[CogSci] Call for Applications: ERC-Funded PhD & Postdoc Positions in Computational Cognitive Science

[Wu, Charley]

Dear Colleagues and Prospective Applicants,

Prof. Charley Wu and the Human and Machine Cognition Lab<https://hmc-lab.com/> invite three PhDs and one Postdoc to join our ERC-funded project: “C4: Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture” in our new home at TU Darmstad<https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/index.en.jsp>t. We seek highly motivated individuals interested in the computational foundations of cognition and culture.

  *   PhD positions (3 openings): https://hmc-lab.com/ERC_PhDs.html

  *   Postdoc position (1 opening): https://hmc-lab.com/ERC_Postdoc.html

Why join us?

  *   Fully funded & secure. Competitive salaries (TV-E13/E14, up to 100 %) plus benefits (health, pension, transport) and generous allowances for travel, equipment, and family support

  *   Vibrant research environment. English-language lab culture bridging psychology, neuroscience, and ML—embedded in TU Darmstadt’s Adaptive Mind<http://theadaptivemind.de/> and Reasonable AI<http://hessian.ai/projects/reasonable-ai-rai> Excellence Clusters with an extensive network of international collaborators.

  *   Mentorship & professional development. Weekly one-on-one meetings with the PI and access to on-campus workshops on academic writing, teaching, and career planning.

  *   Infrastructure & connectivity. State-of-the-art HPC and experimental facilities with rapid rail links to Frankfurt central station (15 min) and airport (20 min)—providing easy connections to all major European research hubs.

Deadline: July 8, 2025 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis)

I would greatly appreciate your help in sharing these opportunities with outstanding Master’s candidates, PhD students nearing completion, and early-career researchers. Queries and informal nominations are welcome at charley.wu at tu-darmstadt.de.

Thank you for your support in passing this information along to qualified individuals. We look forward to building a diverse and dynamic team.

Best regards,

Charley Wu
Incoming W3 Professor of Computational Cognitive Science
Human & Machine Cognition Lab
TU Darmstadt
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