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 manuscripts
• 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