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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 – Call for Expressions of Interest (Philosophy of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology)

  • Posted on 23 March 2026
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Call for Expressions of Interest MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 Philosophy of Physics Group – Warsaw University of Technology The Philosophy of Physics Group at the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) invites expressions of interest from strong candidates wishing to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF 2026), with WUT as the host institution. The MSCA PF is one of the most competitive and prestigious funding schemes in Europe, supporting excellent researchers through international mobility and advanced training. The 2026 call is expected to open on 9 April 2026 with a deadline…continue reading →

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy of Physics

  • Posted on 18 April 2025
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The Department of Philosophy and Ethics in Administration at Warsaw University of Technology invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher (assistant professor) position within the research project "A Machian Framework for Quantum Physics," led by Dr. hab. Antonio Vassallo and funded by the National Science Center (OPUS-25 grant). Position Details: Duration: 30 months, full-time (40 hours/week) Location: Warsaw, Poland About the Project: The project applies the theoretical framework of Pure Shape Dynamics and a metaphysics of self-subsisting structures to develop a new approach to understanding quantum physics. The goal is to investigate how quantum…continue reading →

Antonio Vassallo awarded NCN OPUS grant for research on the foundations of quantum physics

We are pleased to announce that Dr. hab. Antonio Vassallo has been awarded a prestigious OPUS grant from the National Science Centre (NCN) for his research project "A Machian Framework for Quantum Physics" (grant no. 2023/49/B/HS1/01091). The project, funded with 1,237,080 PLN, will run for three years and aims to explore how quantum phenomena and spacetime might emerge from deeper, relational structures, using tools from physics and metaphysics.continue reading →

NCN Grant »Conceptual Structure of Natural Numbers«

  • Posted on 6 April 2022
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The Philosophy of Computing group is glad to announce the implementation of the grant “Conceptual structure of natural numbers. Modeling numerical cognition by conceptual spaces”. NCN OPUS 21 grant ref. 2021/41/B/HS1/01023, 2022-2025. PI: dr Paula Quinon. Funding: PLN 234,606.–continue reading →

NCN Grant »Turing, Ashby, and ›the Action of the Brain‹«

  • Posted on 8 February 2021
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The Philosophy of Computing group is implementing NCN (National Science Centre) OPUS 19 grant ref. 2020/37/B/HS1/01809, which was awarded in November 2020. The project's PI is Hajo Greif, the Co-investigator is Paweł Stacewicz, the postdoc Adam Kubiak. The project is funded by NCN with PLN 767,130.– for three years (2021-2023), which involves a three-year postdoc position. The abstract can be downoaded here.continue reading →