Stellenausschreibung Nr. 1203/2025

2 Postdoc or PhD Positions in the research group "Computational Philosophy, Philosophical Methods, Moral Philosophy & Applied Ethics" (CompPhil²MMAE)

fulltime

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

CompPhil²MMAE offers a dynamic, collaborative, and interdisciplinary working environment. In our research and teaching, we focus on

  • computational (LLM-based) methods in philosophy;
  • normative models of reasoning and argumentation;
  • the logical analysis of political and scientific debates;
  • methods and tools to enhance the epistemic quality of public deliberation;
  • fundamental questions in moral theory;
  • the ethics of public discourse;
  • normative challenges in socially relevant applied contexts such as climate change, surveillance, and artificial intelligence;
  • 19th-century British moral and social philosophy.

 For descriptions of ongoing and past research projects, as well as information about the CompPhil²MMAE team, please visit https://compphil2mmae.github.io.

Persönliche Qualifikation

Successful candidates will hold an excellent Master's degree or a PhD in Philosophy or a related discipline with a strong affinity to philosophy and will make an independent, excellent research contribution to further developing the CompPhil²MMAE profile.

Organisationseinheit

Institut für Technikzukünfte – Philosophie (ITZ-PHA)

Eintrittstermin

January 2026

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

limited to 3 years

Application up to

August 24, 2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Gregor Betz (gregor.betz@kit.edu) or Christian Seidel (christian.seidel@kit.edu).

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