2 Postdoctoral Research Positions in Moral and Experimental Philosophy (up to 100%, up to 3 years)

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• Conduct high-quality research on topics related to moral praise within the scope of the SNSF projects
• Co-author and publish high-impact research articles in leading international peer-reviewed journals
• Actively contribute to the organization of international conferences, workshops and project events
• Collaborate closely with Prof. Dr. Pascale Willemsen, Prof. Leonhard Menges, and the team members in Zurich and Salzburg

• PhD in Philosophy, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Behavioral Economics or a related field (the PhD must be completed by the start date, yet not by the time of the application)
• Demonstrated experience in empirical and/or experimental philosophy
• Proficiency with quantitative research methods
• Publication record in international peer-reviewed journals commensurate with career stage
• Strong competencies (AOC) in one or more of the following: Experimental Philosophy; Social Cognition, Moral Philosophy (especially theories of moral responsibility, praise and blame); Philosophy of Language (especially pragmatics); Moral Psychology; Feminist Philosophy (especially in relation to oppression, epistemic injustice, and social norms); Experimental Linguistics
• Working language: English (fluency in spoken and written English required; German language skills are not required)

Desirable:

• Experience with experimental paradigms relevant to the projects, such as linguistic tests (e.g., inference, cancellability or projection tests), economic games (e.g., dictator or ultimatum games), or corpus-based and computational methods
• Advanced statistical skills (e.g., mixed-effects or Bayesian models in R or Python)
• Familiarity with and committment to open-science practices such as preregistration, open data and reproducible analysis code
• Experience in collaborative, international research projects, for instance co-authoring across disciplines
• Prior research on praise, blame, moral responsibility or evaluative language
• Experience in organizing academic conferences and workshops

We offer:

• A dynamic, highly collaborative and international research environment at the Department of Philosophy at UZH
• Dedicated research time (100% research focus)
• Flexible work arrangements, including up to two days of remote work per week
• Funding for travel, conference attendance and experimental studies
• Attractive employment conditions and salary in accordance with the standards of the Canton of Zurich and the SNSF.

The positions are based in Zurich. Successful candidates are expected to relocate to Zurich or the surrounding area and to be present at the Department of Philosophy at least three days per week; the remaining days can be worked remotely. Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers. Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.