[FOM] Fwd: JOB POSITION IN LOGIC AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil]

[Martin Davis]

>
> Status: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
> Applications: from  November 3rd to December 17th
> Complete Official regulation (“Edital†, in Portuguese) of the
> selection-process:
>
> http://www.sg.unicamp.br/dca/concursos/abertos/concursos-para-professor-doutor/instituto-de-filosofia-e-ciencias-humanas
>
>
> General Information:
>
> The Department of Philosophy at UNICAMP is selecting a candidate for a
> permanent (tenure track) position as Assistant Professor in LOGIC. The
> selection will be based on some exams that candidates must take at the
> UNICAMP (see description below).
>
> The official languages of the exams are Portuguese and English, but
> the candidate selected for the position is supposed to learn
> Portuguese and be able to lecture in this language after some
> reasonable time.
>
> The academic career at UNICAMP has three ranks, i.e., Assistant,
> Associate and Full Professor. Progression in the career is made by
> submission, at an appropriate time, to further evaluation by a board
> of experts. In the case of promotion to Associate, there are no
> constraints external to the Department, but the number of positions
> for Full Professors is regulated by higher offices from the
> University, and it may take a couple of years for the Department to be
> allowed to open a new position in this rank. All the main academic
> rights and duties (except for the eligibility for certain committees)
> are the same for the three ranks; in particular all of them enjoy full
> academic autonomy in teaching and research.
>
> The current initial monthly salary of an Assistant Professor at
> UNICAMP is R$ 10,360 [at today’s rate, nearly US$ 2,800 per month, or
> (12+1) x 2,800 = US$ 36,400 per year]. The position is exclusive,
> i.e., professors are not allowed to have a second (simultaneous) job.
> But academic researchers are additionally supported by several
> federal, regional and local funding agencies, which can provide a
> series of grants, both for specific short-run projects (such as
> participation in conferences in other cities in Brazil and abroad) and
> for long-run research projects, typically involving a group of
> researchers in specific areas.
>
> The examining process will take place sometime between February and
> May 2016. The Department will let you know when the dates are defined.
>
> The applicants whose submissions are formally correct (i.e. containing
> all the required documents – see the list below) will be examined by a
> board of experts and on the basis of their performance in four
> specific tests (“provas†, as described in the official regulation -
> “Edital† - whose link is provided above):
>
> a) “Prova escrita†. A written essay on a topic randomly selected from
> the list of the topics (“pontos†) specified in the “Edital† (see
> below
> the English translation of this list). This essay must be written
> before the board. The candidates have one hour of free access to
> printed or electronic material (but not on the web) before start
> writing, and then four hours for writing the essay; only handwriting
> is allowed, i.e., no laptops, etc. This exam may function as a
> shortlisting test (only candidates having score above 7,0 by at least
> 3 out of the 5 members of the board are entitled to proceed to the
> other exams).
>
> b) “Prova de títulos†. The board will evaluate the CV of the candidate
> and her/his “Memorial†, which is a written, free narrative/commentary
> on the academic career of the candidate to the present date – this is
> one of the items that form the set of documents for the submission
> process (see the “Edital† and the synthesis in English provided
> below).
>
> c) “Prova de arguição†. An interview on any topic related to the
> field
> and list of topics specified in the “Edital† (see below). Candidates
> will be interviewed separately.
>
> d) “Prova didática†. A lecture open to the public (as if intended for
> the undergraduate level), whose subject is, again, chosen randomly
> from the list of topics in the “Edital†. The candidates will have 24
> hours to prepare this lecture, and 50 minutes to deliver it at a time
> previously arranged.
>
> List of topics ("pontos") for the exams (a), (c) and (d) described above:
>
> 1. First-Order Logic and Completeness.
>
> 2. Hilbert’s Program and Gödel’s Incompleteness Results.
>
> 3. Axiomatic Set Theory.
>
> 4. Necessity and Possible Worlds.
>
> 5. Non-Classical Logics and Their Philosophical Interpretations.
>
> 6. Logic and Philosophy of Language.
>
> 7. Truth-Theories.
>
> 8. Logic and Arithmetic.
>
> 9. History of Logic (Aristotle, medievals, Frege, etc.).
>
> 10. First-Order Theories, Löwenheim-Skolem’s Theorem and its
> Philosophical Consequences.
>
> 11.Logic and Metaphysics
>
>
>
> Documents required for the application (only copies):
>
> a) Ph.D. certificate (or letter of completion or whatever official
> document attesting that you got your Ph.D.);
>
> b) Identification (e.g. passport, copy of the relevant pages);
>
> c) “Memorial†, which is composed by the standard, detailed curriculum
> vitae, and a written, free-format narrative or commentary of the
> academic career of the candidate, such as described in the CV, to the
> present date, pinpointing and/or expanding on what the candidate
> considers the principal contributions, interests, prospects for
> further development, strong points, etc. (Seven copies of the
> “Memorial† are required.)
>
> d) Each published paper or book, as well as documents that can certify
> what is included in the “Memorial† or CV (e.g., certificates of
> participation in events, teaching positions, previous jobs, etc.)
>
>
>
> How to submit:
>
> The above material should be in the Department by December 17th (deadline).
>
> The university’s legislation requires that the material should be
> delivered “in hand† (i.e., not by letter or email) to the secretary of
> the Department. There is, however, a way for applying from abroad by
> nominating formally a local representative (by means a written and
> signed letter). Please contact the Secretary of the Department in
> advance if you have any doubts regarding the application process. (We
> can send you a model for the letter nominating a local representative
> if you are applying from abroad; some of our faculty members can
> easily assume that role.)
>
> Official address for sending the documents to submit (or for any
> additional information):
> Professor Yara Adario Frateschi (Chair), yfrateschi at gmail.com
> Mr. Reginaldo do Nascimento (Secretary), depfilo at unicamp.br
>
> Departamento de Filosofia, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
> (IFCH), UNICAMP, Rua Cora Coralina, 100. CEP 13083-896, Campinas, SP,
> Brasil.
>
> Campinas, November 2015
>
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> Walter Carnielli
> Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of Science and
> Department of Philosophy
> State University of Campinas –UNICAMP
> 13083-859 Campinas -SP, Brazil
> Phone: (+55) (19) 3521-6517
> Institutional e-mail: walter.carnielli at cle.unicamp.br
> Website: http://www.cle.unicamp.br/prof/carnielli
>
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> Walter Carnielli
> Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of Science and
> Department of Philosophy
> State University of Campinas –UNICAMP
> 13083-859 Campinas -SP, Brazil
> Phone: (+55) (19) 3521-6517
> Institutional e-mail: walter.carnielli at cle.unicamp.br
> Website: http://www.cle.unicamp.br/prof/carnielli
>
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