26.3764, Support: Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics / Denmark

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Subject: 26.3764, Support: Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics / Denmark

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:45:32
From: Samuel Schindler [sks at css.au.dk]
Subject: Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics, PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark

 Institution/Organization: Aarhus University 
Department: Centre for Science Studies, Department of Mathemat 
Web Address: http://css.au.dk 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics 
Methods of linguistics 

Description:

The Sapere Aude project Intuitions in Science and Philosophy, funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research and led by Samuel Schindler, will investigate the role and nature of intuitive judgements in science and philosophy. Whereas intuitive judgements in philosophy have been much debated in recent years, little attention has been paid to intuitive judgments in science. This is where the project will step in. In particular, it will investigate intuitive judgements in thought experiments in physics and in the form of acceptability judgements in linguistics. The results of these investigations will be related to debates about the evidential function of intuitive judgements in philosophy.

The project will cooperate with several renowned scholars in the field and organize two major conferences and a workshop. Each of the project members will be able to visit the project’s cooperation partners abroad. The starting date is negotiable. The project duration is four years. The project team will consist of the PI, two postdocs, and one PhD student.

The PhD student will inquire into the justification of the use of acceptability judgements in linguistics. For that purpose, the student will, amongst other things, conduct qualitative and quantitative surveys.

Qualifications and Specific Competences:

MA/MSc in philosophy or linguistics. Knowledge of statistics, experimental design and/or linguistics would be an advantage, but is not required.

Place of Employment and Place of Work:

The project will be located at the Centre for Science Studies at the Department of Mathematics and associated with the Department of Philosophy at Aarhus University. The project members are expected to move to Aarhus. The project language is English. Also teaching in English is possible.

Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark and is located in the east of the Jutland peninsula at the Baltic Sea. Aarhus University is a top 100 research university and has more than 40,000 students.

Contacts:

For further information and questions contact Samuel Schindler (sks at css.au.dk) or visit the project website http://projects.au.dk/intuitions/. 

Application Deadline: 01-Nov-2015 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Samuel Schindler 
	Ny Munkegade 118 
	Aarhus 8000 
	Denmark 

Web Address for Applications: http://talent.au.dk/phd/scienceandtechnology/opencalls/calls-on-specific-projects/justifying-intuitive-judgements-in-linguistics/ 

Contact Information: 
	Samuel Schindler 
	sks at css.au.dk 
	Phone:+45 8715 6308  

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