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The
Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science of Ghent University (http://logica.ugent.be/centrum/) has a vacancy for a pre-doctoral
researcher in a research project entitled Contextual
and formal-logical approach to scientific problem solving processes.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Erik Weber
& Prof. Dr. Joke Meheus.
Period: 1 October 2010 till 30 September 2014.
Salary: approx. 1700 EUR/month (net).
Profile
of the candidate:
- Master’s degree in philosophy.
- Advanced knowledge of the
philosophy of science and formal logic
- Able to read, speak and write in English in a very fluent way.
Description
of the project + task of the researcher:
The general aim of the project is to
develop formal tools -- in the adaptive logics tradition originating in
the work of D. Batens -- for the analysis of scientific reasoning
processes. Other researchers already working on this project deal with
e.g. abductive and inductive reasoning and conceptual change.
The task of the new researcher is to develop adaptive logics that are
suitable for application in one of the following domains:
(1) causal reasoning (causal discovery, evidence for causal claims and
applications of causal knowledge);
(2) counterfactual reasoning (arguing about counterfactuals and reasoning
starting from counterfactual knowledge);
(3) scientific explanations (reasoning process leading towards
explanations; formal explication of explanatory power).
References
The adaptive logics homepage (http://logica.ugent.be/adlog/al.html)
contains an introduction to adaptive logics and references to papers on
this topic.
Applications
If you are interested in this
position, send an email with your CV and to Erik.Weber@UGent.be, not later than 6 June 2010.
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