The Institute of Philosophy I at Ruhr University Bochum (Germany) invites applications for:

•  1 postdoctoral position (3 years)
• 2 PhD positions (4 years)

within the ERC Consolidator Project

BOTLEG – Botanical Legacies: Towards a New History and Philosophy of Virtual Herbaria

Principal Investigator Dr. Jan Baedke

Project Description

This ERC project aims to develop more historically informed, theoretically grounded, and socially just botanical research by focusing on virtual herbaria—digitized collections of plant specimens.

From an integrated history and philosophy of science perspective, the project addresses historical, epistemic, and conceptual challenges of herbarium research in light of current digitization trends.

BOTLEG collaborates with historians, philosophers, digital humanists, botanists, and herbarium experts across:

1. Central America
2. Southeast Asia
3. The Netherlands

More information about the project: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101230109

Positions

Postdoctoral Position

Field: History of Science or Digital Humanities

Application details:

https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9fca0a647b54e61a9b366628a2c46...

PhD Positions (2)

Field: Philosophy of Biology or History of Biology

Application details:

https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/c1b8b4301d2a01a0dfbae8b1237a9...

Application Deadline: 25 May 2026

Contact

For further inquiries, please contact: jan.baedke@rub.de