The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage ERC Endeavor “EarlyModernCosmology” The ERC research endeavor, “Institutions and Metaphysics of Cosmology in the Epistemic Networks of Seventeenth-Century Europe” (proposal number 725883), has been established at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice beginning in November 2017. It benefits from the financial support of the European Research Council for five years. Historian and philosopher of science, Pietro Daniel Omodeo will lead an international research group investigating early-modern Protestant and Catholic cosmologies in their institutional, political, and ideological settings. The project has an overarching thematic, geographical, and geopolitical scope. It will be reinforced by a methodological and philosophical reflection on political epistemology informed by Gramscian views on society, culture, and politics. We are currently looking for two postdoctoral fellows with outstanding projects in one of the following research areas relevant to the ERC endeavor: 1. Early-Modern History of Science: Cosmology in northern European Protestant and/or in Catholic universities and knowledge institutions; 2. Early-Modern Institutional History: Early-modern institutional history of ideas and/or epistemic webs in their socio-cultural and political entanglements; 3. Political Epistemology: Perspectives in historical epistemology on science, religion and ideology. Deadline: 9 January 2018 at 12:00 (Venice time) Link: For the details and the submission, please follow the instructions in the call on the University official website: (English) http://www.unive.it/data/28825/ (Italian) http://www.unive.it/data/18788 The submission should be uploaded following the on-line procedure as indicated in the University website. Research profile of the candidates: Outstanding postdoctoral scholars are invited to apply. The candidates should hold a PhD degree inthe history of science, institutional history, cultural history, history of philosophy, philosophy ofscience or related fields. The candidates are expected to work with fellow team members toward project goals and develop an original and independent research project within the abovementioned ERC project areas. We look forward to receiving applications from scholars of all nationalities. The application should entail the following items: • a letter of motivation, • Curriculum Vitae with list of publications, • description of the research project in one of the research areas of the ERC endeavor (ca. two pages), • a copy of the applicant’s PhD certificate or verification that the applicant’s thesis has alreadybeen submitted, • two letters of reference, • a digital copy of the applicant’s PhD thesis in the form of a PDF, • proof of language abilities (if available), • journal or chapter-length writing sample. For additional documentation, needed for administrative reasons, please see the call on the University official website. Applications should be submitted in English. In the interview candidates are expected to present theirresearch project in English. Tasks: The successful candidates are expected to conduct their research in Venice, to regularly attend the meetings of the ERC research group, to contribute to its activities (e.g., workshops, symposia and conference panels), to present and discuss their research at the ERC meetings and to contribute to the success of the endeavor with their publications. We offer: • a unique early-career research opportunity in a stimulating cultural environment; • a one-year fellowship, with the possibility to be continued for an additional year; • a competitive salary (assegno di ricerca). Contact: For any questions do not hesitate to contact us: Administrative Secretary (Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage): ricerca.fbc@unive.it Principal Investigator, Pietro Daniel Omodeo: pietrodaniel.omodeo@unive.it