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Read about opportunities to join the CoInAct group for both students and researchers

 

Postdoctoral position in planning, decision making, and meta-cognition

The Cognition, Intention, and Action (CoInAct) Research Group and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in mathematical modelling of cognitive processes to be filled by 1 June 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for 2 years.

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The postdoc will be part of a project entitled Selection in Cognition funded by the Carlsberg Foundation and headed by Professor Søren Kyllingsbæk and Professor Thor Grünbaum. The larger project develops and tests a new theory of basic cognitive selection mechanisms by combining methods and perspectives from experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, mathematical modelling, and philosophy (Grünbaum, Oren, & Kyllingsbæk, 2021; Oren, Kyllingsbæk, Dupont, & Grünbaum, 2024). Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the Selection in Cognition project.

For more information about the project, please contact Professor Søren Kyllingsbæk.

The deadline for applications is 6 April 2026, at 23:59 CEST

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PhD position in experimental psychology

The Cognition, Intention, and Action (CoInAct) Research Group and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invite applications for a PhD position in experimental cognitive psychology to be filled by 1 September 2026 or after agreement.

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Job content

The PhD student will be part of a project entitled Selection in Cognition, funded by the Carlsberg Foundation and headed by Professor Søren Kyllingsbæk and Professor Thor Grünbaum. The larger project develops and tests a new theory of basic cognitive selection mechanisms by combining methods and perspectives from experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, mathematical modelling, and philosophy (Grünbaum, Oren, & Kyllingsbæk, 2021; Oren, Kyllingsbæk, Dupont, & Grünbaum, 2024). Applicants are asked to situate and develop their research plan within the framework of the Selection in Cognition project.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Søren Kyllingsbæk for more information about the Selection in Cognition project.

The deadline for applications is 12 April 2026, at 23:59 CEST

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Interested students at BA and MA levels are welcome to participate in the projects as volunteer assistants. We also welcome students interested in doing their BA assignment and MA theses in connection with our projects in cognitive psychology, neuroscience and philosophy.

Senior members regularly teach courses at their respective departments, and the BA program in Cognitive Data Science.

 

 

CoInAct members regularly organize reading groups for students and researchers.