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<p class="Einleitung"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";
color:black">TUD Dresden University of Technology</span><span
lang="EN-US">, as a University of Excellence, is one of the
leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country.
Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally
anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of
the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the
world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs,
the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with
the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of
disciplines is a special feature, facilitating
interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a
modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all
employees in teaching, research, technology and administration.
The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities
while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD
embodies a university culture that is characterized by
cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and
active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature
and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly,
we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves,
their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole
institution.</span></p>
<p class="Einleitung"><span lang="EN-US">At the <b>Faculty of Arts,
Humanities and Social Science, Institute of Philosophy</b>,
the <b>Junior Professorship in Philosophy of Science </b>(Jun.-Prof.
Enno Fischer) offers a position as</span></p>
<p class="Einleitung"><span lang="EN-US">Research Associate </span><span
lang="EN-US" style="font-weight:normal">(m/f/x)<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">in
Philosophy of Science / Philosophy of Physics</span></p>
<p class="Eingruppierung"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-fareast-language:DE">(</span><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-fareast-language:
DE">subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated
according to salary group E 13 TV-L</span><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-fareast-language:DE">)</span></p>
<p class="Einleitung"><span class="Kursiv"><span lang="EN-US">starting
at the <b>earliest possible date</b></span></span><span
lang="EN-US">. The position is limited to 3 years as </span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Open Sans"">part of the DFG project “</span><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-US">Progress through Principles: An Epistemology
of Foundational Assumptions Guiding Contemporary Physics”. </span></b><span
lang="EN-US">The period of employment is governed by the Fixed
Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz -
WissZeitVG). <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The
position</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"> </b>comprises 65% of the full-time weekly hours. </span><a
name="_Hlk82151041"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The
position offers the chance to obtain further academic
qualification (usually PhD).</span></a><span
style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk82151041"></span><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:
9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Open Sans"">The Project</span><span lang="EN-US"> examines
theheuristic role of guiding principles in foundational <br>
physics. Further information about the project is available at <a
href="https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/iphil/phisci/forschung?set_language=en"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/iphil/phisci/forschung?set_language=en</span></a></span><span
class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">.</span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans"">
</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
lang="EN-US">Tasks:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:35.4pt"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans"">academic collaboration in
the mentioned research project</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:35.4pt"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans"">project coordination and
support for project management</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:35.4pt"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans"">independent research in
philosophy of science and philosophy of physics in the mentioned
field of study</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
lang="EN-US">Requirements:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US">completed university degree (M.A./M.Sc. level) in
philosophy or physics</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US">proficiency in English or German</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US">teamwork, communication skills, and initiative</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans""><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN-US">Interest in interdisciplinary work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For inquiries, please
contact Jun.-Prof. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language:DE">Enno
Fischer: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a
href="mailto:enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de"><span lang="DE"
style="mso-ansi-language:
DE">enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de</span></a></span><span
style="mso-ansi-language:
DE">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">TUD strives to employ more
women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage
women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly
university. We welcome applications from candidates with
disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally
qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status
pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive
priority for employment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please submit your
application including a detailed motivation letter (max. 2
pages), curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, work sample
(max. 5000 words), project outline (max. 2 pages) and contact
details of two persons who would be willing to provide academic
references (all documents in German or English) by <strong>June
30, 2025</strong> (stamped arrival date of the university
central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of
TUD applies), preferably </span><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">via
the TUD SecureMail Portal </span><span lang="EN-US"><a
href="https://securemail.tu-dresden.de"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">https://securemail.tu-dresden.de</span></a></span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Open Sans";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">
by sending it as a single pdf file to<b> </b></span><span
lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de"><b>enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de</b></a>
or to: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">TU Dresden,
Juniorprofessur für Wissenschaftstheorie, Herrn Jun.-Prof.
Enno Fischer, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany. </b>Please
submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to
you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be
reimbursed. </span></p>
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data protection: Your data protection rights, the purpose
for which your data will be processed, as well as further
information about data protection is available to you on the
website: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><a
href="https://tu-dresden.de/karriere/datenschutzhinweis"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://tu-dresden.de/karriere/datenschutzhinweis</a><strong>.</strong></span></p>
<p class="Datenschutz">Enno Fischer <br>
Juniorprofessur für Wissenschaftstheorie <br>
Technische Universität Dresden <br>
Zellescher Weg 17<br>
01069 Dresden<br>
<br>
E-Mail: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de">enno.fischer@tu-dresden.de</a></p>
<p class="Datenschutz"><a href="https://ennofischer.weebly.com">Website</a>|<a
href="https://bsky.app/profile/ennofischer.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>
<br>
New article: <a
href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13194-024-00625-1">Guiding
principles in physics</a> <br>
Job announcement: <a
href="https://www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/stelle.asp?id=12139&lang=en&style=cms2">DFG
project 'Progress through Principles'</a></p>
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