About the job
Summary
Part-time 1 or 2 term long courses
Requirement: PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline, such as cognitive neuroscience, with at least two years of teaching experience
Location: Berlin Campus (Lohmühlenstraße 65, 12435 Berlin)
Start date: Sept. 2025
Compensation: EUR 12-13k for both courses
Language: English
About Forward College
FORWARD COLLEGE is a pan-European Higher Education Institution (Lisbon, Paris, Berlin) that promotes a relational pedagogy (100% small group teaching and 1:1 tutoring). As an academic partner of the University of London (LSE and King’s College), we teach Bachelor’s degrees, including a Bachelor's in psychology(https://forward-college.eu/overview/psychology/bachelor-psychology/) directed by King’s College, to bright students who wish to achieve academic excellence but also nurture other forms of intelligence (social, emotional, and practical). As a degree-awarding institution, we also teach our own programs (See here: https://forward-college.eu/overview/open-bachelors/)
About the job
Our approach reflects this commitment:
Strong focus on high-quality teaching. All of our teaching is in small classes with an average of 15 students per class.
We employ a ‘flipped classroom’ approach
We are looking to recruit part-time Lecturers in Psychology to teach third-year students enrolled in the BSc Psychology programme, in one or both of the following courses
Occupational Psychology (2 groups of 11 students)
Forensic Psychology (2 groups of 11 students)
Each course is term-long and consists of 10 seminar sessions (lasting 120 minutes each), taught over one term only, between early October 2025 and February 2026 (Occupational Psychology) and between April 2026 and July 2026 (Forensic Psychology) .
You will be responsible for
Delivering the existing syllabus for the course(s), designed by King’s College London, and adapting and enriching the content to fit the ‘active learning’ pedagogy promoted by Forward College.
Designing and implementing the flipped classroom sessions throughout the academic year for a small group of 11 students
Designing tests and formative assessments that will support students in achieving learning outcomes throughout the academic year
Organising and providing one-on-one tutoring sessions to students (20 mins per student), on a minimum of two occasions for each course
The appointment is for a fixed-term contract, to teach one or both of the courses mentioned above, remunerated at a flat rate of … (per course for 2 groups).
Additional teaching will be available in subsequent academic years to provide for growing student numbers.
Profile
You should have a passion for teaching and engaging students, be curious about new ways of teaching, have demonstrable excellent interpersonal skills, and have the ability to interact well with staff and contribute to the College’s activities.
You will also have:
A PhD in Psychology from a top-tier University
A passion for teaching, pedagogical innovation, and fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for students
An excellent level of English
For details of the course structure and course content, please refer to the University of London Programme denoscription for the BSc in Psychology, available HERE (https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-psychology-study-locally#course-overview). For this programme, Forward College acts as a Recognised Teaching Centre for the University of London, and students are awarded a University of London Academic Degree at the end of their studies.
Please complete the online form available HERE (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qEtq85zRdpjK79GpjCeD0Mwhc8B9gjmkJ7vHaiOvvZs/edit), including a CV and cover letter/video
Deadline: 30.05.2025
For any informal queries, please contact Sophie Metz, Assistant Professor of Psychology, sophie.metz@forward-college.eu, or Martin Binder, Academic Lead of Forward College, martin.binder@forward-college.eu
Summary
Part-time 1 or 2 term long courses
Requirement: PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline, such as cognitive neuroscience, with at least two years of teaching experience
Location: Berlin Campus (Lohmühlenstraße 65, 12435 Berlin)
Start date: Sept. 2025
Compensation: EUR 12-13k for both courses
Language: English
About Forward College
FORWARD COLLEGE is a pan-European Higher Education Institution (Lisbon, Paris, Berlin) that promotes a relational pedagogy (100% small group teaching and 1:1 tutoring). As an academic partner of the University of London (LSE and King’s College), we teach Bachelor’s degrees, including a Bachelor's in psychology(https://forward-college.eu/overview/psychology/bachelor-psychology/) directed by King’s College, to bright students who wish to achieve academic excellence but also nurture other forms of intelligence (social, emotional, and practical). As a degree-awarding institution, we also teach our own programs (See here: https://forward-college.eu/overview/open-bachelors/)
About the job
Our approach reflects this commitment:
Strong focus on high-quality teaching. All of our teaching is in small classes with an average of 15 students per class.
We employ a ‘flipped classroom’ approach
We are looking to recruit part-time Lecturers in Psychology to teach third-year students enrolled in the BSc Psychology programme, in one or both of the following courses
Occupational Psychology (2 groups of 11 students)
Forensic Psychology (2 groups of 11 students)
Each course is term-long and consists of 10 seminar sessions (lasting 120 minutes each), taught over one term only, between early October 2025 and February 2026 (Occupational Psychology) and between April 2026 and July 2026 (Forensic Psychology) .
You will be responsible for
Delivering the existing syllabus for the course(s), designed by King’s College London, and adapting and enriching the content to fit the ‘active learning’ pedagogy promoted by Forward College.
Designing and implementing the flipped classroom sessions throughout the academic year for a small group of 11 students
Designing tests and formative assessments that will support students in achieving learning outcomes throughout the academic year
Organising and providing one-on-one tutoring sessions to students (20 mins per student), on a minimum of two occasions for each course
The appointment is for a fixed-term contract, to teach one or both of the courses mentioned above, remunerated at a flat rate of … (per course for 2 groups).
Additional teaching will be available in subsequent academic years to provide for growing student numbers.
Profile
You should have a passion for teaching and engaging students, be curious about new ways of teaching, have demonstrable excellent interpersonal skills, and have the ability to interact well with staff and contribute to the College’s activities.
You will also have:
A PhD in Psychology from a top-tier University
A passion for teaching, pedagogical innovation, and fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for students
An excellent level of English
For details of the course structure and course content, please refer to the University of London Programme denoscription for the BSc in Psychology, available HERE (https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-psychology-study-locally#course-overview). For this programme, Forward College acts as a Recognised Teaching Centre for the University of London, and students are awarded a University of London Academic Degree at the end of their studies.
Please complete the online form available HERE (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qEtq85zRdpjK79GpjCeD0Mwhc8B9gjmkJ7vHaiOvvZs/edit), including a CV and cover letter/video
Deadline: 30.05.2025
For any informal queries, please contact Sophie Metz, Assistant Professor of Psychology, sophie.metz@forward-college.eu, or Martin Binder, Academic Lead of Forward College, martin.binder@forward-college.eu
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CogSci positions
About the job Summary Part-time 1 or 2 term long courses Requirement: PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline, such as cognitive neuroscience, with at least two years of teaching experience Location: Berlin Campus (Lohmühlenstraße 65, 12435 Berlin)…
if you have any questions, send me an email. anita.keshmirian@forward-college.eu
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3 PhD Positions on Commitment in Joint Action
The Cognition in Action Lab at the University of Milan applications for 3 PhD positions in connection with a project led by John Michael and Francesco Guala (University of Milan). The position, which will be available for 3 years starting 1 October 2025, is funded by a grant from the Fondo Italiano per Scienza (FIS). The research involves designing and implementing experiments to investigate the emergence of a sense of commitment in joint actions. The overall project includes cross-cultural and cross-species comparisons. The recipient of the scholarship will contribute to theoretical and/or empirical research which may involve case studies from classic social science and/or laboratory testing involving human adults and/or children in various cultures, and/or (depending on interests and expertise) research with non-human animals.
Tasks
• Helping to design experiments and/or case stuudes, recruiting participants and running experiments, preparing and analyzing data, drafting and submitting manunoscripts
• Cooperation with researchers from other research labs involved in the project
• Cooperation with researchers from other disciplines, especially cross-cultural psychology, comparative psychology, and philosophy.
Required education, qualifications and knowledge
• Masters degree in cognitive science or a related field
• Very good command of written and spoken English (C2)
• Skills in experimental design and statistics (preferentially using R), or a willingness to obtain them
Further desired qualifications and competences
• Programming skills
• Good cooperation and communication skills
• Good writing skills
• Good analytical skills
• Experience with cross-cultural, developmental or comparative research
For information about the project, please do not hesitate to contact John Michael:
John.michael@unimi.it<mailto:John.michael@unimi.it>
The application deadline is June 9. To submit an application, visit this link:
https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
The Cognition in Action Lab at the University of Milan applications for 3 PhD positions in connection with a project led by John Michael and Francesco Guala (University of Milan). The position, which will be available for 3 years starting 1 October 2025, is funded by a grant from the Fondo Italiano per Scienza (FIS). The research involves designing and implementing experiments to investigate the emergence of a sense of commitment in joint actions. The overall project includes cross-cultural and cross-species comparisons. The recipient of the scholarship will contribute to theoretical and/or empirical research which may involve case studies from classic social science and/or laboratory testing involving human adults and/or children in various cultures, and/or (depending on interests and expertise) research with non-human animals.
Tasks
• Helping to design experiments and/or case stuudes, recruiting participants and running experiments, preparing and analyzing data, drafting and submitting manunoscripts
• Cooperation with researchers from other research labs involved in the project
• Cooperation with researchers from other disciplines, especially cross-cultural psychology, comparative psychology, and philosophy.
Required education, qualifications and knowledge
• Masters degree in cognitive science or a related field
• Very good command of written and spoken English (C2)
• Skills in experimental design and statistics (preferentially using R), or a willingness to obtain them
Further desired qualifications and competences
• Programming skills
• Good cooperation and communication skills
• Good writing skills
• Good analytical skills
• Experience with cross-cultural, developmental or comparative research
For information about the project, please do not hesitate to contact John Michael:
John.michael@unimi.it<mailto:John.michael@unimi.it>
The application deadline is June 9. To submit an application, visit this link:
https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
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CogSci positions
https://www.iaccp.org/about-us/research_grants/
For scholars based in 'global south'
Call for applications: 3 PhD Scholarships in social ontology / social cognition
Deadline: 9 June 2025
Salary: 16.000 Euro per academic year (tax-free), plus research expenses
Duration: 3 years, from 1 October 2025
Requirements: noscript of Master’s degree or equivalent, before 31 October 2025
The scholarships are funded by the University of Milan on the project FIS2 Advanced Grant “The Normative Roots of Social Kinds”. The recipients will work with Professor Francesco Guala and/or Professor John Michael on practices of social classification and the normative basis of joint action. We welcome applications from candidates with a background in philosophy and/or social cognition. More details about the scholarships can be found here: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
‘The Human Mind and Its Explanations: Language, Brain and Reasoning’ (HuME) is a PhD programme jointly run by the University of Milan, IUSS Pavia, and Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). It offers every year a few scholarships for students working at the intersection between philosophy and cognitive science. For more information: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume
Detailed call for applications: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
Contact: francesco.guala@unimi.it ; john.michael@unimi.it
Deadline: 9 June 2025
Salary: 16.000 Euro per academic year (tax-free), plus research expenses
Duration: 3 years, from 1 October 2025
Requirements: noscript of Master’s degree or equivalent, before 31 October 2025
The scholarships are funded by the University of Milan on the project FIS2 Advanced Grant “The Normative Roots of Social Kinds”. The recipients will work with Professor Francesco Guala and/or Professor John Michael on practices of social classification and the normative basis of joint action. We welcome applications from candidates with a background in philosophy and/or social cognition. More details about the scholarships can be found here: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
‘The Human Mind and Its Explanations: Language, Brain and Reasoning’ (HuME) is a PhD programme jointly run by the University of Milan, IUSS Pavia, and Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). It offers every year a few scholarships for students working at the intersection between philosophy and cognitive science. For more information: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume
Detailed call for applications: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
Contact: francesco.guala@unimi.it ; john.michael@unimi.it
Dear all,
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join a project in the field of cognitive neuroscience / cognitive modeling. The PhD position is part of the project "Understanding intra- and interindividual variation in human metacognition", involving in particular:
- Time-resolved neural correlates of confidence (EEG)
- Computational modeling of confidence
- Relationship between computational parameters of metacognition and personality
See also:
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/550113793?language=en
Requirements:
- Master degree in psychology, (cognitive/computational) neuroscience, computer science, physics or related subject
- Good to very good programming skills (e.g. Python/R/Matlab)
- Excellent writing and communication skills (English)
In addition, experience in one or more of the following fields is beneficial:
- EEG
- Cognitive modeling
- Experience in metacognition / confidence research
- Open science (preregistration, open code, etc)
- Web-based experiments
Location:
Health and Medical University Potsdam
Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior
https://www.health-and-medical-university.de/
What we offer:
- An exciting area of research.
- Secure PhD funding for 3 years (65% position).
- Work at a lovely location in Potsdam, just south-west of Berlin (close to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof).
- Benefit from a flourishing neuroscience community in and around Berlin.
PI / Supervisor:
Matthias Guggenmos
Professor for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Health and Medical University Potsdam
Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior
https://coconeuro.github.io/
Please send your application (motivation + CV) in one pdf file (English or German) to:
matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de
Please feel free to use this email address for any questions prior to a potential application.
Deadline: July 15th 2025
Start of the position: August - October 2025
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join a project in the field of cognitive neuroscience / cognitive modeling. The PhD position is part of the project "Understanding intra- and interindividual variation in human metacognition", involving in particular:
- Time-resolved neural correlates of confidence (EEG)
- Computational modeling of confidence
- Relationship between computational parameters of metacognition and personality
See also:
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/550113793?language=en
Requirements:
- Master degree in psychology, (cognitive/computational) neuroscience, computer science, physics or related subject
- Good to very good programming skills (e.g. Python/R/Matlab)
- Excellent writing and communication skills (English)
In addition, experience in one or more of the following fields is beneficial:
- EEG
- Cognitive modeling
- Experience in metacognition / confidence research
- Open science (preregistration, open code, etc)
- Web-based experiments
Location:
Health and Medical University Potsdam
Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior
https://www.health-and-medical-university.de/
What we offer:
- An exciting area of research.
- Secure PhD funding for 3 years (65% position).
- Work at a lovely location in Potsdam, just south-west of Berlin (close to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof).
- Benefit from a flourishing neuroscience community in and around Berlin.
PI / Supervisor:
Matthias Guggenmos
Professor for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Health and Medical University Potsdam
Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior
https://coconeuro.github.io/
Please send your application (motivation + CV) in one pdf file (English or German) to:
matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de
Please feel free to use this email address for any questions prior to a potential application.
Deadline: July 15th 2025
Start of the position: August - October 2025
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