Postdoc: Epistemology of Concepts & Language

University of Helsinki; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel budget 2000 EUR/year for travel

Health insurance

Sports facilities

Language courses

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

University of Helsinki invites applications for two fixed‑term Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Philosophy. The project explores the Epistemic Significance of Concepts and aims to hire researchers with expertise spanning psychology, cognitive science, linguistics and philosophy.

Responsibilities include publishing peer‑reviewed articles, collaborating across projects, and contributing to conferences and seminars. Teaching in Finnish, Swedish or English is possible for about 5–10% of time.

Qualifications

• Hold a doctoral degree in philosophy or complete by start of contract.
• Applicants should have strong record in interdisciplinary work at intersection of psychology, cognitive science, linguistics and philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Authoring peer‑reviewed journal articles addressing core project questions.
• Collaborating with project members and external researchers; co‑authoring publications.
• Organising international conferences, workshops and seminars.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Philosophy of language

Cognitive science

Psychology

Linguistics

English proficiency

Education

Doctoral degree in philosophy

Job description

University of Helsinki invites applications for two fixed‑term Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Philosophy. The project explores the Epistemic Significance of Concepts and aims to hire researchers with expertise spanning psychology, cognitive science, linguistics and philosophy.

Responsibilities include publishing peer‑reviewed articles, collaborating across projects, and contributing to conferences and seminars. Teaching in Finnish, Swedish or English is possible for about 5–10% of time.