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Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoctoral Associate

  • This job is expired.

  • The Rotman Institute of Philosophy is an independent research institute at one of Canada’s premier research universities. It has close ties to one of Canada’s leading departments of philosophy, and draws faculty members from a variety of fields. Ongoing research focuses on a variety of philosophical problems arising in contemporary physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and medical science.

    Postdoctoral Associates at the Rotman Institute have gone on to great things.

    • Alida Liberman was awarded the Young Ethicist Prize for best paper by a non-tenured philosopher at the Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress just after her term at the Rotman Institute (2016). Her paper, “Wrongness, Responsibility, and Conscientious Refusal in Health Care.”, was the first applied ethics paper to win the prize.
    • Rachael Brown (2013-14) won the Sir Karl Popper Prize in 2014, for the best paper appearing in the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
    • Kerry McKenzie (2013-14) was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at UC San Diego after her term as a Rotman postdoc.

    Learn about all our former postdocs on our alumni page.

  • Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • 04 Feb 2022
  • To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit the following documents:

    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Writing Sample (no more than 8000 words)
    • Research Statement

    Application Instructions:

    1. Combine your supporting documents (curriculum vitae, writing sample, and research statement) into a single pdf file.

    2. Complete the Rotman postdoctoral associate application form. The form includes a space for you to upload your supporting documents file.

    2022 ROTMAN INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE APPLICATION FORM

    3. After an initial review of application materials, candidates who are short-listed for the position will need to arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly by their referees. Please be prepared to have these letters submitted upon request.

    4. Successful applicants may be asked to apply for a Research Western Postdoctoral Fellowship. However, the offer is not conditional on the success of the Research Western application.

    Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2022.