Research & Development
Postdoc in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception
Summary
The postdoc will conduct research on conscious experiences of movement, combining psychophysical experiments, computational modelling and philosophical analysis. The role may also include teaching and requires close collaboration with project members.
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Opportunity summary
The Department of Psychology invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception by 1 March 2027 or after agreement. The position is a fixed-term position for 30 months/2.5 years. Introduction The postdoc will be part of a project entitled "Mapping Experience of Action:
- Redefining Theories of Consciousness" funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
- The project is headed by Professor Thor Grünbaum and Associate Professor in Cognitive Psychology Mark Schram Christensen Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.
- This interdisciplinary project develops a novel scientific approach to the study of consciousness by investigating conscious experiences of movement.
- Combining psychophysical experiments, computational modelling, and philosophical analysis, it examines how bodily and neural signals contribute to movement awareness.
- The project aims to advance our understanding of consciousness and critically evaluate leading neuroscientific theories of conscious experience.
- Applicants are asked to develop a short project description for the postdoc.
- It is critical that applicants are able to situate their project and research plan within the framework of the overall project1 …
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