Doctoral Research Position (f/m/d) - Department of Philosophy

As part of the newly established DFG funded project “The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance” (Heads: Prof. Dr. Peter Königs (TU Dortmund), Prof. Dr. Christian Neuhäuser (TU Dortmund), Prof. Dr. Christian Seidel (KIT)), the Research Group „Computational Philosophy, Philosophical Methods, Moral Philosophy & Applied Ethics“ (CompPhil²MMAE) invites applications for a doctoral position at the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the KIT for a period of three years. The project explores ethical questions surrounding state mass surveillance in liberal societies, focusing on (a) the impact of surveillance on the autonomy of surveilled individuals, (b) its impact on democracy, and (c) the role of technology companies involved in state surveillance. More information at https://compphil2mmae.github.io/research/esms/.

Your responsibilities:

• Contribute to the project through research-related activities, including participating in and hosting workshops, public scientific events, and online seminars;
• Produce internationally visible, high-quality publications;
• Present work at international conferences and workshops

Persönliche Qualifikation

• An excellent Master’s degree in Philosophy from a university (by the start date of employment at the latest);
• Excellent command of the English language;
• Ideally, international experience gained through study abroad or an international academic environment;
• Good command of German is desirable but not required.

Organisationseinheit

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements (65% of the regular work time).

Contract duration

3 years

Application up to

January 15, 2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Anja Reinke.

Application documents

Please send your application including (a) a letter of motivation (1.5 pages max.), (b) a CV, (c) copies of high school and university certificates (if the Master's certificate is not yet available, please include grades from the Master's program), (d) a writing sample (term paper; master thesis)