Research Assistant
Historical and Philosophical Studies,History,Philosophy
Short info about job
Company: University of Edinburgh
Department: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Philosophy
Salary: £32,548 to £38,833 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1457 7421234
Fax: +44-1528 2460632
E-mail: N\A
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Detail information about job Research Assistant. Terms and conditions vacancy
The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant for a fixed-term period of 24 months. The position is to support a research project entitled "Perspectival Realism. Science, knowledge and truth from a human vantage point" which is funded by the European Research Council and led by Prof. Michela Massimi.
The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the exploration of the core themes of the project through authoring and co-authoring research articles and other scholarly work, conducting literature reviews, carrying out fieldwork as required, and helping to organise two of the project's international conferences as well as contributing to dissemination and public outreach activities. This position requires someone with a PhD in Philosophy whose area of expertise is history and philosophy of science. They would need proven experience of researching in these interdisciplinary areas and preferably of publishing already research articles in the area, knowledge of physics and history of physics to be able to read relevant scientific articles and do archival research, and the ability to communicate complex information clearly, both in academic and non-academic setting. The post will be based in the Eidyn Research Centre.
This full-time position is 35 hours a week, and is available from January 2018 for a fixed-term period of 24 months.
For informal enquiries please contact Prof. Michela Massimi: [email protected]