W2 professorship in theoretical philosophy, Duesseldorf (Germany)

The Department of Philosophy at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf invites applications for a Full Professorship (W 2 salary level) in Theoretical Philosophy to take up appointment on the earliest possible date.

The tasks of the professorship include the representation of the field of philosophy in research and teaching with particular focus on language and knowledge as well as participation in administrative work. Teaching covers Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes and comprises both, courses in logic as a mandatory part of the course of study and courses in the history of philosophy. Teaching responsibilities include a participation in the integrated Bachelor programmes Lingustics and Ancient Culture. It is highly desired that the candidate contribute to the field of Cognitive Sciences, which is currently being established as an interdisciplinary focus of research.

Detailed applications encompassing the usual documents (without publications) should be submitted by 04.04.2013, citing Reference No 13 B 13-3.1 For more information, see http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/home/universitaet/weiterfuehrend/stellenangebote/.