The PhD course in Philosophy of the Philosophy Faculty at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University will host up to five Visiting PhD Student positions for the semester March 2022-June 2022.
Applications are welcome from PhD students who wish to undertake a period of research in the PhD course in Philosophy at UniSR, and who are enrolled at foreign universities in EU or non-EU countries not covered by international co-operation agreements or projects with UniSR.
Visiting PhDS will spend from 3 to 6 months at UniSR. Deadline for applications is October 31st, 2021. We expect to inform applicants about the status of their applications by the beginning of December. The expected start of the visiting period is March 1st, 2022.
These positions are not salaried. Visiting PhDS are expected to be in person at UniSR. Any requests for online visits must be submitted with the application, with suitable justification provided by the applicant.
Visiting PhDS from European universities can access the Erasmus+ funds of their home institutions under their conditions and deadlines.
Visiting PhDS will be provided the following services:
- access to research centre activities of the Philosophy;
- access to PhD Course teaching activities;
- access to all seminars, workshops and conferences organised by the Philosophy Faculty;
- access to the Library’s stock of books and journals both ON and OFF CAMPUS, and to UniSR’s IT resources (wi-fi);
- a personal email address;
- access to the advice of the UniSR Research Office for obtaining international research funds.
All Visiting PhDS are expected to undertake their research under the supervision of a Faculty member, and they must choose the local supervisor before applying.
Research at the Faculty of Philosophy at UniSR revolves around six areas, listed below. Candidates will be expected to apply by mentioning one or more of those areas, how one or more areas meet their doctoral research, and how they intend to contribute to the research activities at the Faculty.
Applications:
Deadline: October 31st, 2021
Notification of acceptance/rejection: December 1st, 2021
Start of the visiting period: March 1st, 2022
Applications should include:
- CV of the applicant and list of publications (if any);
- certificate confirming enrollment at the foreign University;
- a letter of presentation, no more than 5 pages long, containing:
- a summary of the candidate’s research project for their current PhD and the reasons for the application to conduct research at UniSR;
- specification of the intended period (from 3 to 6 months);
- a reference letter from the thesis supervisor at the home University;
- a letter of acceptance from the chosen supervisor at UniSR;
- a scanned copy of the applicant’s current passport (or another photo ID)
Please send the applications only to UniSR PhD Office: ufficio.dottorati@unisr.it
See the Visiting PhD Students webpage for further details on how to apply.
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Research in Philosophy of Science and Applied Epistemology focuses on experimental and applied epistemology, philosophy of science, experimental economics, and behavioral science and its applications, as well as the study of language, memory and reasoning. Research center of reference: CRESA Research Center for Applied and Experimental Epistemology and Philosophy of Science. CRESA welcomes visitors interested in the center’s current research topics: the epistemology of trust, the science of disinformation, behavioral interventions for public policy, and medical decision making. We welcome researchers interested in both theoretical and applied research. CRESA is currently hosting the H2020 project Policy, Expertise and Trust, and the PRIN project From Models to Decisions.
Research in Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics revolves around issues in the foundations of mathematics, abstractionism and Frege’s philosophy of mathematics, the application of non-classical logics to set theoretic paradoxes, philosophical logic and philosophy of logic, the semantics of arbitrary reference, issues of applicability and explanation in the philosophy of mathematics, mathematical and logical pluralism. Research center of reference: CRESA Research Center for Applied and Experimental Epistemology and Philosophy of Science.
Research in Philosophy of Mind involves, but is not limited to, themes with a focus on cognitive phenomenology, intentionality of perception and the perception of evaluative and high-level properties. Research in Philosophy of Language focuses on the social and applied philosophy of language investigating expressive and evaluative discourse, speech acts and discursive injustice, oppressive speech, language and gender, experimental approaches to evaluative, expressive and moral language. Research centers of reference:CRESA Research Center for Applied and Experimental Epistemology and Philosophy of Science and GENDER Interfaculty Centre for Gender Studies. CRESA is currently hosting the PRIN project The Mark of the Mental.
Research in History of Philosophy, History of Ideas and Patristic Studies includes both theoretical and historical issues: history of philosophy in late antiquity, early Christian and patristic studies, medieval and early modern philosophy, contemporary philosophy and history of ideas. Research centers of reference:CRISI – Center for Interdisciplinary Research in History of Ideas; ICONE – European Research Center in History and Theory of the Image; and GENESIS – Center for Patristic Studies.
Research in Ethics and Politics revolves around both theoretical and applied issues in particular concerning critical theory, ethical theory, metaethics, neuroethics, bioethics, environmental and media ethics, social and political philosophy and public ethics. Research centers of reference: CeSEP – Centre for Studies in Ethics and Politics; IRCECP – International Research Center for European Culture and Politics. CeSEP is currently hosting the PRIN project New challenges for applied ethics. The moral impact of scientific and technological advances. Research in Theoretical Philosophy focuses on phenomenology, social ontology, philosophy of personhood, philosophy of mind, eidetics, hermeneutics, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of arts, political theology and philosophy of history. Areas of expertise include phenomenology of experience, existential phenomenology, phenomenology of medicine, phenomenology of value-qualities, value-perception and expressiveness, qualitative social ontology, empathy and phenomenology of intersubjectivity, personal identity and gender, neuro-phenomenology, genealogy and archeology of knowledge, theory of visual arts, hermeneutics of concepts, philosophy of literature, Italian thought, Jewish thought. Research centers of reference: PERSONA – Centre for Research in Phenomenology and Sciences of the Person; andDIAPOREINCentre of Research in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Arts.