[applied-ethics] postdoc position in Utrecht

"Verweij, M.F." <M.F.Verweij@xxxxx> · Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:31:05 +0000

Dear Friends,
best wishes to all of you for 2013!
regards
Marcel

The Department of Philosophy of Utrecht University is looking for:

1 Postdoc Researcher (1,0 fte)
The position is part of the research project ‘Human Dignity as the Foundation 
of Human Rights?’ which is a five year philosophical project on the question to 
what extent the foundational role of human dignity in the human rights 
framework can be justified. The project is funded by NWO.
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. In order to bring this about, researchers are expected to work in 
relevant philosopical subdisciplines such as normative ethics, political 
philosophy or philosophy of law. Also, each researcher in the group will work 
on a specific theme within the overall programme. The content of the themes has 
not yet been fixed: applicants are invited to submit their own proposals. Some 
plausible themes are bioethics, global justice and future generations. The work 
on these specific themes should in turn contribute to the overarching 
theoretical analysis. This structure will motivate intensive cooperation within 
the research group.

Application procedure
We are looking for a talented and dedicated young researcher with a strong PhD 
and proven research skills in a relevant area of philosophy, who is willing to 
work in an active team. Fluency in English is required.
We offer a full-time position, consisting of an initial period of 24 months 
which, after a satisfactory evaluation, will be extended by another 12 months 
(3 years in total). The salary starts from €2,977,- gross per month (Scale 10, 
11 Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities).
Applications should contain the following:
- an application letter (max. 1 page)
- a curriculum vitae
- an outline that shows how you would fill in your project and position within 
the overall programme (max. 1 page)

Applications should be submitted online via:  
http://www.uu.nl/NL/Informatie/sollicitanten/Pages/vacatures.aspx .
The deadline for applications is January 27, 2013.
The full text of the proposal can be downloaded from:
http://www.uu.nl/faculty/humanities/NL/Onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/zeno/actueel/Pages/20110713-32-583-563-human-dignity.aspx
 . Regarding the proposal, it should be noted that the description of the 
individual projects is outdated: as said candidates are now free to submit 
their own project proposal, as long as they can show how it fits within, and 
contributes to, the overall programme.
For other questions please contact S.vanVliet@xxxxx<mailto:S.vanVliet@xxxxx>

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Prof. Dr. Marcus Düwell
Departement Wijsbegeerte/
Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen
Depart. of Philosophy/Faculty of Humanities
Director Ethics Institute, Utrecht University
Director Zeno-Institute for Philosophy
Janskerkhof 13A
3512 BL Utrecht
tel.:     + 31-30/253-2709 (at office)
                  + 31-30/288 7013 (at home)
E-Mail: M.Duwell@xxxxx<mailto:M.Duwell@xxxxx>
http://www.uu.nl/hum/staff/MDuwell

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[applied-ethics] postdoc position in Utrecht

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