Call for Applications The interdisciplinary Research Training Group Situated Cognition, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), invites applications for 12 Ph.D. positions (salary scale TV-L E 13, 65%) for a three-year structured PhD program. The official, legally binding calls for applications from the Ruhr-University Bochum and the Osnabrück University are linked below. The program and all positions will commence June 1st, 2023. The RTG is based at the Department of Philosophy II and the… » read more

Generative Episodic Memory: Interdisciplinary perspectives from neuroscience, psychology and philosophy Call for abstracts We invite submissions for symposia, talks and posters. Please note that all presentations are in person. Submission guidelines: Abstracts must be submitted in English and be no longer than 500 words. Submitted work must be original and unpublished and submitted electronically at https://www.conftool.net/gem2023/ Types of submissions: Please ensure that your files are in PDF format and are… » read more

Philosophy of Mind: Humans, Animals and Machines Organized by:Prof. Dr. Albert NewenDr. Sabrina ConinxDr. Julia Wolf For further information and Zoom Links please go to:www.situated cognition.com

30th November 2022, 9:00 – 18:00 | public event Integration and Representation of Sensory Processes Invited External Speakers: Christian Bellebaum, Matthew Larkum, Heiko Luhmann Speakers within the SFB 874: Sen Cheng, Hubert Dinse, Onur Güntürkün, Denise Manahan-Vaughan, Olivia Masseck, Jonas Rose, Oliver Wolf Host: Denise Manahan-Vaughan Registration at: sfb874-konferenz@ruhr-uni-bochum.de You will find the programme here: Programme Concluding Conference

April 2023 – March 2024 Deadline for applications: 30th of November 2022 The Center for Mind and Cognition is a platform at the Ruhr-University Bochum that aims to foster interdisciplinary research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, computational modelling, neuroscience and other areas of cognitive research in engineering, law and educational research. We are pleased to announce an international call for fellowships from April 2023 to March 2024 aimed… » read more

17th-18th October 2022, Department of Philosophy, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Organisers: Matías Osta-Vélez, Matteo De Benedetto, Nico Orlandi, Peter Brössel, and Nina Poth Program: Monday, 17th October 2022, GA 03-33/3412:30-14:00: Arrival + lunch14:00-15:00: Nico Orlandi (UCSC), TBA15:00-15:30: Break15:30-16:30: Matteo De Benedetto (RUB) & Nina Poth (RUB), “Bootstrapping Concepts”16:30-17:00: Break17:00-18:00: Nick Shea (Oxford), TBA19:00: DinnerTuesday, 18th October 2022, GA 03-33/3409:10-09:30: Coffee09:30-10:30: Corinne Bloch-Mullins (Marquette), TBA10:30-11:00: Break11:00-12:00: Matías Osta-Vélez (RUB), “Global properties, coherence, and… » read more