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I am able to supervise dissertation projects in the core areas of the lab: the philosophy of biology, history and philosophy of science with a strong biological focus, and digital humanities and philosophy. More remote topics are possible, but would depend on an alignment of interests and the availability of other faculty and resources at UCLouvain. For information about the lab’s placement record, you can see our alumni/placement page.
Requirements for entering the UCLouvain doctorate and the competition for obtaining funding are quite difficult, and as such I normally discourage students from pursuing a doctorate here, except in case of specific calls for applications (see below). Students coming from North America must, in most cases, have an independent master’s degree before arriving, which is rare. Students coming from outside Belgium must have finished their master’s degree to be eligible for any of the following funding sources. Arriving with such a source of funding is usually required, as there is no financing from the university’s doctoral school as there would be in North American universities.
There are permanent programs that allow you to obtain your own funding, and to customize your project in consultation with me. If you meet the conditions of any of the grants below, please get in touch.
All positions that open in the lab will be advertised here on the website, as well as the usual channels (such as PHILOS-L, PHILOS-NL, and philJobs).
none at the moment – watch this space