Bourse de postdoctorat à Tel Aviv

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the History and Philosophy of Science at Tel Aviv University

Call for Applications

The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, offers one or two Post-Doctoral Fellowships for the academic year 2018–19. The recipient(s) will spend the academic year at the institute pursuing their own research project while interacting with faculty and students.

Fellowship award will be based on consideration of scholarly distinction and academic promise within the area of history and philosophy of science broadly construed. Candidates must hold a PhD degree in a relevant academic field, which has been awarded from a recognized university after October 2013.

The fellowship awards the sum of c. NIS 86,000, for one year, with the possibility of extending the fellowship for a second year under similar conditions.

Prospective candidates should apply by March 23, 2018. They should mail the following:

• Cover letter stating how your work adds to or interacts with the work done at the

Institute.

• Updated CV and publication list.

• Current research program (3-5 pages)

• Two letters of recommendation (attached to the application or sent directly)

• Writing sample

• All materials should be in English.

Applications should be mailed in digital form to the following E-mail address: cohn@post.tau.ac.il. The recipient will be notified by the end of April 2018. Further information can be requested by contacting cohn@post.tau.ac.il

The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas is a research and graduate teaching institute in the Faculty of Humanities of Tel Aviv University. It is the largest and most dynamic center for the History and Philosophy of Science and the Social Studies of Knowledge in Israel. Further information about the Institute can be found at http://humanities.tau.ac.il/cohn_eng/.

For the academic year 2018-19 the Dan David Prize also awards scholarships to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in the history of science: http://www.dandavidprize.org