[applied-ethics] Re: Recommendation

ZELALEM MAMMO WERSEMA <zeleire.wersema@xxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:29:15 -0700

Dear sir
i am sorry, cannot undestand the language would yopu make it in english?

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Maartje Langeslag <MiSs-L@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Beste Marcel Verweij,
>
> Bedankt voor het doorsturen van onderstaand vacature. Het project spreekt
> me erg en ik wil reageren op PhD project B. Daartoe heb ik twee personen
> nodig die me willen aanbevelen. Ik twijfel of het gepast is u daarvoor te
> vragen? Enerzijds bent u mijn begeleider geweest bij mijn ethiek master,
> anderzijds is het wellicht vreemd om u te vragen omdat u tot de faculteit
> van de vacature behoort.. Wat vind u?
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,
> Maartje Langeslag.
>
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:37:25 +0200
> > Von: Marcel Verweij <m.f.verweij@xxxxx>
> > An: applied-ethics@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Betreff: [applied-ethics] Reminder: PhD vacancies: Human Dignity as the
> Foundation of Human Rights?
>
> > > The Department of Philosophy of Utrecht University is looking for:
> > >
> > >
> > > 3 PhD Researchers (3 x 1,0 fte)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The positions are part of the research programme ‘Human Dignity as
> > > the Foundation of Human Rights?’ which is a five year project on the
> > > question to what extent the foundational role of human dignity in
> > > the human rights framework can be justified. The programme is funded
> > > by NWO.
> > >
> > > Programme description
> > >
> > > The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) articulates that
> > > human dignity is the reason why we must grant rights to all human
> > > beings. By adopting the UDHR, nearly all countries in the world have
> > > committed themselves to respect for human dignity. But the concept
> > > of human dignity raises numerous questions: Who has dignity? All and
> > > only members of the human species? What specific moral obligations
> > > follow from the attribution of dignity? How can human dignity
> > > provide a foundation for human rights? Is the concept exclusively
> > > recognised by Western culture or are there reasons for expecting
> > > universal acceptability?
> > >
> > > The core meaning of the concept, its historical roots and its
> > > philosophical justification are insufficiently understood. This
> > > generates an urgent problem because references to human dignity
> > > increasingly play a crucial role in debates on bioethics, new
> > > technologies and globalization while there is widespread suspicion
> > > that references to human dignity merely have a rhetorical function.
> > >
> > > In the programme, the research group as a whole will attempt to
> > > reconstruct the core meaning and normative content of the concept of
> > > human dignity in current discourses. The project leader, Prof.
> > > Marcus Düwell, and the postdoc researchers will investigate, in
> > > dialogue with contemporary moral philosophy, how the justificatory
> > > function of human dignity can be conceptualized. This theoretical
> > > investigation will form the basis for three case studies on
> > > bioethics, global justice and future generations, examined in three
> > > corresponding PhD-projects. The case studies will in turn provide
> > > the theoretical analysis with input from concrete ethical debates.
> > > This structure will motivate intensive cooperation within the
> > > research group.
> > >
> > >
> > > PhD project a:  Human Dignity in Bioethics
> > >
> > > There is a significant body of literature on human dignity in
> > > bioethics. Since bioethics deals with the boundaries of human life,
> > > it is not surprising that human dignity is challenged by the life
> > > sciences. Do human embryos have dignity? Do humans in coma or with
> > > brain-death have human dignity? Is it compatible with human dignity
> > > to enhance specific features of human beings? However, the relation
> > > between the concept of human dignity as used in bioethics and the
> > > human rights framework has so far not been systematically examined.
> > > The PhD-project shall be a contribution to overcome this theoretical
> > > lacuna in bioethics. It will reconstruct the use of human dignity in
> > > bioethical literature, investigate possibilities for applying a
> > > theoretically developed concept of human dignity to bioethics and
> > > investigate the more general problems of the application of the
> > > human rights framework in bioethics.
> > >
> > > PhD project b: Human Dignity and Global Justice
> > >
> > > Debates on global justice in contemporary moral and political
> > > philosophy raise important questions with regard to human dignity
> > > and human rights. Should human rights be seen primarily as demands
> > > to be met by nation states, or do they require a global order? Can
> > > human rights justify far-reaching duties towards the global poor?
> > > And can references to human dignity help us to determine the
> > > application of human rights in the case of global justice? The PhD
> > > project will examine to what extent different theories on human
> > > dignity can provide systematic answers to such central questions of
> > > global justice.
> > >
> > > PhD project c: Human Dignity and Future Generations
> > >
> > > The rights of future generations become increasingly important in
> > > the context of environmental challenges. However, there is little
> > > discussion on the question how different concepts of human dignity
> > > affect the specific rights we must grant future generations.
> > > Ascribing human dignity and human rights to beings that do not yet
> > > exist raises specific difficulties: on what basis should dignity be
> > > ascribed, and how can the rights of future generations be
> > > determined? How to weigh rights of future generations against the
> > > rights of contemporaries? This PhD project will examine to what
> > > extent different notions of human dignity could apply to future
> > > generations, and how this would affect the interpretation of the
> > > human rights framework in this context.
> > >
> > >  Application procedure
> > >
> > > We are looking for three talented and dedicated young researchers
> > > with a master or equivalent degree in philosophy, who are willing to
> > > work in an active team. The applicants should preferably have some
> > > background in bioethics, law or human rights studies. Fluency in
> > > English is required.
> > >
> > > We offer three full-time PhD positions, consisting of an initial
> > > period of 18 months which, after a satisfactory first year, will be
> > > extended by another 30 months (4 years in total), with a gross
> > > monthly salary starting at  € 2,042,-  in the first year, ending at
> > > € 2,612,- in the fourth year (1,0 fte).
> > >
> > > Applications should contain the following:
> > >
> > > - an application letter in English
> > >
> > > - a short outline of your ideas on how to fill in this position
> > > (max. 1000 words, in English).
> > >
> > > - a curriculum vitae in English;
> > >
> > > - the contact information of two people willing to recommend you for
> > > this post;
> > >
> > > - a writing sample, in English, Dutch or German, of max. 25 pages;
> > >
> > > - a list of grades
> > >
> > > Applications should be submitted online via:
> > http://www.uu.nl/NL/Informatie/sollicitanten/Pages/vacatures.aspx
> > > . If you want to apply for several positions, please submit separate
> > > application forms for each position.
> > >
> > > The deadline for applications is 10 September 2011. Interviews will
> > > be held in November 2011. The positions will be available from
> > > January 2012 (there is some flexibility in the starting date).
> > >
> > > The full text of the proposal can be downloaded from
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.uu.nl/faculty/humanities/EN/research/researchinstitutes/zeno/current/Pages/20110713-32-583-563-human-dignity.aspx
> > >
> > > For other questions please contact S.vanVliet@xxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > https://list.phil.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/studethics
> >
> > Marcel Verweij
> >
> > joint editor-in-chief Public Health Ethics
> > http://phe.oxfordjournals.org/
> >
> > coordinator Master Applied Ethics
> >
> > Ethics Institute, Department of Philosophy
> > Utrecht University
> >
> > Janskerkhof 13a, 3512 BL, Utrecht, The Netherlands
> >
> > phone: +31 30 2539208
> >
> > >> THINKING AHEAD
> > >> The Future and Bioethics, The Future of Bioethics
> > >> IAB conference,  26-29th of June 2012
> > >> http://bioethicsrotterdam.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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