Job Offer: 3 Doctoral Research Positions

DFG project on ‘The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance’ @ CompPhil²MMAE/TU Dortmund

20 Dez. 2024

3 Doctoral Research Positions

The newly established, DFG funded project “The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance” (Head: Peter Königs, Christian Neuhäuser, Christian Seidel) invites applications for three doctoral positions for a period of three years. Of these three positions, two will be at TU Dortmund (Department of Philosophy and Political Science) and one at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Department of Philosophy). Employment can begin at the earliest possible date. The remuneration will be according to pay group E 13 TV-L, with 65 % of the regular work time.

The project explores ethical questions surrounding state mass surveillance in liberal societies, focusing on (a) the impact of surveillance on the autonomy of surveilled individuals, (b) its impact on democracy, and (c) the role of technology companies involved in state surveillance. [» More information]

Your profile

An excellent Master’s degree in Philosophy from a university (by the start date of employment at the latest);
Excellent command of the English language;
Ideally, international experience gained through study abroad or an international academic environment;
Good command of German is desirable but not required.

Your responsibilities:

Contribute to the project through research-related activities, including participating in and hosting workshops, public scientific events, and online seminars;
Produce internationally visible, high-quality publications;
Present work at international conferences and workshops

Please send your application including

a letter of motivation (1.5 pages max.),
a CV,
copies of high school and university certificates (if the Master’s certificate is not yet available, please include grades from the Master’s program),
a writing sample (term paper; master thesis)

either (in one file, reference number ‘w72-24’) to Swaantje Siebke or through KIT’s Job Portal by January 15, 2025. Applications will be pooled, so there is no need to submit separate applications for the other positions to be considered for them. You may indicate a preference for a specific project or location in your application, but this is not required.