The Hebrew University’s department of brain and cognitive sciences invites outstanding candidates to apply for an open-rank tenure track position at the department. The academic rank will be determined based on the applicant’s qualifications.

Research in the department focuses on understanding cognitive mechanisms, such as information processing and representation, perception, learning, decision making and language. In doing so, researchers in the department consider philosophical, social, computational and neuronal aspects of these mechanisms, and emphasize an integrative multi-disciplinary approach with neighboring disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, computer science and neurobiology.

The department will consider applicants with a PhD degree from any cognitive science sub-field. These include (but are not limited to):

(1) Cognitive neuroscience (either with a biological focus or otherwise)

(2) Computational cognitive science

(3) Cognitive psychology

(4) Research on pathology that has cognitive aspects

(5) Artificial intelligence and data science

(6) Language studies (including from psychological, neurological and philosophical perspectives that have a significant interface to cognitive aspects)

Applicants should submit their application through the link below, and address their letter to the head of the department, Prof. Hilla Jacobson, and the head of the search committee, Prof. Omri Abend. The application should contain the following documents:

Applicants should provide:

(1) Cover letter

(2) Doctoral diploma or official confirmation of eligibility

(3) Curriculum Vitae (According to guidelines – CV form)

(4) Current list of publications (According to guidelines - List of Publication form)

(5) Statement of research and teaching plans (up to three pages and according to guidelines)

(6) Teaching evaluations, if the applicant has such (from the past three years)

(7) Two representative publications

(8) Three letters of recommendation, to be submitted directly by recommender (According to guidelines)

Complete applications must be submitted by October 7, 2021

All materials should be in English, and submitted via the following system Here

Applications submitted not in accordance with these guidelines will not be considered.

For questions, further details and consultations as to the additional department, please contact the head of the department’s search committee, Prof. Omri Abend at omri.abend@mail.huji.ac.il

This announcement does not constitute a commitment to recruit candidates in any or all fields

The position will be a joint position with another of the university’s departments. The applicant should consult the head of the search committee on this matter.