Postdoctoral Fellowship open for applications

About the position

The MCPS Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to reside in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, undertake research on a proposed project full-time in an office in the MCPS, and participate in the life of the MCPS by attending and contributing each academic term to at least one MCPS research group and participating in the joint weekly colloquium series with the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Program, as well as special events (e.g., academic workshops). Additionally, in consultation with the Director of the MCPS, MCPS Postdoctoral Fellows will: (1) give an academic talk in the MCPS colloquium series on their research in their first semester in residence; (2) teach one undergraduate course on a topic in philosophy of science either in the third or fourth semester of their residence; and (3) co-lead an MCPS interest group in the third or fourth semester of their residence.

Required Qualifications
Applicants will have been awarded a doctorate in philosophy or history and philosophy of science within five years of the starting date of the position. Additionally, applicants must have had a dissertation project on or substantial publication in some topic in philosophy of science. Scholars working in all areas of philosophy of science, inclusive of philosophical approaches to logic and mathematics, are eligible. This is understood broadly to include general philosophy of science, as well as issues in the history and practice of particular sciences. Applications are encouraged from scholars with newly awarded doctorates in philosophy or history and philosophy of science at early stages of their career who have not yet secured a permanent academic position. Submissions from members of traditionally underrepresented groups are particularly welcome.

Preferred Qualifications
The successful candidate will propose a focused project in philosophy of science to be undertaken and completed during the term of the position. The criteria for evaluation are the academic merit of the proposal and the academic strength of the candidate (demonstrated and potential research excellence and leadership), as well as the potential of the applicant to complement existing strengths of fellows and affiliates of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science.

About the Department
The Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science is located on the west bank of the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota. We offer a flexible working environment and encourage Center members, visitors and staff to engage in the vibrant intellectual community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students created by the diverse interest groups, colloquia, and other activities the Center organizes.

Pay and Benefits
Pay Range: $61008; depending on education/qualifications/experience. Please visit the Benefits for Postdoctoral Candidates website for more information regarding benefit eligibility. 

Job code in the UMN jobs site is: 370492

How to apply:
Applicants to please include: 

• A cover letter indicating that a postdoctoral fellowship is sought and the intended starting date.
• A description of the research project to be undertaken during residence (1,000 words maximum; ~2 pages single-spaced) with bibliography/references (1 page maximum, also single-spaced).
• A curriculum vitae.
• A sample of the applicant’s written work (published or unpublished).
• Letters of reference from three scholars knowledgeable of the applicant and the applicant’s work (sent separately).
• Documentation affirming that the requisite doctorate was or will be officially awarded, or that the applicant will have satisfied all formal requirements for the doctorate, including an unqualified acceptance of the dissertation manuscript and the unqualified passing of the oral exam, within the previous five years of the intended starting date of the fellowship. 

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail [email protected] or call (612) 624-8647.