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The Philosophy department at the University of Edinburgh ranks highly for research

Philosophy is rated 4th in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research using the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

• While we have particular areas of research strength, we are able to supervise a thesis on almost any area of analytical philosophy.

We maintain close links with other disciplines/subject areas within the University, such as psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, informatics, jurisprudence, politics, classics and the Science Studies Unit. Within Scotland, we have close ties with the philosophy departments of all the major universities, in particular those of St Andrews, Stirling, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities awards the academic degree Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.) In addition to individually supervised doctoral projects, you can benefit from a wide range of workshops and advisory services through the Graduate Academy philGrad .

For all formal matters in the context of the doctorate, such as application, submission or the opening of the dissertation procedure, please contact the PhD Office of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Dr. Siep).

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The Department of Philosophy offers a Doctoral Program in a variety of areas, for instance Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, History of Philosophy, and Moral and Political Philosophy. For more information on possible areas of research, please consult the profiles of individual faculty members and our list of research areas .

Program Objectives

The program provides top-level up-to-date training in different areas in philosophy in order to prepare students for academic life (attending conferences, participating in research projects, and publishing in professional journals), to enable them to teach philosophy at university level, and to do independent research in different fields of philosophy.

Program Structure

For entry requirements, please visit the PhD Application page .

In their first year, doctoral students have the status of  Probationary Doctoral Candidates . They participate in the life of the department, attend courses offered by the department and write a first year paper. At the end of the first year of their studies, probationary doctoral candidates take the oral comprehensive examination. In the examination, they present their thesis plan and answer questions concerning their plan and first year paper.

Students who successfully complete their course work and pass the comprehensive examination receive the status of  Doctoral Candidates . Doctoral candidates have a supervisor with whom they regularly meet and who supervises their work. During their second and third year, students are primarily engaged in independent research under the guidance of their supervisor. Doctoral candidates participate in the academic life of the department and attend seminars, lectures and programs, including the annual in-house graduate conference and the biennial international graduate conference, which they organise. In the second and third years, students attend the Doctoral Seminar, which provides a forum to acquire professional skills and receive continuous feedback on their work. Students can submit their dissertation at the end of the third year of their studies and not later than six years after the date of their original enrolment.

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Doctoral Thesis and Defence

At the end of their studies, students submit a doctoral dissertation, which provides either an original contribution to the deeper understanding of one or more philosophical problems or a defensible attempt to solve them. A defence takes place after the receipt of a sufficient number of positive examiners’ reports.

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Doctor of philosophy, ph.d degree from france and level 8 diploma from the uk.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program with 18 specialisations is a dual-degree program that combines the UK competency framework training system and the Université Libérale de Paris. The Ph.D. in specialised research is the highest degree program and academic degree.

The Doctor of Philosophy – PhD in 18 specialisations focuses on in-depth research knowledge in business administration and management. Students have access to research from the start, with highly practical and applied topics.

In contrast to the Doctor of Business Administration program, students must have at least one scientific article published in ISI/SCOPUS journals, journals owned by the Liberal University of Paris, or journals linked to.

The Doctor of Business Administration at the Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) is a dual degree program offered by France and the United Kingdom. Students will graduate with two independent degrees.

Graduates will receive:

• LRN Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.
• Specialized Doctor of Philosophy from the Université Libérale de Paris.

Program Overview

Academic Support:

• The exclusive English language and academic support system provided by our partners assists international students in overcoming language barriers and difficulties.
• Local tutors during classes
• Additional workshops will be held locally to help students conduct and complete their Ph.D thesis research with confidence.

Learning Method:

The program is designed for both full-time students on our campus in France and international students by embracing the Hybrid model, which combines live classes and local tutors (online). With the Hybrid learning model, students can study French and UK programs and earn degrees as full-time students without living and working in France like our full-time students.

Distinct in Degrees – 2 independent degrees with a specialization based on the PhD thesis:

• A Level 8 Diploma (Doctoral Level) in Strategic Management and Leadership from LRN.
• A Specialized Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) from Université Libérale de Paris

List of Majors:

Postgraduate students pursuing dual degrees in the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) program will receive two independent degrees, with the specialisation based on the doctoral thesis. Research students can specialise in one of the following areas:

• Ph.D in International Business
• Ph.D in Hospitality Managememt 
• Ph.D in Public Administration 
• Ph.D in Hospital Management 
• Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Management 
• Ph.D in Healthcare Management 
• Ph.D in Human Resources Management 
• Ph.D in Finance & Banking 
• Ph.D in Logistics and Supply Chain Management 
• Ph.D in Tourism Management 
• Ph.D in Luxury Management 
• Ph.D in Engineering Management 
• Ph.D in Technical Management 
• Ph.D in Construction Management 
• Ph.D in Design Management 
• Ph.D in Information Technology Management
• And other specialisations based on the Doctoral Thesis

The dual degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program is a research-oriented academic program. Students will take research courses and gradually implement research under the guidance and supervision of Instructors. Students must complete research by demonstrating at least one academic journal on the ISI/SCOPUS system or international journals owned or affiliated with Paris-U.

The program is three years long. The method of instruction consists of a combination of globally live-streamed lectures (Live Classes) and online tutors and instructors.

Mandatory modules:

• Develop Advanced Research Approaches in a suitable context (30 credits)
• Advanced Literature Review (30 credits)
• Advanced Design Research (30credits)
• Advanced Data Analytics for Research (30 credits)

Students will complete each phase of their PhD thesis after each course.

PhD thesis stage (60 credits)

• Doctoral Thesis (60 credits)
• Defend Doctoral Thesis

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) thesis will be related to knowledge development in administration and management.

The Ph.D. program, unlike the DBA programs, requires a minimum of one academic journal published on the ISI/SCOPUS system or on journals owned or affiliated with Paris-U.

Students who complete the Doctor of Philosophy dual degree program can:

Be able to conduct research relevant to the context of the specialization.

• Assess the significance, practicability, and research potential of the problem to be investigated.
• Develop and modify research objectives to suit orientation, research objectives, and research time constraints.
• Analyze, consider alternatives, and make appropriate research decisions.

2. Be able to collect, organize, and choose theoretical foundations for PhD research projects

• Collect theoretical foundations related to the research topic.
• Organize and develop theoretical foundation structures for research topics.

3. Be able to design an entire study.

• Know how to conduct a literature review and select relevant studies to support the proposed research.
• Design the research in accordance with the research objectives, research questions, and time frame.
• Adjust the chosen research methodology while keeping research ethics and feasibility in mind.

4. Be able to create a research proposal and carry out research.

• Examine theoretical foundations and research models when developing research questions.
• Develop research to international standards by writing a complete PhD thesis on a chosen topic.
• Know how to present your research to a scientific panel.
• Be able to persuade and argue.
• Be able to write academic journals
• Be able to work with the appraisal council and peer-review in the process of publishing academic journals.

The Université Libérale de Paris is the only university where doctoral students can study a full range of courses specialized in administration and management. The materials from these specialized courses can broaden the student’s knowledge and aid in their research process.

All study materials for Management and Administration majors at the Doctoral level (Level 8 EQF) are posted on the training management system (LMS), and these materials are only accessible to PhD students at the Université Libérale de Paris.

Students taking the  Doctor of Philosophy program have access to the following materials and lectures:

• Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Potential (20 credits)
• Managing Strategic Change (20 credits)
• Project Development, Planning, and Management (20 credits)
• Advanced Research Design and Methodologies (40 credits)
• Developing Research Capability (20 credits)
• Strategic Financial Management (20 credits)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits)
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits)

Ph.D students have both specialized knowledge at the doctoral level and research competence from the Ph.D. with the help of knowledge-supporting materials.

The doctoral programs at Université Libérale de Paris are designed with a training time of 3 to 5 years or more, culminating in a PhD thesis that meets international standards.

When participating in the PhD program in conjunction with the UK qualification system Level 8 Diploma, graduate students can choose between two training programs: Specialized Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Specialized Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).

Despite sharing the same specialization, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) have many differences. Some of the fundamental differences are as follows:

Candidates who register for the program will be considered by the application department before joining the program, in addition to the entry requirements, to ensure that they understand and benefit from it.

Entry requirements must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Master’s degrees in specific fields from accredited universities.
• RQF (UK), EQF (Europe), or equivalent level 7. Level 7 diplomas must be obtained from accredited institutions.
• Université Libérale de Paris does not accept degrees from fake universities, Diploma Mills, or recognized universities but from untrustworthy accreditation bodies.

English language requirements:

• English at or above CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) level B2.
• IELTS 5.5; Speaking and writing must both be 5.5 or higher.
• In the lack of an English certification, the Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) conducts an internal English test and evaluates each candidate.

The Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) reserves the right to accept or reject applications based on accrediting agency requirements and Paris-U’s global acceptance criteria.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program is a dual degree program. Graduates will receive the following:

The Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership from LRN.

In the United Kingdom, Level 8 is equivalent to:

Specialized Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) awarded by Université Libérale de Paris  (Paris-U)

The Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) Specialized Doctorate of Philosophy is equivalent to the Level 8 Diploma of the EQF European Qualification Framework and is assessed using the Paris-U accreditation system.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) is the highest level of education. The dual degree program combines the UK Diploma with the Doctorate of Philosophy from the Université Libérale de Paris. Research students can advance their careers as experts, theoretical and practical research specialists, lecturers, or senior positions in the industry.

If students want to conduct in-depth international research, publish more international articles on the ISI/SCOPUS system, and so on, they can enroll in PostDoc programs tailored to their research interests.

Graduate students can also publish books, studies developed during their studies, or research that comes up during their studies.

• Students are full-time Université Libérale de Paris students (Paris-U).
• Students pursue the original program as full-time students at Université Libérale de Paris in France (Paris-U).
• The program is entirely taught in English. Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) does not adopt the education system for French-taught programs in France.
• Degrees awarded by Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) are classified as private university degrees. Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) degrees are not part of the public education system, not owned by the French government, and are not part of the France-based higher education system.
• Fees and scholarship policies (if applicable) are subject to change or cancellation at any time.

Disclaimer:

• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) and its partners make no assurances that students who enrol will graduate and receive a degree. Only if the student fully meets and fulfils the academic, financial, disciplinary, and other requirements does the Université Libérale de Paris award degrees and recognise academic results.
• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) reserves the right to refuse admission, refuse support, cancel student status, and not reimburse tuition and fees in the case of violations, absenteeism, or voluntary refusal to continue the program.
• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) cannot guarantee that a third party will accept a degree. The receiving organisation’s subjectivity determines whether or not to accept.
• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) does not guarantee that students will receive a salary increase or promotion or be accepted into new positions or jobs after graduation.
• Despite regulations governing cross-recognition and qualifications equivalence, each country, organisation, and unit has its own right to receive and recognise degrees. Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) does not guarantee automatic degree recognition when using degrees, certificates, transcripts, and other documents from the Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) and partner schools. Similarly, Université Libérale de Paris does not guarantee or support the process of recognising equivalent qualifications (if any).
• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) makes no guarantees or commitments that students will be able to reside, work abroad, obtain a work permit, a teaching license, or a specialist license in France, Europe, or any other country.
• Université Libérale de Paris (Paris-U) offers extreme assistance but cannot guarantee students 100% of a short-term study visa (in case of full-time study) or European visa (to attend the graduation ceremony in France and/or Europe) if it does not meet the requirements of the host country and the appropriate authorities in granting and approving the right to exit, move, and migrate.

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Tuition policies are in keeping with the provisions of the Paris-U policy and are subject to change without notice. In some cases, Paris-U offers a variety of Scholarships for International Students. 

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Ever thought of working towards a PhD alongside your fulltime job? Our part-time PhD programme offers a unique opportunity to obtain a doctorate degree to enhance your professional career. 

We offer individual supervision by professors of our faculty that will be tailored to your own work commitments and according to your preferred study schedule. 

Our programme is designed to equip you with the skills necessary to research and complete a PhD project, leading to a doctorate degree from Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil), Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Philosophical research at Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil) is currently organized into four main research themes . All research at ESPhil aims at making connections to other disciplines and contributes to current debates in society and policy-making.

Part-time PhD students are encouraged to explore these research themes and connect to one ore more researchers and projects in them. 

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Best Universities for Philosophy in Europe

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Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 101M citations received by 6.43M academic papers made by 1,439 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oxford

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2. University College London

3. University of Cambridge

4. Pierre and Marie Curie University

5. University of Liege

6. Catholic University of Leuven

7. University of Edinburgh

8. University of Amsterdam

9. University of Manchester

10. Complutense University of Madrid

11. Autonomous University of Barcelona

12. University of Barcelona

13. University of Granada

14. Heidelberg University - Germany

15. University of Munich

16. Imperial College London

17. Utrecht University

18. King's College London

19. University of Copenhagen

20. Technical University of Munich

21. University of Valencia

22. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

23. University of Zurich

24. University of Vienna

25. University of Seville

26. University of Hamburg

27. Radboud University

28. University of Bristol

29. Autonomous University of Madrid

30. University of Sheffield

31. Sapienza University of Rome

32. Aarhus University

33. University of Birmingham

34. Free University of Berlin

35. University of Nottingham

36. University of Groningen

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

38. University of Leeds

39. University of Helsinki

40. University of Geneva

41. University of Munster

42. University of Freiburg

43. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

44. University of Glasgow

45. University of Warwick

46. University of Oslo

47. University of Bologna

48. University of Milan

49. University of the Basque Country

50. London School of Economics and Political Science

51. Lund University

52. RWTH Aachen University

53. University of Tubingen

54. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

55. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

56. University of Bonn

57. University of Cologne

58. Ghent University

59. University of Saragossa

60. University of Lisbon

61. Humboldt University of Berlin

62. University of Aix-Marseilles

63. Catholic University of Louvain

64. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

65. Technical University of Berlin

66. University of Southampton

67. Uppsala University

68. Delft University of Technology

69. University of Padua

70. Leiden University

71. Free University Amsterdam

72. University of Stuttgart

73. Ruhr University Bochum

74. University of Sussex

75. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

76. University of Gottingen

77. University of York

78. University of Liverpool

79. University of Bordeaux

80. Lancaster University

81. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

82. University of Bielefeld

83. Grenoble Alpes University

84. University of London

85. University of Murcia

86. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

87. University of Salamanca

88. Stockholm University

89. Erasmus University Rotterdam

90. Durham University

91. Newcastle University

92. Dresden University of Technology

93. Cardiff University

94. University of Montpellier

95. University of Marburg

96. University of Bern

97. Free University of Brussels

98. TU Dortmund University

99. Paris-Sud University

100. University of Leipzig

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Utrecht University is one of the best research universities in Europe, and we give talented researchers every opportunity to develop. Around 150 PhD candidates are active within the Graduate School of Humanities. The faculty has different types of PhD positions . Several dozen candidates obtain their PhD every year.

As a PhD candidate, you carry out your own research, resulting in a doctoral thesis. You will also follow an educational progamme aimed at academic professionalisation and improving your personal effectiveness. The courses in this programme focus on research-related subjects, such as developing and formulating the problem definition of your own research, and on skills related to personal development, such as managing your work relationships and effective communication.

Supervision

In order to enable PhD candidates to evolve into leading researchers, the Graduate School of Humanities places a considerable emphasis on effective supervision during the PhD phase. We have, for example, a special PhD candidate mentor to whom PhD candidates may turn for coaching and advice on matters such as their relationship with their supervisor, fear of failure, staying on top of your schedule, etcetera.

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The Graduate School also supports PhD candidates and their supervisors by providing advice and checklists on important subjects such as: What is expected of a PhD candidate? What components should a dissertation contain? How can supervisors prevent problems during the course of the PhD programme?

PhD Candidate Consultation

To ensure that the supervision and teaching at the Graduate School meet the needs of the PhD candidates, there is a PhD council. In addition, Utrecht University has Prout (Promovendi Overleg Utrecht), a network representing PhD candidates from throughout the university.

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Find out how to apply for doctoral studies, including a PhD, in Europe.

Getting started

In Europe, every university sets its own application criteria for doctoral studies. 

To successfully enter the world of research, it´s very important to be proactive and start your preparation early. 

The enrollment procedures take time. Prepare early, check entry requirements and collect your documents. 

Choose your topic

Choose your research topic well before starting your studies. 

Find out which university or programme meets your research interests and your academic background.

Find a supervisor

Finding a supervisor before applying could be either compulsory or advisable and it is usually the applicant’s responsibility. 

Check the research teams in the university and look at the publications written by your potential supervisor, as well as their research projects and supervised dissertations to ensure that his or her research areas match your plans.

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The required documents vary. Usually, you need to prepare the following:

• official copy of the previous diploma(s)
• curriculum vitae (CV)
• research proposal for your PhD
• motivation letter
• references and/or recommendation letters

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The Ethics Institute of Utrecht University’s department of Philosophy and Religious Studies seeks a researcher for a four-year, full-time PhD project “Disrupting ageing: Personhood, meaning, and vulnerability across the lifespan”, as part of the ESDiT – Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies – Research Programme ( www.esdit.nl ).

About the role The ageing of societies is one of the 21st century’s most disruptive demographic trends. Simultaneously, age-related technologies challenge the ‘naturalness’ of ageing and draw into focus ambiguities in the concept of ageing itself. Since ageing is a phenomenon infused with normativity, with normative expectations corresponding to phases in the human life cycle, the conceptual cleavage of ageing invites innovation in related moral concepts. This PhD project examines ways in which technologies that bear on ageing disrupt biological, socio-cultural, and normative understandings of ageing. It considers how these disruptions generate fruitful possibilities for reconceptualisation of ageing itself, as well as intertwined normative ideas of personhood, meaning, and vulnerability. In doing so, the project will investigate non-western and non-canonical ideas that might reinvigorate core moral concepts implicated by ageing.

Requirements - Master’s degree or equivalent degree in Philosophy, Ethics, or Political Philosophy/Theory. Other Master’s degrees will also be considered if you have a demonstrable expertise in analytical/conceptual problems and approaches to normative justification, in close connection with the themes of the research project. - Interest in moral and political philosophy, applied ethics, and normative issues related to technology; - Knowledge in a more specialised field relevant to the project (e.g. solidarity, ethics of technology, conceptual disruption, etc.) is welcome. - Especially welcome are approaches to this project that engage with traditions and perspectives that are currently marginalised within Western philosophy.

Offer - a position for a period of 18 months - in case of good performance and a positive evaluation, the contract will be extended for the remaining period of 30 months (4 years in total); - a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary between €2,770 and €3,539 in the case of full-time employment You have an excellent track record and research skills, relative to experience, and excellent academic writing and presentation skills.

The expected starting date is 1 October 2024. For more information, please contact Christopher Wareham external link via c [dot] s [dot] wareham [__at__] uu [dot] nl

The Ethics Institute of Utrecht University’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies seeks a researcher for a four-year, full-time PhD project “Reconceptualising Solidarity for Technologically Disrupted Contexts”, as part of the ESDiT – Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies – Research Programme ( www.esdit.nl ).

About the role This PhD project is an ethical and philosophical study of how technology might (re)shape communal practices and the concepts to describe such practices, notably the concept of solidarity.

Requirements - a Master’s degree or equivalent degree in Philosophy, Ethics, or Political Philosophy/Theory. Other Master’s degrees will also be considered if you have a demonstrable expertise in analytical/conceptual problems and approaches to normative justification, in close connection with the themes of the research project. - A broad interest in moral and political philosophy, applied ethics, and normative issues related to technology. - Knowledge in a more specialised field relevant to the project (e.g. solidarity, ethics of technology, conceptual disruption, etc.) is welcome. - Especially welcome are approaches to this project that engage with traditions and perspectives that are currently marginalised within Western philosophy.

The Offer - a position for a period of 18 months - in case of good performance and a positive evaluation, the contract will be extended for the remaining period of 30 months (4 years in total); - a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary between €2,770 and €3,539 in the case of full-time employment.

The expected starting date is 1 October 2024. For more information, please contact Juri Viehoff external link at j [dot] viehoff [__at__] uu [dot] nl

The Philosophy section of the University of Twente is looking for a highly motivated and excellent researcher for a 4-year, full-time PhD project on Human Capabilities, Diversity and Technological Disruptions: A New Ethical Approach.

About the role The research project is part of the ESDiT – Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies – Research Programme ( www.esdit.nl ), and will be supervised by Dr. Naomi Jacobs and Dr. Janna van Grunsven. The project aims at developing an approach for ethically assessing the disruptive impact of technologies on individuals.

Requirements: - a Master’s degree or equivalent in Philosophy, (Applied) Ethics, or Science and Technology Studies; - Affinity and/or experience in ethics or philosophy of technology, experience with empirical research is welcome but not required ; - An excellent track record and research skills, relative to experience.

The Offer: - a fulltime 4-year PhD position with a qualifier in the first year; - Gross monthly salary of € 2.770 in the first year, increasing each year up to € 3.539 in the fourth year; - Excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme.

Application deadline: 11 June 2024. The preferred starting date is 1 October 2024. Additional information can be acquired via email from dr. Naomi Jacobs ( n [dot] jacobs [__at__] utwente [dot] nl ).

The University of Twente is looking for a highly motivated and curious PhD candidate to work on the project "Reconceiving Rights, Duties, and Wellbeing amidst technological and ecological challenges."

About the role Grounded in moral philosophy, the wide-ranging project is part of the ESDiT – Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies – Research Programme ( www.esdit.nl ), and will be supervised by Dominic Lenzi and James Hutton. It may involve the examination of alternative value systems that emphasise communitarian values, relational conceptions of wellbeing and sustainability, the value of non-human nature, while possibly drawing on both intercultural perspectives and philosophical foundations of scientific approaches on human wellbeing.

Requirements: - A Master’s degree or equivalent in Philosophy with a specialization in moral philosophy; - Affinity and/or experience in environmental philosophy, intercultural philosophy, the philosophy of well-being and/or philosophy of technology - A good team spirit and like to work in an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented environment; - Able to do independent research and willing to develop writing and publication skills.

Deadline for applications: 6 June 2024 Preferred starting date: 1 October 2024

Additional information about this position can be acquired from dr. Dominic Lenzi ( d [dot] s [dot] lenzi [__at__] utwente [dot] nl ).

The Ethics Institute of Utrecht University’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies seeks a researcher for a 3-year, full-time postdoctoral project “Mutual Justification and Disruptive Technology”, as part of the inter-university Gravitation consortium Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology – ESDiT ( www.esdit.nl ).

About the role We are looking for a philosopher with expertise in normative ethics, metaethics, or methodologies of applied ethics who is interested in pursuing independent research and other activities related to the following project, based at Utrecht University, as part of the multi-university research consortium, "Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies". A key part of what makes the emergence of new technologies particularly disruptive is the moral disorientation and uncertainty that they often produce. Socially disruptive technologies can challenge the applicability of established principles to changed circumstances, the foreseeability of future consequences, and even the viability of key ethical concepts, leading to uncertainty, instability, and ambiguity about ethical judgments and intuitions.

Requirements - You have completed, prior to appointment, a PhD in philosophy, with demonstrated expertise in normative ethics, metaethics, or methodologies of applied ethics. - You have a record (appropriate to career stage) of publications that demonstrates the ability to conduct research which is internationally recognized as contributing to the field. - You have an affinity for ethical issues related to technology and have an open-minded research disposition, especially regarding established traditions in applied ethics and ethics of technology. - You have an active interest in interdisciplinary work which connects philosophical analysis to other relevant disciplines and societal challenges. - You have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with good organisational and communication skills. - You have a willingness and aptitude for teaching in ethics or a related field of philosophy. - You are proficient in spoken and written English.

The offer: - a job for 12 months. After a positive evaluation the contract will be extended for another 24 months (3 years in total); - a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary between € 4,036 and €4,332 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 10.5 - 10.7 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU)); - 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus; - a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.

Interviews will be held in June. Starting date: 1 September 2024.

More information For more information, please contact Joel Anderson at j [dot] h [dot] anderson [__at__] uu [dot] nl .

There's an open position for a Research Programme Manager for the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies – ESDiT ( www.esdit.nl ), based at the University of Twente (NL). The research Programme Manager will be responsible for the day to day management of the research programme.

Tasks include the following: - Overall coordination of the programme’s research activities: providing adequate coordination and support for the staffing and functioning of research lines and interactions between them, including coordination of major research meetings, workshops and events. - Administrative & financial management, including financial planning (together with the financial controller appointed for the programme), the collection and organization of up-to-date information and coordination and the writing of (annual) reports and other programme texts. - Providing policy advice to the programme leader and Management Board, coordinating and preparing the meetings of the Management Board. - Implementing strategic decisions and policies of the Management Board and ensuring these are followed. For instance on hiring, open access publishing, diversity, co-authorship, etc. - Managing external communications with the programme’s funders (NWO), the Scientific Advisory Board, the Consortium Council, participating institutions and external partners.

The tasks above will be carried in collaboration with relevant offices and officers at UT and the other participating universities, including the financial controller, HR departments, knowledge utilisation officers and others.

Requirements: - relevant (project) management or coordination experience, preferably in an academic context. - excellent social and organizational skills, professional disposition, responsible, accurate and independent. - at least a master’s degree. In philosophy, management, engineering, or any other relevant field. - an interest in ethical, social and philosophical issues relating to technology and engineering. - ability to communicate effectively in English. An ability to communicate in Dutch, or willingness to learn, is a plus.

The Offer: - a part-time position (0.6-0.8 fte) for an initial one year period with the possibility to extend for the project period at least for three years. - starting fulltime salary between € 4.332 to € 5.929 gross per month based on your experience (scale 11 CAO NU)

The position is to start preferably on 1 September 2024.

Do you want to follow your passion for philosophy of (digital) technology in a PhD study in our Philosophy group? Are you an openminded thinker who likes to collaborate with other researchers in an ambitious research program on the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies? The Philosophy Group at Wageningen University seeks a talented PhD candidate for a PhD on World constituting technics: Digital technologies and the disruption of the Lifeword. This PhD position will be part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies programme ( www.esdit.nl ) and embedded in the Philosophy Group at Wageningen University and part of the research group of prof.dr. Vincent Blok and dr. Bernice Bovenkerk.

Requirements: - a MSc degree in Philosophy with affinity with fundamental philosophy, philosophy of technology and digital technologies; - an excellent English language proficiency (a minimum of CEFR C1 level).

You are: - an enthusiastic, dedicated and engaged thinker who is well capable to work in interdisciplinary contexts and willing to collaborate with technical scientists/engineers and designers, as well as a broad range of stakeholders.

The offer: The gross salary for the first year is € 2.770 - per month rising to € 3.539,- in the fourth year in according to the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). This is based on a full-time working week of 38 hours. We offer a temporary contract for 18 months which will be extended for the duration of the project if you perform well.

The position is to start preferably on the 1 September 2024.

For more information about this position, please contact Prof.dr. Vincent Blok, Vincent [dot] blok [__at__] wur [dot] nl . For more information about the procedure, please contact Noorien Abbas, corporate recruiter via email recruitment [dot] ssg [__at__] wur [dot] nl .

PostDoc at https://www.pair.fau.eu on philosophy of AI

The Field of Excellence Climate Change Graz is offering 5 post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Graz, Austria, for 3 months. Dates for stays can start as early as June 2024 or latest in March 2025, but ideally run from October to December 2024, to encourage collaboration among the fellows. The fellowship will cover costs of travel, housing, and subsistence up to € 8,000 in total. The University of Graz will cover liability and accident insurance, while health insurance needs to be covered by fellows (is typically covered by existing EU plans, or through affordable travel insurance options). Note, however, that fellows will not be employed by the University of Graz, and will also need to organize any residence permits or visas needed for the duration of the fellowship ahead of time. The program will assist in finding suitable housing close to the university.

The program is designed for PostDoc researchers (up to 6 years after receiving their Ph.D.; applicants after their submission of their Ph.D. thesis can be considered as well) from all academic fields working on climate change who wish to collaborate with one (or more) of the research groups of the Field of Excellence Climate Change Graz. External candidates are strongly encouraged.

Participants will work under the direct mentorship of an experienced Uni Graz scientist in a unique inter- and transdisciplinary research environment. The research stay should be focused on a specific project, e.g. a joint research program, paper, or grant proposal. Fellows will have the opportunity to build up contacts for future collaboration within the Field of Excellence Climate Change Graz's international network. While the call is open for all topics of climate change – including improved understanding of the processes of climate change, observed impacts and projected risks for natural and human systems, questions of mitigation, adaptation and resilience, or related ethical and legal dimensions – we are particularly interested in contributions to the following interdisciplinary research fields, among others:

• Intertemporal Dimensions in Climate Litigation; see Research Group Research Center ClimLaw: Graz and the Climate and Environmental Ethics Research Field ( https://climate-change.uni-graz.at/en/research-fields/climate-and-enviro... )

• Epistemology of Climate Models and Realistic Possibilities in Climate Risk Assessment; see Regional Climate Research Group and the Climate and Environmental Ethics Research Field

• Interdisciplinary Approaches for Assessing the Fair Allocation of Benefits and Burdens of the Transformation to Climate Neutrality; see Research Group Economics of Climate and Global Change and the Climate and Environmental Ethics Research Field

Applicants can choose to work with two research groups and should indicate their preferred host. We encourage contacting the research group representative(s) who you would like to choose as your host before submitting your application. All fellows will need to be present at the University of Graz, Austria (i.e. no working remotely) for the full duration of the fellowship.

Previous fellows in Climate and Environmental Ethics include Dr. Jeroen Hopster and Dr. Ross Mittiga.

The University of Graz strives to increase the proportion of women in scientific positions and therefore encourages qualified women to apply.

Applications process Applicants are required to submit a 2-page research proposal for the work they intend to conduct during their fellowship. In addition, a short motivation letter (stating your preferred host and an indication of interdisciplinary linkage you want to deepen) and a CV with a complete list of publications are required. Please provide contact information for three people who could give recommendations, but do not include reference letters in the application as these will not be considered.

Applications to the 2024 program are possible until 30th April 2024 by sending their application material to martina [dot] rath [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at (midnight CEST). Online interviews with the most suitable candidates will be held by an interdisciplinary selection committee in late April and beginning of May, so that the decision is available in mid May 2024.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lukas Meyer (Climate and Environmental Ethics), lukas [dot] meyer [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at , +43 316 380 -2300 Mag. Martina Rath (Administration Fields of Excellence), martina [dot] rath [__at__] uni-graz [dot] at , +43 316 380 - 1298

The University of Technology Nuremberg is looking to fill, at the earliest possible date, a position as a Professor (m/f/d) (W2 with a Tenure Track to W3) of Theoretical Philosophy with a Focus on Epistemology at the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Your tasks: At the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you represent the subject of theoretical philosophy with a focus on epistemology in research and teaching. In this department, excellent, international researchers from the humanities, social and natural sciences collaborate in an interdisciplinary way - also with the Department of Engineering, which comprises the technical sciences. You are significantly involved in the development of the first departmental focus "Human and Artificial Intelligence", which is dedicated to the possibilities and limits of artificial intelligence and human cognitive ability. The goal is to combine specific human rational reasoning skills with the strengths of AI applications in their development, application, and evaluation. For this purpose, you will collaborate with colleagues from the fields of History of Philosophy, Classical Philology and Experimental Psychology as well as Cognitive Psychology and the scientists specialising in "Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" at the Department of Engineering.

Your profile: This position is particularly intended for early career researchers, who show great potential for scientific development. Your research should focus on systematic approaches to epistemology. A recognizable openness to historical, research approaches to epistemology is an advantage, preferably regarding a period before the 20th century. Initial research achievements in other areas of theoretical philosophy are welcome. You should be able to demonstrate all these characteristics of your research profile through relevant publications.

In your application and in the selection process, you should demonstrate the relevance of your work for interdisciplinary dialog with other disciplines and your willingness to participate in the Department's focus "Human and Artificial Intelligence". Interest in the field of activity "Rhetoric and Political Communication", which deals with the theory and history of rhetoric as a technique of strategic communication in politics and society in its significance for social interaction in the present, is welcomed.

Teaching experience, ideally in interdisciplinary contexts, is desired. We expect your participation in all teaching activities at the Department, including study course planning and engagement in the development of innovative digital teaching and learning concepts, as well as cooperation within and across departments.

The legal hiring criteria according to Article 57 Paragraph 1 BayHIG apply.

Our offer: The position is a fixed-term (6 year) professorship (W2). At the end of this fixed-term period, in case of a positive tenure-evaluation, the position will be converted to a permanent professorship (W3). The tenure-track statutes of the UTN (from April 20th 2023) apply.

The University of Technology Nuremberg is rethinking the university on all levels. We offer a motivated and excellent international team in which you can contribute with all your ideas and competencies. You will be able to experience and develop new, interdisciplinary forms of research collaboration as well as teaching and learning and help us shaping them. We will make sure that you are able to fully focus on your work by our modern, service-oriented administrative units. We see diversity as an asset. The University of Technology Nuremberg is a place that offers knowledge and equal opportunities to people regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ideology, religion, origin or disability. The position is suitable to be filled by severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if their suitability, qualification, and professional performance are otherwise essentially equal. We see family-friendliness as the basis for achieving equal opportunities for men and women in science. Therefore, we offer flexible ways of working, family-friendly times for events and meetings, as well as dual-career options. The University of Technology Nuremberg aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.

Interested? Please refer to the reference number PF-2024-01 in your application. Please apply by March 13th in English and with all relevant application documents (letter of motivation, CV including externally funded projects and awards, list of publications, research statement, teaching statement, high school and relevant university diplomas (e.g. degree certificates, doctoral certificate (if applicable) etc.), four publications most relevant to your research profile (including, if applicable, your doctoral thesis)) exclusively via our application portal: https://www.utn.de/karriere/stellenangebote-professuren/ Please observe our guidelines for the preparation of the teaching statement, which can be found under the following links: • Word: https://www.utn.de/files/2022/11/UTN-Teaching-Statement-EN.docx • PDF: https://www.utn.de/files/2022/11/UTN-Teaching-Statement-EN.pdf

Questions? If you have any administrative questions please contact the Appointments Team, appointments [__at__] utn [dot] de . If you have questions regarding the profile of the position, contact the Founding Chair of the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Prof. Dr. Gyburg Uhlmann, gyburg [dot] uhlmann [__at__] utn [dot] de .

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Those who pursue education as a career will undergo courses that are designed to train future educators. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of courses designed for students who wish to supplement any teaching credentials. These courses are offered at various institutions across the globe.

In all, there are over 4000 Higher Education Institutions in Europe offering a wide range of courses at Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate level. With more and more of these organizations offering English as the language of education for at least some of their degree programs, universities in Europe are now of higher quality than ever before. Universities in Europe offer a friendly welcome to foreign students and to give a course of knowledge that meets their profession needs in today’s global demand.

Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.

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Are you looking for exciting PhD positions at esteemed universities in Sweden and the Netherlands ?

Over 16 fully-funded multiple doctoral scholarships in diverse fields are available at various universities in Sweden and the Netherlands for the year 2024. These fellowships provide funding for doctoral researchers to conduct their research projects at universities, research institutions, and other organizations in these countries. These PhD positions are funded by prestigious sources including the MSCA doctoral program and other funding programs.

For detailed information on specific doctoral positions, please visit the provided links to explore corresponding PhD scholarships, which include specific requirements and application procedures.

PhD positions available in Swedish universities:

1.  Computational condensed matter physics, Linköping University

2.  Urban Freight Management, Chalmers University of Technology

3.  eDNA environmental monitoring, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

4.  Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Luleå University of Technology

5.  Medical Science - Regional differences in gestational duration, University of Gothenburg

6.  Computational Sciences within the national Data-Driven Life Sciences program, Umeå universitet

7.  Computational biology of infection, Lunds universitet

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8.  Donders Centre of Neuroscience - Motor Disorder Rehabilitation, Radboud University

9.  Human-aligned Video-AI, University of Amsterdam (UvA)

10.  Multivariate Dependence Modelling and Statistical Machine Learning Algorithms for Patient Risk Profiling, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

11.  Computational Cognitive Neuroscience at the Predictive Brain Lab, Radboud University

12.  Atmospheric Sciences - Unraveling the mesoscale organisation of shallow convective clouds for better climate projection, Wageningen University & Research

13.  Dynamic On-Body and In-Body Compression Systems, University of Twente (UT)

14.  Modelling Micropollutant Removal using Charge-Mosaic Nanofiltration Membranes, University of Twente (UT)

15.  Economic Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Hydropower, University of Twente (UT)

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Open position for a full-time, Dutch speaking tutor and study counselor in Philosophy (assistant)

The Institute of Philosophy consists of five research units. Depending on the choice of your PhD topic, you will be a member of one of them. You will also be a member of the Study Counselling Team ...

PhD position in Capabilities and diversity in ethics of technology

Job descriptionKey takeawaysThe aim of this research project is to develop an approach for ethically assessing the disruptive impact of technologies on individuals. The project centers on two key i...

PhD position in Reconceiving rights, duties and well-being

Job descriptionProject contextRecent work in philosophy and critical social sciences (e.g., Flanagan 2016) highlights a deep-rooted emphasis on individualist moral values and conceptions of human w...

Postdoc position for project Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI (FAIR-ASSESS)

Vacancy number 14810Job type Academic staffHours (in fte) 0,8-1,0External/ internal ExternalLocation Den HaagPlaced on 30 April 2024Closing date 31 May 2024 31 more days to applyThe Institute of Public Administration of the Faculty of Governance a...

(Valid from 10/02/2024 to 31/05/2024)   Language: English (UK) Location Belval Country: Luxembourg   Organisation data: Secretary General of the Board of Governors Job Number: UOL06190 Contract Type: Permanent Schedule Type: Full Time Work Hours 4...

Three-year PhD position in Literature and Arts (funded by A*MIDEX)

RESEARCHER PROFILE: PhD / R1: First stage Researcher                 RESEARCH FIELD(S)1: Literature – Arts and CultureMAIN SUB RESEARCH FIELD OR DISCIPLINES1: Literature and Arts – ÆstheticsJOB /OFFER DESCRIPTION As part of its Generic 2022 call f...

Postdoctoral assistant at the Institute of Philosophy

The Institute of Philosophy invites applications for three part-time postdoctoral positions (teaching fellows with the status of postdoctoral assistant). The Institute of Philosophy offers bachelor...

Research professor - open to all scientific fields (Open BOFZAP)

The KU Leuven announces the vacancy of full-time academic positions as 'research professor' that are open to all research profiles from the various scientific fields. These positions are intended f...

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Project: The Institute for Biomedical Ethics (IBMB) at the University of Basel (http://ibmb.unibas.ch/), is dedicated to research and teaching of biomedical ethics at the Medical and Science Facult...

PhD Candidate: Apocalypticism in Contemporary Indigenous Literatures: Ways of Knowing the End of Times

Employment 0.8 - 1.0 FTEGross monthly salary € 2,770 - € 3,539Required background Research University DegreeOrganizational unit Faculty of ArtsApplication deadline 15 August 2024Today’s complex global questions require new scientific talents, whos...

PhD student: Exploring Moral Emotions through Conversational Interaction

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Listings of Ph.D. Programs in Indian Philosophy (2017 Edition; Part II: Europe)

This post is the European continuation of Andrew Nicholson’s one . Andrew is also the one who prompted me to write a European list.

Indian philosophy is taught in at least two different places in Europe: (South) Asian (or Oriental or Indological) Studies and —less often— Philosophy departments. The dominant trend of US universities, where Indian philosophy is taught predominantly in Religious Studies departments is only evident in the UK. Departments of Asian Studies, of Oriental Studies or of Indology, often have a philological focus (so that knowing Sanskrit or other relevant languages is strongly recommended, although not compulsory), whereas studying Indian Philosophy in a Philosophy department may imply having to avoid Sanskrit.

Further elements for non-European students and scholars: 1) university fees are by and large very low in Europe (between nothing and 1,500 E per year for full-time students) and in many countries funding is available, so that one gets paid for being a PhD student —very often being a PhD student is much easier than being a post-Doc! 2) the main point of a PhD course in Europe is the final output, i.e., your dissertation. You might have to attend classes (or not), but the main focus should remain the fact of becoming an independent researcher, and this is proved by your ability to write a book on your own. 3) do not choose a certain department on the basis of your expectations to have a career in Indian Philosophy. Write a PhD in Indian Philosophy (only) because you are interested in it. There are little or no SLACs in Europe and in this sense you cannot really plan a career as a university teacher of Indian Philosophy in Europe (you might have a few more chances as a researcher, but this involves being willing and able to do research with others, or alone and to apply for fundings).

Now, a disclaimer: the European landscape of research related to Indian philosophy is variegated. I have surely forgotten many institutions (for instance, as far as I know, there is no one working on Indian philosophy in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Malta…is this really the case?) and have not been exhaustive in the case of others (for instance, I have been unable to gather exhaustive informations concerning Croatia and Hungary). I rely on readers for emendations and supplements.

The elements which will be listed, beside the universities, are: AOS, whether funding is possible and whether it is possible to write one’s PhD thesis in English. In all cases, no information does not mean that it is impossible, it only means that I have no information about it.

• AUSTRIA (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English)

University of Vienna (Institute of South Asian, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies) Sanskrit philosophy, especially Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā and Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, Āyurveda, Sanskrit philology, Buddhist philosophy, especially Pramāṇavāda and Mādhyamaka, Tibetan philosophy

University of Vienna (Institute of Philosophy) Intercultural philosophy (a main focus on Indian philosophy is possible)

funding possibilities: through the FWF, the Academy of Sciences or the University itself (in all cases you need the approval of a supervisor)

NB: some directors of studies affiliated to the IKGA (Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences) may also accept PhD students, although those institutions do not directly deliver diplomas.

• BELGIUM (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English)

Brussel, Vrije Universiteit (Antwerp FVG, Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Indian Philosophy, especially Vedānta schools, Kaśmīr Śaivism) 2 funding posibilities: FWO (regional) and BOF (university)

Ghent (dept. of languages and cultures of South and East Asia) (Jainism, Buddhism, Indian Philosophy)

Louvain, Université catholique de Louvain (Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve): —(Faculty of Letters, Oriental Institute, with Christoph Vielle ) —(Faculty of Theology, Religious sciences, with Philippe Cornu (Buddhism, esp. Tibetan one))

Zagreb (Humanities) (Upaniṣads, Vedānta)

• CZECH REPUBLIC UPDATED

Charles University of Prague (Institute of Philosophy & Religious Studies) (please note that you’ll need to find a suitable supervisor)

• FRANCE (possibility to write a PhD in English)

Paris, EPHE (4th section and especially 5th section, “Sciences Religieuses”) (Brahmanical systems, Buddhist philosophy (including Tibetan), Śaiva philosophy, philosophy of language (Sanskrit and, in case, Tibetan), very limited possibility for fundings

Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle (Department of Indian Studies) (Buddhist and Brahmanical philosophy, special focus on Śaiva philosophy, aesthetics).

Paris IV-Sorbonne, Department of philosophy (Comparative philosophy, general Indian philosophy). No Sanskrit needed for Masters-degree, needed for PhD but not taught at Paris IV; most students take an additional degree at Paris III.

Lille III (Tantrism)

Lyon 3-Jean Moulin / Institut de Recherches Philosophiques de Lyon: Jaina philosophy.

NB: some directors of studies affiliated to the EFEO (Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, mostly based in Paris and Pondicherry) or to the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris) may also accept PhD students, although those institutions do not directly deliver diplomas.

• GERMANY (possibility to write a PhD in English, very low fees, special emphasis on Sanskrit texts, so that critical editions (also) of philosophical texts are possible also at other locations) (in all cases below, the universities have an “institute of Indology” or something similar)

Göttingen (Indian religions, including Veda, Pāli, Epics…)

Hamburg (Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, Tantrism, Kaśmīrī Śaiva Philosophy, Mahāyāna, Tibetan Buddhism)

Halle (Sanskrit Philosophy, especially Mokṣopāya and Kaśmīrī philosophy)

Heidelberg (Pramāṇavāda)

Leipzig (Sanskrit Philosophy, especially Pramāṇavāda)

Mainz (Buddhist Philology in Central Asia)

Marburg (Śaiva and Kashmirī philosophy, Mokṣopāya, Buddhist Philosophy)

Munich (Buddhism, Tibetan religions, Jainism and Vedānta (esp. Dvaita))

Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University (dept. of Indo-European Studies) (Sanskrit philology)

• ITALY (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English)

Cagliari University (faculty of Humanities) (Sanskrit philosophy, Vyākaraṇa), full funding for 3 years possible

Naples University (Oriental Studies) (Sanskrit philosophy, especially Śaivism, Buddhism and Tantrism in general, Sanskrit philology), full funding for 3 years possible

Rome, Sapienza University (Oriental Studies) (Sanskrit Philosophy, especially Śaivism, Pramāṇavāda, Tantrism and Vyākaraṇa, Sanskrit philology), full funding for 3 years possible (2–3 funded position per year, some of them are reserved for international students)

Turin University (Asian and African Studies) (Indian religions and philosophy, especially Advaita Vedānta and Buddhism), full funding for 3 years possible (1 new funded position every second year) (one can write a PhD thesis in any language of the EU)

Venice University (Asian Studies) (Indian religions and philosophy, especially Vedānta, Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Dharmaśāstra, Sociology of Indian religions), full funding for 3 years possible (1 new funded position every year, but there are often not enough candidates ). This PhD program is connected with the Heidelberg university. It might be worth noting that they also have an MA in Yoga studies.

• NETHERLANDS (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English, all classes are in English)

Leiden (Institute for Area Studies) (Buddhist Philosophy), no fees and full funding for 4 or 5 years possible (see here )

Leiden (Philosophy Department), Chinese, Indian and comparative philosophy. Possibility of funding through the NWO (deadline around February, further information here )

Krakow (Pedagogical University, dept. of Philosophy and Sociology) (Indian Philosophy, especially Buddhism, Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Advaita Vedānta, Comparative Philosophy, contemporary Indian philosophy)

Krakow (Jagiellonian University, dept. of Oriental Studies) (Indian Philosophy, especially early Advaita Vedānta and Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, Vaiṣṇavism)

Poznan (Languages and Literature) (Indian Philosophy, especially ethics)

Warsaw (dept. of South Asian Studies) (Indian Philosophy, especially Jainism, Mīmāṃsā)

• RUSSIA (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English at St. Petersburg)

Moscow (institute of Philosophy) (Indian philosophy, especially Vaiśeṣika)

Moscow (Moscow State University) (Vyākaraṇa, Sanskrit Philology)

Moscow (Russian State University for Humanities) (Jainism, Indian Philology)

St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg State University) (Bhartṛhari, Vyākaraṇa, Buddhism, some Indian philology)

St Petersburg (Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (Buddhist philosophy, Kaśmīri Śaivism, Bhartṛhari, Tibetan Buddhism)

Stockholm (Oriental languages) (Indian Philosophy, especially Nyāya and Buddhism)

• SWITZERLAND (possibility to write a PhD thesis in English)

Lausanne (Section on languages and cultures slavic and of South Asia) (Buddhist studies, contemporary Indian philosophy)

Zürich (Hinduism, contemporary Hinduism, Ethics) (possibility to apply for a six-month grant to write your PhD proposal before starting your PhD)

• UK (higher fees, up to 4,000 pounds per year) (some possibilities of fundings through the University, the Colleges and private institutions)

Bristol (centre for Buddhist studies) (Theravāda Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Zen Buddhism)

Cambridge (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies) (Sanskrit Philology, Vyākaraṇa, Mīmāṃsā, Buddhist Studies)

Cambridge (Divinity) (Vedānta, contemporary Indian Philosophy)

Cardiff (Religious and Theological Studies) (Buddhist studies and philosophy)

Dundee (Philosophy) NO SANSKRIT

Durham (Philosophy) (Environmental Ethics in Buddhism)

Edinburgh (South Asian Studies) (Indian Philosophy, especially Jainism)

Kent (Religious Studies) (Buddhism, Vedānta)

Lancaster (Religious Studies; Philosophy) (Indian Philosophy, especially Vedānta)

Leeds (Theology and Religious Studies) (Sāṅkhya, Pātañjala Yoga)

Liverpool (Philosophy) (Vedānta, contemporary Indian philosophy)

London, King’s College (Philosophy) (logic, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of language in India, Greek and modern Western philosophy) NO SANSKRIT

London, SOAS (Religion; South Asia) (Buddhist studies, Tibetan Buddhism, Yoga, Jainism)

Manchester University (Arts, Languages, and Cultures) (Indian philosophy, especially Vedānta)

Oxford (Oriental Studies) (Indian philosophy, especially Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā, Sanskrit philology, Sanskrit scientific literature)

Oxford (Theology and Religion)

Oxford (one might also want to get in touch with the Oxford Center of Buddhist Studies and the Oxford Center of Hindu studies for external tuition)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I am really obliged to the following people for their help: Daniele Cuneo, Evgeniya Desnitskaya, Camillo Formigatti, Jonardon Ganeri, Marzenna Jakubczak, Lubomir Ondracka, Isabelle Ratié, Agnieszka Rostalska, Alex Watson.

ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THE 2017 EDITION: Elise Coquereau, Jonardon Ganeri, Marzenna Jakubczak, Robert Leach, Lubomir Ondracka, Agnieszka Rostalska, Robert Zydenbos

(cross-posted also on my personal blog )

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9 replies to “listings of ph.d. programs in indian philosophy (2017 edition; part ii: europe)”.

Thank you for this!

For Belgium, I would not include the Antwerp Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions (despite its formal agreement with the VUB = Flemish-Speaking Free University of Brussels) since this “open Faculty” (where most of the teachers are not doctors) does not offer Ph.D. grades or programs. See http://www.antwerpfvg.org/info-studenten/diploma.html or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_for_Comparative_Religion

Beside the University of Ghent, the Université catholique de Louvain (Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve) should be mentioned : a Ph.D. in Indian philosophy is possible both in the Faculty of Letters, Oriental Institute, with me (classical Indology): https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/incal/ciol/gris.html or in the Faculty of Theology, Religious sciences, with Philippe Cornu (Buddhism, esp. Tibetan one): https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/rscs/grebh-groupe-de-recherche-en-etudes-bouddhiques-et-hindouistes.html See, completed in 2006, the doctoral work of Sandra Smets ‘La question de la non-dualité dans la Jaiminīyasaṃhitā du Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa’ (issued in 2013: http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz.asp?nr=9120 ); or, in course of achievement, Dylan Esler’s ‘The Lamp for the Eye of Contemplation’ (critical edition, annotated translation and historical cum hermeneutical study of the doxographical bSam-gtan mig-sgron); https://uclouvain.academia.edu/DylanEsler

Dear colleagues, thank you very much for your precious initiative! For us, in Russia, it helps to show our Eurocentric colleagues that studies of Indian philosophy have an important role in education all over the world. From my side, I would like to propose a little bit more detailed list of Moscow institutions where our indologists are working and may have students of different levels. It does not mean that they really do))) Moscow (Department of Oriental Philosophies, Chair of Indian Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences) (History of Indian Philosophy, Buddhist and Brahmanic Epistemology, Comparative and Intercultural philosophy) Moscow (Chair of History of Philosophy and Chair of History and Theory of World Culture, Philosophical Department, Moscow State University) (History of Indian Philosophy, Vyākaraṇa, Sanskrit Philology) Moscow (Faculty of Humanities, the School of Philosophy, National Research University – “Higher School of Economics”)(History of Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Logic) Moscow (Institute for Oriental Cultures, Russian State University for Humanities) ( Indian Philology) Moscow (Centre for Ancient East Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences) (Buddhist philosophy and Religion, Jaina Philosophy) St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg State University) (Bhartṛhari, Vyākaraṇa, Buddhism, some Indian philology) St Petersburg (Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (Buddhist philosophy, Kaśmīri Śaivism, Bhartṛhari, Tibetan Buddhism)

Thank you! Few additional remarks: 1) dissertation is the main output, but in many Universities, a PhD Students has obligation to publish (articles) and participate in conferences too. 2) you’re slightly optimistic with the philosophy Department in Vienna ;): there is no focus on Indian philosophy within the Intercultural Philosophy, definitely not on modern. Rather: different projects can be accepted within the broad “global” philosophy, if they are accepted by a supervisor… PhD Fundings can also come from the OeAW. 3) I would add the INALCO in Paris, although I have to admit I am not aware how exactly it works (in ancient and modern India, emphasis on language): http://www.inalco.fr/departement/asie-sud-himalaya 4) I would also add Prague, although again in practice I am not aware how exactly it works: https://www.ff.cuni.cz/home/about/organisation/institute-of-south-and-central-asia/ 5) It is in Europe worth looking at Graduate Schools and Erasmus Mundus Programmes (or programmes by the EU, although they have been reduced) but these ones are often set up for a delimited time, so it’s difficult to make a definitive list. 6) Maybe for English-speakers in America and elsewhere: being able to write a PhD in English does not mean that one will not have to learn the regional language of the country one will study in, and of course there are strong differences in Europe of English integration in Departments and Institutes (classes can be/are often in the regional language rather than English)…

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Nirwan University, Jaipur (NUJ) has a strong commitment to high quality research and aims to enhance the professional competence of the scholars. The University offers Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Programme to the eligible scholars, who are interested in doing research. Every candidate is expected to follow the procedures laid down for fulfilling the requirements of Ph.D. Programme of the University & University Grant Commission (UGC).

Thanks for letting us know, Yashu! Would you mind adding details about the PhD program in Indian Philosophy at NUJ?

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