Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Social Ontology

The Department of Philosophy at Purdue University invites applications for a two-year, full-time, in-person Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Social Ontology beginning July 1, 2027. The selected candidate will join a vibrant community of faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students from social science and humanities programs in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue and will be involved in social ontology research programs led by Christopher Yeomans and Associate Professor Javier Gomez-Lavin. The role focuses on studying the social ontology of economic phenomena, including institutions such as banks, markets and firms, as well as joint action and collective intentionality.