Postdoctoral Fellow

2 weeks ago

Dunedin, New Zealand University of Otago Full time

Postdoctoral Fellow (Paraconsistent Logic)

2201500

**UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO**
**UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY**

**TE PAE TAKATA/SCHOOL OF ARTS**
**RAPUKA WHAKAARO/ PHILOSOPHY**

**_About us/Mō mātou_**

This position is co-funded and in collaboration between the University of Otago and the University of Canterbury, in New Zealand’s South Island.

The University of Otago is located in Dunedin, a university city by the sea, and the University of Canterbury is located in the pretty coastal city of Christchurch, situated close to the Southern Alps with their spectacular scenery and many ski fields.

Both Otago and Canterbury have vibrant and collegial research and teaching programmes in Philosophy, with weekly research seminars during semester time and active postgraduate communities.

**_The role/Te mahi_**

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work as part of the project “Paraconsistent Computability Theory” supported by the Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand.

The project is to develop the logical and conceptual foundations of computability theory using paraconsistent logic. The project leaders are Associate Professor Zach Weber (Otago) and Distinguished Professor Jack Copeland (Canterbury).

The successful applicant will contribute to the planning, research, writing, and publication of results, and will have (or be near completion of) a PhD in philosophy - especially logic - or computer science or mathematics, or another related field, and will have expertise in (or be prepared to develop expertise in) paraconsistent logic, computability theory, and relevant topics in the foundations of physics. The successful applicant will teach one course per year at the University of Otago.

**_Skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako_**

**_Further details/Pūroko_**

The salary for this role is $78, 960 per annum.

Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Zach Weber (Philosophy, Otago) or Distinguished Professor Jack Copeland (Philosophy, Canterbury) via the contact details below.

**_Application/Tono_

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