CFP Summer School: ‘Recent Developments in Situated Cognition – Empirical and Philosophical Investigations’

23. – 26.09.2019
(Ruhr-University Bochum)

The Research Training Group ‘Situated Cognition’ invites applications for this year’s summer school. The summer school aims to provide state-of-the-art scientific and research-oriented training on recent developments in situated approaches to cognition in various research fields such as philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. The Research Training Group invites highly promising doctoral students and early postdoctoral researchers from European and overseas universities and research institutions. The open and constructive setting provides an opportunity for networking, which is complemented by intensive discussions and interactions with leading experts and fellow students.

Call for papers and posters

The Research Training Group invites applications from PhD students and post-doctoral researchers for poster presentations and a few contributing talks. Accepted presenters who do not have their own institutional funding will receive support: 150 Euros for those based in Europe and 250 Euro for non-EU students or researchers. This support will be limited to 20 persons (to be decided after acceptance). Applicants are asked to submit the following until June 1.

Confirmed keynote speakers (alphabetical order)

  • Olaf Blanke (Neuroscience, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland)
  • Shaun Gallagher (Philosophy, University of Memphis, USA)
  • Autumn Hostetter (Psychology, Kalamazoo College, USA)
  • Fiona Macpherson (Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Scotland)
  • Nicholas Shea (Philosophy, King’s College London, UK)
  • Tricia (Striano) Skoler (Psychology, Hunter College, USA)
  • Thomas Staufenbiel (Psychology, Universität Osnabrück, Germany)

Further speakers will be announced soon.

More information concerning the application and the summer school can be found here: https://situated-cognition.com/conferences/