Job listing: postdoctoral or doctoral researchers

The research group Computational Philosophy, Philosophical Methods, Moral Philosophy & Applied Ethics (CompPhil²MMAE) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is seeking to recruit two postdoctoral or doctoral researchers (f/m/d, full-time, German TV-L E13 pay scale) for a period of three years (with the perspective for two more years) to start flexibly at around January 2026.

Successful candidates will hold an excellent Master’s degree or a PhD in Philosophy or a related discipline with a strong affinity to philosophy.

CompPhil²MMAE offers a dynamic, collaborative, and interdisciplinary working environment. In our research and teaching, we focus on

• computational (LLM-based) methods in philosophy
• normative models of reasoning and argumentation
• the logical analysis of political and scientific debates
• methods and tools to enhance the epistemic quality of public deliberation
• fundamental questions in moral theory
• the ethics of public discourse
• normative challenges in socially relevant applied contexts such as climate change, surveillance, and artificial intelligence
• 19th-century British moral and social philosophy

For descriptions of ongoing and past research projects, as well as information about the CompPhil²MMAE team, feel free to browse around.

If you have any further questions about the positions, please contact Gregor Betz (gregor.betz@kit.edu) or Christian Seidel (christian.seidel@kit.edu).

To apply for the postdoctoral or doctoral research position, please submit your application (cover letter, CV, list of publications and two text samples) via the online application platform (https://www.pse.kit.edu/english/karriere/joboffer.php?id=165239) by 24 August 2025. Interviews with shortlisted candidates (based on a research project proposal of around three pages) are expected to take place at the end of September or beginning of October.