: 100 %
Location: Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, Gothenburg
First day of employment: 2023-09-01 or by agreement
Once you have been admitted for education at third-cycle level, you will be employed as a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg.
The provisions for employment as a doctoral student can be found in ordinance SFS 1993:100.
The University applies a local agreement on salaries for doctoral students.
Selection process
Selection, interview and assessment are carried out by a recruitment group at the department.
Contact information
Christopher Kullenberg
Associate Head for Third Cycle Studies
+46 (0) 31 786 4691
christopher.kullenberg@theorysc.gu.se
Bahareh Afshari
Chair of Subject Council in Logic
+46 (0) 31 786 4965
bahareh.afshari@gu.se
Queries about the recruitment process should be directed to Jennifer Stråle, HR officer:
Unions
Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here:
https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande
How to apply
In order to apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you have to register an account in our online recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline. The selection of candidates is made on the basis of the qualifications registered in the application.
Complementary documents, such as publications/books should be sent in two copies to the following address and marked with reference number. University of Gothenburg, Att: Jennifer Stråle, FLoV, Box 200, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
- An introductory letter of 1.000 words maximum (approx. 2 pages). The letter should consist of four paragraphs in the following order: a) a short presentation of yourself, b) a short presentation of your merits, c) a short presentation of the intended research project and d) a short account for why the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science and the Logic Group is of interest to you.
- A CV, including a list of publications (if applicable).
- Theses, degree projects and any publications. These are assessed based on the following five quality criteria, of which the final two have the heaviest weighting: Suitable subject definition, relevant questioning, suitable command of the subject and structuring of the thesis, suitable use of language, formalities, academic quality, independence.
- A project draft no more than 2,500 words in which the applicant stipulates a research domain that he/she would like to develop, justifies its relevance and discusses which theories, methods and materials would be relevant. The project draft is assessed on the basis of the following criteria: whether the research displays familiarity with previous and current research, whether the research questions are viable and grounded in current research, whether the draft is judged to be realistic, as regards its implementation at third-cycle level and whether the draft shows that it is likely the applicant will make a valuable contribution to research in the field. The project draft also provides supporting information for assessing the Department’s supervisor competence within the research domain stipulated.
- Other documents.
The recruitment group expect to interview shortlisted candidates on 8 May 2023.
We welcome applications written in English, since non-Swedish speaking persons may be part of the recruitment group.
Applications must be received by: May 2, 2023
Information for International Applicants
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The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.
Salaries are set individually at the University.
In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.
In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.
Post expires on Tuesday May 2nd, 2023
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