CFA: Postdocs and PhD positions in Philosophy of Physics, Geneva
Open positions in philosophy of physics: 2 PhD Fellowships
Geneva Symmetry Group, Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva
The Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva invites applications for four positions for Christian Wüthrich’s ERC Advanced Grant ‘EPIFRONT–At the epistemic frontiers of physics’:
– two 3-year Postdoc Fellowships (please see separate job ad), and
– two 4-year PhD Fellowships.
The project will be housed at the Geneva Symmetry Group, which is part of the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva (https://genevasymmetrygroup.wordpress.com/).
The positions will start on 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
For a brief description of the project, please see below.
PhD candidates must have completed an MA degree in philosophy or in physics. Successful candidates are expected to have a strong background either in philosophy of science or in advanced physics and some preparation to do work in the other field, for example in the form of previous coursework. Relevant background in philosophy is philosophy of physics, general philosophy of science, and metaphysics; in physics, it includes general relativity, quantum theory, and, if possible, quantum field theory and quantum gravity.
It should be noted that candidates are not expected to contribute to *all* aspects of the project (see below).
For all posts, candidates must have excellent communication skills in English. Proficiency in French is not necessary at the time of application (but PhD candidates will eventually have to pass a French exam before submitting their thesis).
Applications from members of groups that are currently underrepresented in academic philosophy are strongly encouraged.
The application dossier must contain the following in a single PDF file named simply ‘[your last name].pdf’ to be sent to Prof. Christian Wüthrich at christian.wuthrich@unige.ch by 20 January 2026 in order to ensure full consideration:
‐ cover letter explaining your research interests and experience
– proposal of no more than one page for research to be conducted in the context of EPIFRONT, indicating the direction(s) in which the work would be intended (i.e., (1), (2), or (3) in the description at https://genevasymmetrygroup.wordpress.com/)
‐ CV
‐ Master thesis or a writing sample
‐ 2 names and e‐mail addresses for potential academic references who would be prepared to send their letter on short notice should the candidate be shortlisted
A candidate can be considered for multiple directions (1), (2), or (3) in the description at https://genevasymmetrygroup.wordpress.com/, but in this case multiple research proposals should be included in the submission, one for each direction of interest.