2026 Doctoral Student at LMU Munich

The new project Rudolf Carnap Digital (RCD) at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) is a long-term project funded by The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities. The project aims to develop a comprehensive digital edition of the works of the German-American philosopher Rudolf Carnap, using the archive and edition management tool VALEP. Parts of the digital edition will also be published in print by Oxford University Press and Meiner Verlag Hamburg. The project will begin in 2026, and the initial tasks will include the creation of a facsimile edition (scans plus metadata) as well as the preparation of individual texts for the edition using LaTeX (text entry, formatting, and creation of indexes, introductions, and annotations).

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 30, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorLudwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen (LMU)
• City to studyBavaria
• School to studyLudwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen (LMU)
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• A PhD position (TV-L 13 65% for 3 years)
• Supervision of the dissertation by the project team (Prof. DDr. Hannes Leitgeb, Prof. Dr. Stephan Hartmann, Dr. Christian Damböck)
• Excellent balance with academic studies thanks to flexible working hours (including remote work)
• Collaboration with a highly motivated team on an exceptionally exciting topic
• Long-term prospects in a project planned to run for 25 years

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Requirements

• High degree of independence, attention to detail, and reliability
• Good command of German and/or English
• Master’s degree in philosophy (MA)
• Interest in the history of logical empiricism
• Desirable: knowledge of LaTeX, knowledge of mathematical logic

Application Documents

• Cover letter describing your motivation and research interests
• Optional: Proposal for a dissertation project
• CV including relevant coursework, and publications (if any)
• Contact information/reference letters for two referees

Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Please send the Application documents as a single PDF to Dr. Christian Damböck: [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit the LMU Munich webpage.