Martin Kusch - Curriculum Vitae#

Present Appointment

• Professor in Applied Theory of Science and Epistemology, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna

Education

• B.A. in Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, May 1986
• M.A. ("Licenciate") in History of Ideas, University of Oulu, Finland, June 1986
• Ph.D., with Honours, History of Ideas, University of Oulu, Finland, August 1989. Ph.D. Thesis "Language as Calculus vs. Language as Universal Medium" under the supervision of Prof. J. Hintikka, Department of Philosophy, Boston University

Proficiency in Languages

• Fluent in English, Finnish, German
• Reading knowledge of Dutch, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish and Swedish

Areas of Specialisation

Philosophy of Science and Technology; Epistemology; Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Philosophy of Language; History of German-Speaking Psychology and Philosophy (of Science); Sociology of Scientific Knowledge

Teaching Appointments

• Acting Professor, Department of History, University of Oulu, 1988-89
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of History, University of Oulu, 1989-91
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1991-92
• Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, Summer 1993
• Lecturer (later Reader), Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh, 1993-1997
• Lecturer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, October 1997 – September 2000
• Reader, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, October 2000 – September 2003
• Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, October 2000 - July 2009
• Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna, August 2009 -

Offers of Professorial Chairs

• University of Sussex (2002) in Philosophy – not accepted
• University of Melbourne (2003) in History and Philosophy of Science – not accepted
• University of Cambridge (2003) in History and Philosophy of Science – accepted
• University of Konstanz (2005) in Philosophy – not accepted
• University of Alberta (2008) in Philosophy – not accepted
• University of Vienna (2008) in Philosophy – accepted