Postdoc position in philosophy of psychology/cognitive science

Københavns Universitet
📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 04, 2026

Job Description

The Cognition, Intention, and Action (CoInAct) Research Group and Section for Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invite applications for a full-time postdoctoral position in philosophy of psychology/cognitive science to be filled by 1 January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.


The position is for 2 1/2 years.

Information about CoInAct can be found at

Job content

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 Selection in Cognition 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. The core idea is that selection in cognition may be understood as a biased competition between representations in a ...

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Job Details

  • Location Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Other-General
  • Posted Date July 04, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 13, 2026