We
<br> welcome applications for a postdoctoral fellowship, which is part
<br> of the research
<br> project Skepticism about Testimony, funded by the Israeli
<br> Science Foundation.
<br> The projects principal investigators are Dr. Arnon Keren from the
<br> Department
<br> of Philosophy at the University of Haifa, and Dr. Boaz Miller from
<br> the
<br> Department of Community Information Systems at Zefat Academic
<br> College. The
<br> project studies skeptical arguments about the possibility of
<br> attaining
<br> knowledge from testimony and involves an empirical study of how
<br> people form
<br> testimonial beliefs online.
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<br> The
<br> successful candidate will pursue his or her own research, as well
<br> as contribute
<br> to the project. The fellow is expected to assist in various ways
<br> in the
<br> research project, including participating in building Web
<br> interfaces and
<br> running online experiments, to comment on or summarize papers
<br> related to the
<br> research project, to co-author papers with other team members, and
<br> participate regularly in meetings of the research team.
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<br>
<br> The
<br> fellowship consists of NIS
<br> 90,000 / year (approximately USD
<br> 24,000) and is renewable for a second year subject to successful
<br> performance by
<br> the fellow. The fellowship is conditioned on continued funding for
<br> the project
<br> by the ISF.
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<br> Requirements:
<br>
<br> PhD in philosophy, STS,
<br> information studies or related fields. Prior research on related
<br> issues is an
<br> asset. Knowledge of social epistemology is an asset.
<br> Experience in computer programming.
<br> Experience as a Web or Full Stack developer is an asset.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br> Applicants
<br> are requested to send a short email describing their
<br> qualifications for the
<br> position, a CV, a published or publishable writing sample of no
<br> more than 9,000
<br> words, and a name and email of a potential reference. Please send
<br> the
<br> application to boaz.m@zefat.ac.il.
<br> Potential candidates may be invited to an interview by the
<br> principal
<br> investigators.
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<br>
<br> Staring
<br> date: immediate (preferably); a later starting date is negotiable.
<br> Applications
<br> will be considered until the position is fulfilled.
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<br> For
<br> more details, please contact project co-PIs:
<br>
<br>
<br> Dr.
<br> Boaz Miller (CIS, Zefat Academic College): boaz.m@zefat.ac.il
<br>
<br>
<br> Dr.
<br> Arnon Keren (Philosophy, University of Haifa): akeren@research.haifa.ac.il
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<br> --
<br>
<br> Boaz Miller
<br> PhD, MA, BSc
<br> Senior Lecturer
<br> Department of CIS
<br> Zefat Academic College
<br> http://boazmiller.com
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