Postdoctoral position (full-time) Research Field: Ecophenomenology and/or environmental philosophy

26 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

Department

Filozofická fakulta

Research Field

Philosophy » Phenomenology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

22 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Prague)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Department of Philosophy of Palacký University Olomouc invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the field of ecophenomenology and/or environmental philosophy, preferably with a focus on climate emotions. This is a fully-funded research position (1 FTE) for 30 months starting in June 2024.

Job Profile
The postdoctoral researcher will work on a project exploring the affective dimensions of the environmental crisis. The project will examine whether certain climate emotions, such as climate anxiety and fear, need to be framed negatively as psychopathological conditions, or whether they can also be seen as having transformative or action-inducing potential. Positive emotions, such as climate hope and optimism, will then be analysed particularly in relation to their capacity to provide subjective meaning through the engagement of individuals in pro-environmental behaviour. The project builds on existential-phenomenological theories of emotion (Heidegger, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Tillich, Marcel and others), but the methodology of the project is open to other, either analytical or continental, perspectives on climate emotions.

Requirements

Research Field

Philosophy » Phenomenology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Completion of a PhD within 5 years of the start date of employment

Specific Requirements

• Research background related to the research focus of the project, such as phenomenology, ecophenomenology, environmental philosophy
  or environmental psychology.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Philosophy » Phenomenology

Additional Information
Benefits

• Steady background of the top scientific university
• Education and career growth possibilities

Selection process

Insert the required documents in electronic form into the application form

Website for additional job details

https://pracuj.upol.cz/nc/en/news/clanek/postdoctoral-position-full-time-1/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty of Arts Palacký University Olomouc

Country

Czech Republic

State/Province

Czech Republic

City

Olomouc

Postal Code

779 00

Street

Křížkovského 10

Where to apply

Website

https://pracuj.upol.cz/nc/en/news/clanek/postdoctoral-position-full-time-1/

Contact

City

Olomouc

Website

https://www.ff.upol.cz/en/

Street

Křížkovského 10

Postal Code

779 00

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED