Jeroen de Ridder
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Employment

  • University Research Chair Professor of Philosophy
    Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Sept. 2023 – now
  • Associate Professor of Philosophy
    Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    July 2017 – Aug. 2023
  • Professor by special appointment of Christian Philosophy
    Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen
    Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2023 (part time 0.2fte)
  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy (with tenure)
    Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    April 2010 – July 2017
  • ​Adjunct Professor
    Faculty of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Jan. 2007 – March 2010
  • Adjunct Professor
    Faculty of Technology Management, Philosophy Department, Eindhoven University of Technology
    Aug. 2008 – Jan. 2009
  • Adjunct Professor
    Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Department of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology
    ​​Jan. 2008 – July 2008.

Education

  • Ph.D. (Philosophy), Delft University of Technology, 2007
  • M.A. cum laude (Philosophy), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2007
  • M.Sc. cum laude (Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis), Delft University of Technology, 2000

Interests

  • Areas of Specialization: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science
  • Areas of Competence: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Religion

Grants and Awards

  • President of The Young Academy, junior section of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science, 2020–2022.
  • Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (1.4 M€) for a three-year interdisciplinary project Epistemic Progress in the University, 2020.
    PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Rik Peels 
  • Member of The Young Academy, junior section of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science, 2017–2022.
  • Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (1.75 M€) for a three-year interdisciplinary project The Epistemic Responsibilities of the University, 2016.
    PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Rik Peels 
  • NWO Vidi grant (800 k€) for a five-year project Knowledgeable Democracy: A Social-Epistemological Inquiry, 2015.
    PI: Jeroen de Ridder
  • Templeton World Charity Foundation grant (2.4 M€) for a three-year collaborative project Science Beyond Scientism, 2012.
    PIs: René van Woudenberg, Jeroen de Ridder, Gerrit Glas, and Gijsbert van de Brink.
  • NWO Veni grant (240 k€) for a four-year project Commercializing Science and the Flow of Knowledge, 2009.
    ​PI: Jeroen de Ridder
  • Faculty of Philosophy Teacher of the Year 2012 & Nominee for Vrije Universiteit Excellent Teaching Award

Service and Administration

  • Board member of NWO Social Sciences and Humanities domain board, 2022 – now
  • Co-chair of NWO advisory table for Philosophy, History, Religious Studies, 2020–2022.
  • Member of NWO Veni Humanities selection committee, 2016, 2017
  • Managing Editor of Philosophia Reformata, 2014 – 2020
  • Co-director of the Abraham Kuyper Center, 2013 – now.
  • Member of the Assessment Council (‘toetskamer’), Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2014 – 2020
  • Chairman of the Work Council, Faculty of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2011 – 2014
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  • Home
  • Research
    • Vidi Project
    • Epistemic Responsibilities of the University
    • Science Beyond Scientism
    • Veni Project
  • Publications
  • In Dutch
  • Teaching
  • CV
  • Contact