[Commlist] Job: Junior Professorship for Ethics of Digitalisation (Oldenburg, Germany)

The Institute of Philosophy at the School of Humanities and Social 
Sciences seeks applications for a

JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP FOR THE ETHICS OF DIGITALISATION

salary scale W1 with tenure track to W2 (m/f/x)

The professorship is to be filled as soon as possible. It is funded by 
the Tenure Track Programme of the German Federal Government and the 
Federal States, supporting junior scientists. Pending fulfilment of the 
applicable employment laws, the successful candidate will be employed as 
a temporary civil servant for a period of three years. A contract 
extension for a further three years is contingent on a positive 
evaluation of the initial three years. At the end of this period, 
appointment to a tenured professorship at W2 level is intended in 
accordance with the relevant statutory provisions. Candidates should be 
in the early stages of their career.

The core task of the professorship is to identify and philosophically 
reflect on the ethical problems that are connected, in society as a 
whole, with the rising digital technologies. It thereby strengthens the 
profile of the University of Oldenburg within the scope of digitalisation.

Both knowledge of the normative theories to be critically applied and 
knowledge of the technologies to which these theories are applied are 
required. Theories include not only those that have recently been 
developed with an eye toward digital technologies, but also fundamental 
moral theories (deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics) as well as 
philosophical theories of society, democracy and justice. Technologies 
include, for example, AI-based automation processes, which are research 
foci in Oldenburg already (in the areas of locomotion, health and energy).

Moreover, an above-average scientific university degree and an 
above-average PhD are required, with at least one of these degrees 
obtained in philosophy. Scientific excellence has to be demonstrated, 
inter alia, by publications in international peer-reviewed journals. 
Relevant teaching experience and experience in raising third-party funds 
are desired.

The University of Oldenburg offers the successful candidate a variety of 
scientific cooperation partners on site and at the nearby Universities 
of Bremen, Osnabrück and Hannover. Within the University of Oldenburg, 
partners are to be found in the research centre ‘Human-Cyber-Physical 
Systems’, the research training group ‘Social Embeddedness of Autonomous 
Cyber-Physical Systems’ and the PhD programme ‘Shaping the Future. 
Transformation of the Present through Scenarios of Digitalisation’.

The successful candidate will teach practical-philosophy modules of the 
BA, MA and MEd courses of study in philosophy as well as values and 
norms, the latter being a school subject in Lower Saxony. Furthermore, 
the successful candidate is to contribute, in cooperation with the 
social sciences and computer sciences, to conceptions of an MA and a BA 
course of study, and to support teaching these courses. As there is a 
cooperation agreement between the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg, 
the successful candidate’s active involvement in this cooperation is 
expected.

The eligibility requirements for the position are based on the statutory 
provisions in the state of Lower Saxony (§ 30 NHG). For candidates who 
have been employed in Germany as a research associate or research 
assistant before or after their doctoral studies, the period spent as a 
doctoral student and researcher should not be longer than six years in 
total.

The University aims to increase its proportion of female professors and 
strongly encourages female scientists to apply. Therefore, equally 
qualified female candidates will be given preference. Applicants with 
disabilities will be preferentially considered in case of equal 
qualification. The position is suitable for part-time employment.

Applications include a full curriculum vitae, certificates, lists of 
publications, talks and courses, an account of present and previous 
third-party funded research activities, research and teaching concepts 
and a selection of publications, doctoral degree and employment phases 
(https://uol.de/fk4/formulare). The selection of publications should 
include a monograph and three articles. Preferably, applications are 
submitted in electronic version by 9th August 2021 to Carl von Ossietzky 
Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät IV, Dekanin Prof. Dr. Dagmar Freist, 
(berufungen-fk4 /at/ uol.de).


For the formal call for applications, see 
https://uol.de/stellen?stelle=68172

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