Postdocs Kant and/or Kantian Ethics (2.0 FTE)

Department

Faculty of Philosophy

Organisation

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V25.0033

Job description

The Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, offers two postdoctoral fellowships funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO Spinoza Prize), under the supervision of Prof. Pauline Kleingeld.

The postdocs will join a research group working on Kant and Kantian moral theory. We are looking for researchers with a strong background and research interest in Kant’s ethics and/or his political philosophy and/or Kantian ethics. The postdocs will do their own research, collaborate in the research group, and help organize academic events for the project.

Organisation
The University of Groningen is an innovative and research-driven institute in the Northern part of The Netherlands. It is an internationally oriented university with 34,000 students and 6,500 employees. The University has a strong international reputation and maintains a firm position in the international university ranking lists.

The Faculty of Philosophy is a vibrant, international community of excellent researchers and teachers. It consistently receives the highest evaluations both for research and for teaching among philosophy departments in The Netherlands.

Requirements

- PhD prior to appointment.
- Strong research profile and publication record appropriate to career stage, in relevant research areas of Kant scholarship (esp. Kant’s ethics and/or political theory) or Kantian ethics.
- Ability to work in a collaborative research environment.
- Excellent command of English; working knowledge of German is strongly preferred.

Knowledge of Dutch is not required for postdocs. The University of Groningen is a bilingual university (Dutch and English).

Conditions of employment

Contract length: 36 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

- A Postdoc salary range between € 3.378 and € 5.331 gross per month (salary scale 10), depending on qualifications and work experience, for a full-time position.
- An 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year allowance and participation in a pension scheme for employees. Favorable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants.
- A temporary position for three years.

Starting date: 1 September 2025

Job Application

Applications should include the following: - Cover letter. - Full CV, including a list of publications and presentations and a brief (max. one page) summary of your dissertation. - A brief research proposal (no more than 2 pages) that explains the research project the applicant would like to carry out during the postdoc period. - Sample of written work (5,000 to 10,000 words). - The names and contact details of three academic references (who will be contacted regarding the candidates who are longlisted). The selection process will include online interviews and perhaps a campus visit. You may apply for this position until Wednesday 26 February 11:59pm / before 27 February 2025 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/ Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen. Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact:

Prof. Pauline Kleingeld
[email protected]

In your application, please always include the job opening ID V25.0033

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