As part of the newly established DFG funded project “The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance” (Heads: Prof. Dr. Peter Königs (TU Dortmund), Prof. Dr. Christian Neuhäuser (TU Dortmund), Prof. Dr. Christian Seidel (KIT)), the Research Group „Computational Philosophy, Philosophical Methods, Moral Philosophy & Applied Ethics“ (CompPhil²MMAE) invites applications for a doctoral position at the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the KIT for a period of three years. The project explores ethical questions surrounding state mass surveillance in liberal societies, focusing on (a) the impact of surveillance on the autonomy of surveilled individuals, (b) its impact on democracy, and (c) the role of technology companies involved in state surveillance. More information at https://compphil2mmae.github.io/research/esms/.

Your responsibilities:

• Contribute to the project through research-related activities, including participating in and hosting workshops, public scientific events, and online seminars;
• Produce internationally visible, high-quality publications;
• Present work at international conferences and workshops

• An excellent Master’s degree in Philosophy from a university (by the start date of employment at the latest);
• Excellent command of the English language;
• Ideally, international experience gained through study abroad or an international academic environment;
• Good command of German is desirable but not required.