---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Francesco Paoli <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Dear colleagues: Please circulate among your interested students or colleagues. Please observe that: 1) there will be one fully funded position (full tuition waiver + monthly salary) for a student from overseas; 2) candidates who already obtained a PhD title from universities outside Italy will also be considered. With kindest regards, Francesco Paoli Joint Ph.D. Program in History, Philosophy and Didactics of Science University of Cagliari, Italy CALL FOR STUDENT/PREDOC POSITIONS We welcome and highly encourage applications by international students, as well as Italian ones, wishing to pursue a research project in areas of (1) history of science, (2) mathematical logic and philosophy of science, (3) didactics of science (4) theories of languages and scientific communication. We expect to admit a total of 4 students and award 2 fellowships (renewable up to completion of the program); 1 fellowship is reserved to international students. In addition, 2 more admissions (without any fellowship) are reserved to international students. It is expected that at least one fellowship will be awarded to students in the Mathematical Logic and Philosophy of Science curriculum. 1. General information on the program The Ph.D. Program in History, Philosophy and Didactics of Science was instituted in 2004. The program is limited in size, so that each student may work closely with our faculty and receive substantial individual attention. 2. Structure of the program The program consists of 3 semesters of coursework followed by 3 semesters of supervised dissertation research. It is divided into four curricula: a) History of Science; b) Mathematical Logic and Philosophy of Science; c) Didactics of Science; d) Theories of Languages and Scientific Communication. 3. Admission 3.1 Eligibility Students holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited university are eligible to apply for admission. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the program, the backgrounds of prospective students may vary considerably, ranging from scientific disciplines – e.g. physics, mathematics, the life sciences – to the humanities – e.g. philosophy, psychology, education. 3.2 Application Students are admitted only once each academic year, in the Spring semester, beginning in March. The deadline for application for the Spring semester, 2012 will be November 29, 2012. Applications should be submitted on-line, at the address https://webstudenti.unica.it/esse3/Start.do . Before submitting your application you must register, by clicking on the link “Registration”. After registering, you should enter the Reserved Area --> Registrar’s Office --> Admission Test --> Iscrizione Concorsi --> Ph.D. Go ahead (twice). Here, you should look for “Scuola di Dottorato in Filosofia ed Epistemologia - Dottorato in Storia, Filosofia e Didattica delle Scienze” and click on Go ahead --> fill in the form and then complete the application procedure. After submitting your on-line application you should pay an application fee of € 21.32. You cannot pay this fee before two working days are elapsed from the date of your on-line application. The application fee is payable on-line by credit card, by clicking on Registrar’s Office --> Payments. Evidence of the fee payment should be enclosed in the documentation to be submitted by post (see sec. 3.3 below). Further details concerning the application procedure can be found at http://www.unica.it/UserFiles/File/Utenti/a_cadon1/Dottorati/Bando%20XXVIII/bando%20e%20allegati/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20CAGLIARI%20PhD%20CALL%20XXVIII.pdf 3.3 Admission screening International applicants should submit: (1) printed application form (generated upon completion of the on-line application procedure); (2) form requesting to perform the interview by videoconference over Skype (ONLY FOR FOREIGN CANDIDATES RESIDING ABROAD, available at http://www.unica.it/UserFiles/File/Utenti/a_cadon1/Dottorati/Bando%20XXVIII/bando%20e%20allegati/modulistica/Form%20requesting%20interview%20videoconference.pdf) (3) double sided color copy of a valid ID. The ID picture must be clearly visible; (4) evidence of the fee payment; (5) official university transcript, showing the degree earned, and all the courses taken with corresponding grades. If not in English, the transcript should be translated in English or Italian. Either an original transcript or a certified copy may be submitted; (6) a curriculum vitae (with signature) including a statement of purpose and a listing of relevant publications, activities, projects, etc.; (7) at least one recommendation letter by a professor from the University that granted the degree; (8) publications or documentation concerning relevant activities, projects, professional experience, etc. Publications and documentation should be submitted in either English or Italian. All items listed above should be sent by registered mail with delivery confirmation (or equivalent means) to the following address: Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Settore dottorati e master via San Giorgio, 12 (ex Clinica Aresu) 09124 Cagliari, ITALY The complete application package must be received by 12:00 a.m. December 3, 2012. Italian residents should submit documentation according to “Bando di Concorso, Decreto Rettorale n. 105 del 19.10.2012”, available at http://www.unica.it/pub/3/index.jsp?is=3&iso=47. All applicants will then be required to take part in an oral selection, consisting of an interview, to be held in English or Italian (on December 13, 2012), either in Cagliari or by Skype videocall, with members of the Graduate Studies Committee. The interview will mainly focus on the applicant’s research interests. Notification of admission and financial assistance (if any) will be made shortly after the screening. 3.4 Financial assistance All enrolled students will be granted tuition waivers. In addition, a number of stipends will be awarded, partly depending on the availability of sponsorships by public or private institutions. At present, we expect to award 2 fellowships (renewable up to completion of the program) out of a total of 4 regular admissions; 1 fellowship is reserved to international students. In addition, 2 special admissions (without any fellowship) will be reserved to international students. 4. Supervision and mentoring 4.1 Graduate Studies Committee The Graduate Studies Committee oversees all activities in the graduate program. It consists of the Graduate Coordinator and other Faculty members whose research interests are related to the topics of the program’s curricula. In particular, the Graduate Studies Committee appoints the selection board and the final examination board, as well as the students’ advisors, and monitors the students’ progress towards completion of their requirements. 4.2 Graduate Coordinator The Graduate Coordinator is the first person a graduate students contacts upon entering the program. He/she administers regulations relating to students and monitors their academic progress. 4.3 Advisor Each student will be assigned, within his/her first semester in the program, a member of the Graduate Studies Committee as an advisor, depending on the research interests of the aspirant. He or she will normally, but not necessarily, function also as a dissertation advisor. Since the assignment will be made in such a way that the interests of each student fall within the areas of competence of his/her advisor, the latter will be in a position to follow closely and actively the progress of the former. 5. Program requirements 5.1 Coursework Students are required to choose one of the four curricula in the program and to take a total of 4 single-semester courses during their first four semesters. After completing each course, they will submit a written report to their respective advisors; each report will be evaluated by the Graduate Studies Committee. In addition, they are required to attend all talks, seminars or conferences organized by the Graduate Studies Committee. 5.2 Teaching Any student who is awarded financial assistance may be required to assist in undergraduate teaching, depending on the department’s needs and subject to the approval of the student’s advisor. The teaching load cannot exceed 20 hours per semester. 5.3 Research All students must successfully demonstrate proficiency in doing highly original publishable-quality research. At the end of their third semester, they are required to specify the topic of their final dissertation. At the beginning of their fourth and sixth semester, they are expected to orally present to the Graduate Studies Committee two Midterm Reports on the advancement of their research projects. Only aspirants whose first Midterm Reports are approved will be admitted to the final two semesters of the program. The final dissertation may be written either in English or Italian. 5.4 Residency requirements At least four semesters must be spent in resident study at the University of Cagliari. The remaining two semesters may be spent at other accredited Italian or foreign universities. All students are encouraged to spend at least one semester abroad; in particular, students receiving financial assistance may apply for a 50% grant raise for each stay at a foreign university (provided its duration is at least one month). 6. Facilities Students may access the facilities of the Department of Philosophy and Human Sciences – in particular, they will share an office with other students in the program. 7. Final examination The dissertation will be evaluated by a Board appointed by the Graduate Studies Committee. In addition, a report from an external referee will be taken into account. The candidate is expected to orally defend her/his dissertation before the Board. A Board member may vote to pass the student only if in his or her opinion the dissertation is acceptable as submitted or if it requires changes that are minor in substance or of an editorial nature. A student may pass only if a consensus is reached among the Board members. 8. Members of the Logic and Philosophy of Science research group The aspirant will have the opportunity to actively cooperate in research activities with the following members of the Logic and Philosophy of Science research group (full, associate, or assistant professors in this list may also be chosen as advisors). Roberto Giuntini (Full professor): quantum logic, fuzzy logic, quantum computation Marco Giunti [email protected] (Associate professor, Graduate Coordinator): dynamical systems, computation theory, formal ontology, philosophy of cognitive science, general philosophy of science, philosophy of mind Francesco Paoli (Associate professor): nonclassical logics, abstract algebraic logic, universal algebra, philosophy of logic Antonio Ledda (Assistant Professor): nonclassical logics, universal algebra, abstract algebraic logic Giuliano Vivanet (Assistant Professor): learning theories, educational technologies, semantic web and ontology Hector Freytes (Visiting Professor): quantum logic, fuzzy logic, categorical logic Giuseppe Sergioli (Postdoctoral researcher): quantum computation, foundations of physics Aspirants will also have the opportunity to interact with visiting professors from major international institutions who visit our University, often on a regular basis. Our visitor list for the year 2012 includes Giovanna Colombetti (University of Exeter - Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind), Heinrich Wansing (University of Bochum - Logic and Epistemology), Nick Wilding (Georgia State University - Early Modern History of Science). -- http://sequiturquodlibet.googlepages.com/ _______________________________________________ Logica-l mailing list [email protected] http://www.dimap.ufrn.br/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/logica-l
