PhD position in History and Philosophy of Logic, Semantics and Axiomatics f/m
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Vacancy number 1.2008.00340
The Faculty of Philosophy, VU University Amsterdam, has a vacancy for a PhD position in the research project Tarski’s Revolution: A New History – Semantics and Axiomatics from Bolzano to Tarski against the background of the Classical Model of Science (TRANH). The project is funded by a Starting Grant of the European Research Council (ERC) and led by Dr. Arianna Betti (Principal Investigator).
Research Project
Tarski’s work represents a crucial turn in the history of semantics and related fields. This research project aims to establish that the turn at issue must be interpreted in connection with the development of axiomatics from Bolzano to the Lvov-Warsaw School. In particular, the project proposes to interpret Tarski’s turn on the basis of a new framework, the Classical Model of Science, which systematises a general axiomatic ideal of scientific knowledge. The ideal goes back to Aristotle’s Analytica Posteriora and has been highly influential for more than two millennia.
More specifically, the project aims at answering the following research questions
I. in what sense is Bolzano a follower of the Classical Model of Science in his conception of science in general and of semantics in particular?;
II. what is the influence of Frege in the light of the Classical Model of Science upon the Lvov-Warsaw School, and in particular on Tarski’s teacher, Le?niewski?;
III. what is the relationship between Tarski’s work in semantics and the Classical Model of Science?
IV. in what way, and to what extent, can the Classical Model of Science be used in accounting for the development of semantics from Bolzano to Tarski?.
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November 18th, 2008
Every year, with the support of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries to study one of the 15 International Course Programmes (ICPs) or one of the 6 International Training Programmes (ITPs). The ICPs and ITPs target people from the South with a responsible position in civil society (at a university, school, NGO, ministry, etc).
Each year there are a maximum of 180 scholarships available for first-year ICP students and a maximum of 70 scholarships for ITP participants.
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ITPs are short-term training programmes whose main focus is transferring skills rather than knowledge. The International Training Programmes are designed for people from developing countries with a certain degree of professional experience.
The ITPs aim at transferring knowledge and skills, and create the possibility for cooperation and networking.
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October 24th, 2008
Faculty of Exact Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The “IDEAS at the micron scale” group at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has two immediate openings for PhD students who are willing to work in the area of fiber-top technology (see http://www.nat.vu.nl/CondMat/iannuzzi/).
Candidates must have a Master degree in Physics or Engineering with some undergrad research experience preferably in one of the following areas: atomic force microscopy, laser ablation, optical fiber sensors, optical interferometry, MEMS technology, cantilever based instrumentation (e.g., biochemical sensors).
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August 14th, 2008
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
VIB group
Department for Molecular Biomedical Research
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Research will focus on the role of cell-cell adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling pathways, in either craniofacial malformations or cancer development and progression. Research will focus on classic cadherins, delta-protocadherins and their associated signaling molecules. The project will use modern cell biology and molecular biology techniques, including generation and comprehensive analysis of transgenic and knockout mice.
The successful applicant will join the established Molecular Cell Biology Unit at the DMBR, and closely collaborate with cell biologists, molecular biologists, developmental biologists and morphologists of the Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University and of VIB.
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December 28th, 2007
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Switch Laboratory
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Project: Parametrisation of an all-atom force field with non-natural amino acids (Project for 2 years).
The laboratory has significant expertise in the development of empirical force fields predicting mutational changes in the free energy of folding or binding of proteins. The aim of the current project is to extend the capabilities of the force field towards non-natural amino acids. This work involves obtaining good estimates of atomic parameters such as volumes, charges, hydrophobicity and compound properties such as backbone and sidechain entropy, from datamining and first principle simulations.
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December 28th, 2007
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
VIB group
Switch Laboratory
Job description
Project: Structural analysis of mutations and polymorphisms in human cancers and the effect of these changes on the signaling properties of proteins (Project for 3 years).
We offer two Ph.D. Students positions in the context of a collaborative project in the Brussels region. The project focusses on the relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and protein structure and function in cancer. The aim is to predict the effects that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes have on both the expression levels and structural properties of cancer-related proteins.
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December 28th, 2007
The International study opportunities in Flanders, Belgium include the VLIR funded International Courses (ICPs) and the International Training Programmes (ITPs).
Every year, with the support of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), VLIR awards scholarships to
students from developing countries to study one of the 15 ICPs or one of the 6 ITPs. Each year there are a maximum of 180 scholarships available for first-year ICP students and a maximum of 70 scholarships for ITP participants.
Although these programmes primarily address students and professionals from developing countries, they are also open to
other people. For more information, please refer to the more comprehensive VLIR publication “International Study Opportunities in Flanders, Belgium“, available at the Belgian Embassies, at selected universities in Africa, Asia and Latin America and downloadable from the VLIR website (www.vliruos.be). It contains details on course contents and application requirements, and explains the VLIR scholarship programme and the application procedure.
The application form can be found in the publication “International Study Opportunities in Flanders, Belgium“. It can also be obtained directly from the respective university or downloaded from the VLIR website. The application form should be returned to VLIR no later than 1 February 2008.
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November 28th, 2007
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-driven fellowship programmes designed to foster capacity building within organizations in 57 countries in development by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP are funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation.
The need for education and training must occur within the organization of the applicant. This means that applicants must be nominated by their employers. In fact, applications without the support of an employer will not be considered.
Nuffic (the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education) administers the NFP on behalf of the Minister for Development Cooperation. The Minister determines the policy that governs the framework of the NFP programme. Nuffic manages and monitors the programmes as a whole. The Dutch organizations selected to provide the required education and training are responsible for awarding and administering the fellowships.
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September 23rd, 2007
The Institute for European Studies (IES) invites applications for the position of a PhD researcher for a maximum duration of four years (beginning in January 2008). The IES is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Its research focuses on the role of the EU as a global actor and on the interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies and between EU policies and other international institutions and organisations. More information on the institute and its research strategy can be found here.
The IES seeks a PhD researcher working on a project funded by the Flemish Research Council FWO. The project aims at advancing research on regulatory complexes in international and European governance by exploring the area of access to and benefit sharing from genetic resources. It starts from the notion that the proliferation of international institutions and European legislative instruments increasingly calls for an integrated investigation of institutional/regulatory complexes and their interplay. The project is expected to contribute both conceptually and empirically to this cutting-edge area of research by exploring the dynamically evolving issue-area of access to and benefit sharing from genetic resources, which is co-governed by various international and European regulatory frameworks.
The successful candidate is expected to develop the project under the supervision of IES Academic Director Sebastian Oberthür with the aim of completing his/her PhD before the end of the project. Further information on the project is available on request from ies@vub.ac.be (reference: FWO project).
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September 12th, 2007
The Institute for European Studies (IES) invites applications for the position of a PhD researcher for a maximum duration of four years (beginning in November 2007). The IES is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Its research focuses on the role of the EU as a global actor and on the interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies and between EU policies and other international institutions and organisations. More information on the institute and its research strategy can be found here.
The IES seeks proposals for PhD projects in a legal discipline or political science (or a related social science) that help us advance our knowledge about the driving forces and most promising policy responses to migration and diversity both in Europe and in the context of development. Comparative studies between Europe and the traditionally immigrant societies of the New World might be helpful in determining promising policy paths. Proposals addressing legal issues are particularly encouraged.
Rationale
As the Global Commission on International Migration noted in its 2005 report, “human mobility is not only becoming more complex in scope and scale, but is also becoming more complex in its nature”. Many of these complexities and the crosscutting factors involved are not yet well understood. Migration brings with it a wealth of issues concerned with human interaction especially in our large cities. These include differences of culture, legal tradition, religion and customs and the acceptance of such diversity amongst the local population. They also encompass practical matters such as how to deal with language in schools and how to integrate migrant children into the educational system, health issues, sensitivity in policing migrant neighbourhoods and other social and legal questions.
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