Research assistant (praedoc) (m/f/d) with 65%part-time job limited to 31.03.2028 salary grade ([...]

Freie Universität Berlin; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A prominent research institution in Berlin is seeking a candidate for a research position in philosophy. This role involves conducting research on critical epistemology and supporting the project leaders. The ideal applicant holds an MA in philosophy and possesses excellent English skills. Opportunities for mentorship and collaboration are available.

Qualifikationen

• Outstanding MA degree in philosophy is preferable.
• Experience in collaborative research is a plus.
• Willingness to engage in ethnographically informed philosophy.

Aufgaben

• Conduct research focusing on political epistemology.
• Support project leaders in workshops.
• Mentor the student assistant.

Kenntnisse

Research and publication activities

Excellent English skills (C1)

Teamwork

Ausbildung

MA degree in philosophy

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

The CRITICAL AGENCY project group (funded by the DFG's Emmy Noether Programme) researches critique as it is manifest in critical encounters: critique does not always land; some critics are systematically ignored, some talk past each other, and sometimes people have only limited access to the resources they need to develop a critical stance. In such cases, critical agency, i.e. the capacity to put forward critique that is actually taken up as critique, is limited. The research group investigates what critical agency consists of and what circumstances promote or inhibit it. Particular attention is paid to the roles that understanding and ignorance play in critical encounters – on the part of critics, addressees and bystanders. In order to answer philosophical questions arising from our real-world practices, the project theorises critical agency with the help of ethnographic resources such as thick descriptions, field work, interviews, etc. The project thus develops an ethnographically informed political epistemology that examines the interaction between sociopolitical and epistemological aspects of critical agency.

Responsibilities

• Research and publication activities in political (e.g. feminist and critical race) epistemology, social epistemology, ethnographically informed philosophy and possibly political philosophy of language, with a focus on the topics of ignorance and understanding.
• The research is to be carried out as part of a philosophical dissertation project.
• Providing content-related and organisational support to the project leaders, e.g. in workshops.
• Mentoring the student assistant.
• Participating in the activities of the CRITICAL AGENCY research group.

Requirements

• MA degree in philosophy.

Desirable

• Outstanding MA degree in philosophy
• Experience or interest in collaborative research projects.
• Willingness to develop your philosophical project in an ethnographically informed manner (e.g. working with an ethnographic case study, using ethnographic literature, etc.).
• Possibly already have access to an ethnographically interesting field (e.g. through activist work or specific social situatedness).
• Excellent written and spoken English skills (at least C1 according to CEFR). All activities of the research group are conducted in English.
• High ability to work in a team.
• Familiarity with or interest in some of the following areas of philosophy: political (e.g. feminist, critical race) epistemology, social epistemology, ethnographically informed philosophy, ethnography, philosophical methodology, political philosophy of language.
• Openness to connections to social philosophy, political theory, critical theory, anthropology.

For further information, please contact Dr. Deborah Mühlebach ([e-mail]).