Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/x) in semantics & philosophy of memory (SEER project, 3 years)

Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research :
Institute for Philosophy II • Philosophy of Information and Communication
In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39,83= 100%) by September 1, 2026, we are looking for a

Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/x) in semantics & philosophy of memory (SEER project, 3 years)

The research group Philosophy of Information and Communication (Chair: Kristina Liefke) applies concepts and tools from formal semantics and the philosophy of language to the philosophical study of information and communication. Its recent work has focused on non-propositional information, pictorial representation, and episodic memory.

The successful candidate (m/f/x) will be working in the Bochum team of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche- (ANR) and DFG-funded project 'SEER: The Semantics of Episodic Representations' (French PI: Kourken Michaelian; https://www.pe.rub.de/philosophie/ii/phil-inf/seer/).

The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany's leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is Ruhr-Universität Bochum's declared aim.