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The Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science (FLoV) at the Faculty of Humanities has about 110 employees and a teaching volume of about 350 full-time students. FLoV hosts many major national and international research projects, and train philosophers, logicians, linguists, language technologists, philosophers of science, historians of philosophy, philologists and teachers of philosophy. The department also conducts doctoral programmes and development work in its fields.
Research in practical philosophy includes basic and applied areas. It is particularly strong in applied ethics and political philosophy linked to bioethics, business ethics, and the ethics of science and technology. One professor, one associate professor and a senior lecturer as well as several junior researchers are focusing on bioethics. This research is interdisciplinary and involves collaborations within several inter-faculty centres, of which this call is linked to the Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research in Gothenburg (CARe) – an interdisciplinary centre with over 150 members from 6 faculties across the University of Gothenburg, the Chalmers Institute of Technology ands the Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
The present position is linked to research efforts in the project Platinea 2.0, which is funded by the Vinnova Innovation Agency to develop and implement social innovations in health care systems and drug supply to improve the long-term sustainable access to effective antibiotics. Platinea 2.0 is led from Uppsala University and involves collaboration with several Swedish universities, the pharmaceutical industry and Swedish public agencies, as well as Nordic co-operation. The work also relates to other research projects within CARe in the field of antibiotic resistance. Erik Malmqvist and Christian Munthe lead the ethics work in Platinea, which concentrates on development of new models for valuing antibiotics, preparedness and sustainability, combining ethics and philosophy with health economic evaluation and analysis of institutional systems, as well as analysis and formulation of relevant social preferences for medicines, public health and sustainability.
More information about Erik Malmqvist’s and Christian Munthe´s research.
Subject area
Practical philosophy
Subject area description
Research focused on bioethical issues relevant to the valuation of medicines, antibiotic resistance, preparedness and sustainability, and social innovation of institutional systems in light of societal preferences for public health and sustainability.
Duties
The successful candidate is expected to conduct research and development in collaboration with Erik Malmqvist and Christian Munthe within the framework of Platinea 2.0, and related to other projects linked to CARe and the research environment in practical philosophy. The research may include interdisciplinary elements, including the use of empirical methods.
Research and development include research published and presented in international peer-reviewed channels, as well as work on innovation of social and institutional systems and regulations in Sweden, the Nordic countries and the EU. The latter may involve collaboration with business, public agencies, public policy makers and community representatives. Both research and development require excellent language skills in English. Swedish language skill should be adequate for intra-project collaborations.
Eligibility
Qualified for the position are those who have a doctoral degree in practical philosophy, or other research subject relevant to the field of employment, e.g., bioethics, practical ethics or applied ethics.
Assessment criteria
Scientific expertise relevant to the area of employment, documented in the form of scientific publications and relevant collaboration. Documented sufficient language skills in English in relation to the field of employment.
Employment
Type of employment: Fixed-term contract, maximum 11 months
Scope: 25 per cent
Location: Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Philosophy of Science, Gothenburg
Start date: January 1, 2025, or per agreement
Selection process
Selection, interview and assessment are carried out by a recruitment team at the department.
Contact information
Susanna Radovic, Head of Unit, +46 31 786 20 28, susanna@filosofi.gu.se
Christian Munthe, Research Leader for Ethics in Platinea and CARe, christian.munthe@gu.se
Questions about the recruitment procedure can be addressed to Jennifer Stråle, Human Resources Officer, 031-786 45 70, jennifer.strale@gu.se
Unions
Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: http://www.gu.se/omuniversitetet/aktuellt/lediga-jobb/fackliga-kontaktpersoner
Application
You apply via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal by clicking on the “Apply” button. You as the applicant are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with this call, and that it is received by the university no later than the application deadline.
The application must include:
- a letter of introduction in Swedish or English, maximum 1000 words, with a brief overview of previous experience in research and expert assignments relevant to the position, as well as a motivation for why the applicant would be suitable for the position and why the applicant is interested in working in practical philosophy at FLoV.
- a CV documenting relevant qualifications, including a list of scientific publications.
- a certificate of a relevant doctoral degree.
- other documents, certificates of teaching assignments, language tests, etc.
Any documents which cannot be submitted electronically should be sent in two copies to the following address and marked with the reference number of this vacancy notice. University of Gothenburg, FLoV HR-Officer, Box 200, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, SWEDEN. The documents should be delivered no later than three workdays after the last day for online applications, or the sender should be able to show the documents have been mailed no later than the last day for online applications.
Applications must be received by: 30 October, 2024
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