Call for application: ERC Project BOTLEG – 1 PostDoc and 2 PhD positions
The Institute of Philosophy I at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, seeks applications for 1 PostDoc position (3 years) and 2 PhD positions (4 years) in the ERC Consolidator Project “BOTLEG – Botanical Legacies: Towards a New History and Philosophy of Virtual Herbaria”, PI Dr. Jan Baedke.
This ERC project aims to help develop more historically informed, theoretically sound, and socially just botanical research by focusing on virtual herbaria—digitized collections of plant specimens. From a perspective of integrated history and philosophy of science, it addresses several historical, epistemic, and conceptual challenges of herbarium research in light of current digitization trends. BOTLEG will collaborate with botanists and herbarium experts in Central America, Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands.
Details:
1x Postdoc in History of Science or Digital Humanities
Information on Call and Application page for PostDoc position.
2x PhDs in Philosophy of Biology or History of Biology
Information on Call and Application page for PhD positions.
Deadline of all Applications: 25th May 2026
For any further inquiries please contact jan.baedke@rub.de.