CFA: Postdocs and PhD positions in Philosophy of Physics, Geneva
Open positions in philosophy of physics: 2 Postdocs
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, and
– two 4-year PhD Fellowships (for these positions, please see separate job ad).
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.
The postdoc position is open to scholars with a PhD. At the time of starting the position, they must have held a doctorate or equivalent qualification for less than 5 years (2 years for candidates who are not citizens of Switzerland, an EU country, or an EFTA country). More senior candidates may be considered for employment as scientific collaborators, but given financial and legal constraints, success of such a hire is not guaranteed. Candidates must have a track record in independent research in philosophy of physics and ideally (though not necessarily) a solid background in both physics and philosophy. In particular, relevant background in philosophy includes philosophy of physics and general philosophy of science, as well as metaphysics and epistemology; 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.
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 detailing your research interests and experience
– proposal of a length of about 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
‐ 1 pertinent writing sample
‐ 3 names and email 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.