Research Assistant/associate

**Weitere Informationen**:
The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term of 2 years.
A continued employment of one year is planned. Depending on the qualification sought and to be agreed, the fixed-term contract is individually between 2 and 3 years.
The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a part-time position (50 % of the standard weekly hours for full-time employees).
For postdoctoral employment full-time employment can be made possible.
The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.

**Unser Profil**:
The interdisciplinary team led by Professor Nagel is investigating how new human-technology relationships - made possible, for example, by AI, data sciences, cognitive science, neurosciences - can influence human self-understanding and the understanding of values. Projects analyze issues of autonomy, responsibility, trust, and sustainability, among others.

The position should contribute to an ethical reflection on different interdisciplinary projects.

**Ihr Profil**:

- Requirement for this position is a University degree (Master or equivalent) and/or a completed PhD in Philosophy and/or Applied Ethics and/or Interdisciplinary Studies, with a specialization in Philosophy/Ethics
- Pronounced knowledge in Applied Ethics and/or Practical Philosophy
- Experience in interdisciplinary work
- Good analytical and organisational skills
- Good IT-skills
- Previous work has already been presented at conferences (and published in international, competitive journals - for Postdocs)
- Very good proficiency in English (oral and written)
- Independent and professional way of working
- Strong communication skills, ability to cooperate and work in a team
- Responsibility, creativity, flexibility
- Willingness to teach in various degree programs on issues of applied ethics

Desired:

- Competence in ethical theory
- Experiences with reflection on current developments in the field of AI, data science, human-technology interaction, or autonomous systems

**Ihre Aufgaben**:
The range of the tasks will include both research and teaching, in correspondence to the applicant’s degree and state of career.

This job includes ambitious project work on ethical questions in a highly motivated team in cooperation with engineers, computer scientists, and psychologists.

You will be entrusted with tasks in research, teaching and some tasks in science and research management with the chair of Applied Ethics and in the Human Technology Center.

Your task is the philosophical reflection on topics such as technological sovereignty, sustainability, future of work, responsibility and related themes.
- Assisting in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of project workshops
- Communication in consortia and contribution to science communication to different publics.

We expect you to publish research results in international, competitive journals.

The job includes assistance in management of the field “Ethics and Responsibility” at the Human Technology Center.

**Teilzeit-Informationen**:
For postdoctoral employment full-time employment can be made possible.

**Über uns**:
RWTH is a certified family-friendly University. We support our employees in maintaining a good work-life balance with a wide range of health, advising, and prevention services, for example university sports. Employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements and civil servants have access to an extensive range of further training courses and the opportunity to purchase a job ticket.

**Besoldung / Entgelt**:
EG 13 TV-L

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