2 PhD Positions on the Ethics and Philosophy of the Synthetic Cell

The EVOLF consortium aims to create a living synthetic cell from the bottom up. By doing this, it attempts to answer one of the fundamental scientific questions, namely: what is life? This groundbreaking endeavor needs to include dialogues with society, a dedicated approach for responsible innovation, and philosophical reflections on our understanding and definitions of life. The Ethics and Philosophy Group at Delft University of Technology is developing an integrated approach to address the pressing ethical and philosophical issues accompanying the synthetic cell. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit 2 PhD candidates to work within this project. The candidates will be collaborating with the wider EVOLF consortium, which consists of 31 senior researchers from 5 universities, spanning disciplines such as nanobiology, biophysics and artificial intelligence.