CALL FOR FELLOWSHIP:

WINTER TERM 2019-2020 & SUMMER TERM 2020

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MAY 31ST, 2019

The Center for Mind and Cognition is a platform at the Ruhr-University
Bochum that aims to foster interdisciplinary research at the
intersection of philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, computational
modelling, neuroscience and other areas of cognitive research in
engineering, law and educational research. We are pleased to announce an
international call for fellowships from September 1st 2019 until July
31st 2020 aimed at outstanding researchers. We are flexible concerning
the exact visiting period. People who did receive a fellowship do not
qualify for further application.

FELLOWSHIP NO. 1: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH) OR JUNIOR
FELLOWSHIP (2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

ANIMAL COGNITION

Senior applicants are expected to work at least on the level of an
associate professor and should be able to connect with the animal
studies in the lab of Prof. Onur Güntürkün. They must have an
outstanding publication record based on animal studies. We expect strong
interdisciplinary interests and the publications should also contribute
to the theoretical understanding of animal minds. Junior applicants must
have a PhD and at least published four articles in peer-reviewed
journals, two of which are dealing with theoretical accounts concerning
animal cognition. Please send your application as well as requests for
further information to Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün
(onur.guentuerkuen@rub.de) or Prof. Dr. Albert Newen
(albert.newen@rub.de)

FELLOWSHIP NO. 2: SHORT-TERM SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (2 WEEKS: 1500 EURO)

EPISODIC MEMORY AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATION

The hippocampus is commonly studied as if it has disparate functions in
different species: episodic memory in humans and spatial representation
in rodents and other species. The fellow should be able to contribute
towards a conceptual and/or computational theory that accounts for both
functions in a single unified framework. Applicants should have strong
interdisciplinary interests across neuroscience, psychology, and
philosophy. They must hold a PhD and have published at least three
peer-reviewed articles on a related topic. Please direct inquiries and
applications to Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng (sen.cheng@rub.de).

FELLOWSHIP NO. 3: JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP (1-2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

PHILOSOPHY OF PERCEPTION AND/OR (FORMAL) EPISTEMOLOGY

The Emmy Noether Research Group ‘From Perception To Belief and Back
Again’ and the Center for Mind and Cognition (both located at
Ruhr-University Bochum) invite applications for a one or two months
fellowship in philosophy of perception and/or formal epistemology.

Applicants must have been awarded a doctoral degree and they must have a
publication record in at least one of the mentioned areas of research.
The applicant for the fellowship is expected to work at least on the
level of postdoc. Ideally, the research the applicant indents to conduct
during the fellowship is relevant for the research conducted by the Emmy
Noether Research Group ‘From Perception To Belief and Back Again’ or by
one of its members. (https://fromperceptiontobelief.wordpress.com)

The Emmy Noether Research Group conducts interdisciplinary research at
the intersection of epistemology and cognitive science. We regularly
host workshops, research seminars, and international guest researchers
and we, thus, offer a highly productive research environment. The
successful candidate will have access to the university library,
computer resources, and will be provided with an office space during her
or his research stay. In addition, the successful candidate will be
welcome to participate in all the intellectual activities of the
Institute of Philosophy II, of the Center for Mind and Cognition, and of
the Emmy Noether Research Group.

For further information and for submitting your application, please
contact the principal investigator Peter Brössel
(perception-belief@rub.de).

FELLOWSHIP NO. 4: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH) OR JUNIOR
FELLOWSHIP (2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

PREDICTIVE PROCESSING

Senior applicants are expected to work at least on the level of an
associate professor and should be able to connect with the work in the
team of Prof. Tobias Schlicht. They should have an outstanding
publication record in the area of philosophy of mind and/or cognitive
science. Junior applicants should have a PhD and at least published four
articles in peer-reviewed journals. Please send your application as well
as requests for further information to Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlicht
(tobias.schlicht@rub.de).

FELLOWSHIP NO. 5: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH) OR JUNIOR
FELLOWSHIP (1-2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

EPISODIC MEMORY AND THE SELF

The fellowship can either realized in experimental neuroscience or in
philosophical theory formation: In the former case the fellow is
supposed to work with the method of fMRI investigating either aspects of
memory or of self-consciousness. In the latter case, the fellow is
supposed to contribute to the theory of the interaction between memory
and the self: how is episodic memory recall shaped by the self-model?
How and to which extent is the self constituted by episodic memory?

The experimental fellowship is especially connected with the chair of
Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher. The theoretical fellowship is especially
connected with chair of Prof. A. Newen. Both prinicple investigators are
closely interacting concerning this research area and the fellow will be
integrated in a DFG-research unit “Conbstructing Scenarios of the Past”.
Please send applications to: Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher
(nikolai.axmacher@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) and Prof. Dr. Albert Newen
(albert.newen@rub.de)

FELLOWSHIP NO. 6: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH) OR JUNIOR
FELLOWSHIP (1-2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

EXPERIMENTAL LEGAL PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL PSYCHOLOGY

The fellow is supposed to work with the method of experimental
philosophy (i.e. questionaires) to secure empirical foundations for
theoretical claims.

The content area of research is ideally either in the area of legal
philosoophy in a broad sense or in the area of moral psychology
discussing questions of responsibility, accountability, autonomy, free
will etc. The fellowship is especially connected with the chair of Prof.
Dr. Stefan Magen. It is also beneficial if the research is able to
connect with the experimental philosophy going at the Institut of
Philosophy II (Prof. A. Newen, Dr. P. Willemsen, Prof. J. Horvath, Dr.
A. Wiegmann). Please send applications to: Prof. Dr. Stefan Magen
(magen@rub.de) and Prof. Dr. Albert Newen (albert.newen@rub.de)

FELLOWSHIP NO. 7: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH)

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD

The fellow is supposed to work in the area of development psychology or
developmental psychopathology with babies, infants or children. Ideally,
the Fellows’ multi-method research will address the role of memory
processes, learning and social understanding with a focus on normative
and abnormal development. Links between the Fellows’ research and the
theoretical research on social cognition at the Institute of Philosophy
II (Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlicht) are encouraged.
The scholarship is linked to the chair of Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider and
Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen.

Please send applications to: Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider
(silvia.schneider@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) and Prof. Dr. Sabine Seehagen
(sabine.seehagen@rub.de)

FELLOWSHIP NO. 8: SENIOR FELLOWSHIP (1 MONTH: 3000 EURO/MONTH) OR JUNIOR
FELLOWSHIP (1-2 MONTHS: 2000 EURO/MONTH)

THE RELEVANCE OF AI-TOOLS IN SOCIAL INTERACTION AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS

The fellow is supposed to work empircially with innovative AI-tools in
typical context of social interaction including e.g. educational
settings but it may also concern everyday interaction in different
contexts. The proposed work under the fellowship, in collaboration with
researchers at RUB, is expected to promote a vision of
dynamically-differentiated, AI-supported social interaction (e.g. in
school education between teachers, students/peers, and AI agents), and
to further our understanding of how to design for effective AI-based
“co-orchestration” that leverages complementary strengths of different
stateholdes in social interaction.

The fellowship is especially connected with the chair of Prof. Dr. Nikol
Rummel at RUB. It is also beneficial if the research is able to connect
with theoretical research on understanding social cognition going at the
Institut of Philosophy II (Prof. A. Newen). Please send applications to:
Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel (nikol.rummel@rub.de) and Prof. Dr. Albert Newen
(albert.newen@rub.de)

GENERAL INFORMATION: FELLOWSHIPS & APPLICATIONS

All fellows are invited to deliver a fellow lecture and will have the
opportunity to meet members of the Center for Mind & Cognition.

Applications should include:

* A (brief) letter of application including personal information
academic background, and research interests (please indicate the number
of and the title of the fellowship you apply for).
* A brief proposal for a research project (1-2 pages) if the
fellowship is planned for at least one month.
* CV including a list of publications, talks, conferences attended and
teaching experience.
* One representative article as PDF document.
* Only for applicants for a junior fellowship: one letter of
recommendation addressing the applicants’ qualification for a research
project. This should be sent from the referees directly or through a
letter service.

ALL DOCUMENTS OF THE CANDIDATE SHOULD BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY. WE REGRET
THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN ANY SUBMITTED MATERIAL.