PhD studentships, Cognitive Science, Central European University (CEU)

[Anne Tamm]

Call for Application for PhD Studentships

PhD studentships are available for the doctoral program in Cognitive
Science at Central European University (CEU).

The Department of Cognitive Science at CEU invites applications for
doctoral student positions starting in September 2013. This is a
research-based training program in human cognition with social
cognition and learning as core themes. Research topics include
cooperation, communication, social learning, cultural transmission,
embodied cognition, joint action, developmental social cognition,
strategic decision-making, problem solving, visual cognition, sensory
and statistical learning, visual psychophysics, computational
neuroscience, and social cognitive neuroscience. Students will follow
courses in cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind, cognitive
anthropology, computational cognition and linguistics, and will
receive practical research training in the laboratories of the members
of this new department.
Admission criteria

Applicants are expected to hold an internationally recognized Master’s
or comparable degree in the standard disciplines that constitute
cognitive science. A comparable degree in other Social Sciences,
Humanities, or other disciplines will also be considered in case of an
excellent academic record. We will consider the applications of
exceptional students who only hold a Bachelor degree, provided it is
in a discipline closely associated to cognitive science.


Application materials

As part of their application package, applicants must submit the
following materials as general CEU requirements:

    The completed Online Application Form 2013/2014
    A curriculum vitae or resume, including a list of publications, if any
    Proof of English proficiency (please see CEU Language Requirements here)
    Two letters of recommendation
    Academic records - please see http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/apply#3 .

A Department of Cognitive Science would like to add the following
departmental specific requirements:

    a research proposal of 1000 to 2000 words. The research proposal
should include the research questions, aims and objectives of a
research project that is related to the ongoing work in the
department. The proposal should situate the project in the context of
the existing literature, be clear as to the expected academic
contribution, and outline possible appropriate analytical frameworks
and methodologies. Note that, if admitted, students will not be
expected to pursue the research project as it is outlined in the
proposal (though it may form the basis of their doctoral work). The
submitted research proposal will be used during the application
process to assess the applicant's understanding of what doing research
in cognitive science entails.

We encourage applicants to consult the website and approach
appropriate members of the faculty in advance in order to check the
suitability of their research plans.

Further details on admissions, please see
http://www.ceu.hu/admissions. (Detailed information about the
Admissions Process and Admission Decisions are also available there.)
Application deadline:

    January 24, 2013, 24:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST): General
application deadline for the PhD program

Key admission dates for 2013/2014

    February 16, 2013, 24:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST): standard
test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, etc.) must be received
    Late March (date TBA): CEU-administered institutional TOEFL test
held at all CEU test locations
    April 1, 2013: admissions decisions made known to candidates online

Track your status

In order to learn the decision about your application to CEU, please
login to your online application , and click "Track your status".
Please note that in case you have applied to multiple programs, you
will have a separate decision displayed in each application you have
submitted.

Financial Aid: please go here for information about CEU financial aid packages.
Acceptance by Order of Student Choice

Candidates may apply to two separate CEU departments, and must
indicate their preferred and alternate department in all their
applications. If an applicant is rejected by their preferred
department, but accepted by the alternate one they will be offered
admission by the alternate department. If the applicant is accepted by
both, an admission offer will be made by the preferred department, not
both. In exceptional cases, and upon written justification, applicants
may be permitted to change the order of their preference – notifying
the CEU Admissions Office by February 16, 2013.

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