PhD position Hybrid cognitive architecture for deep understanding

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: Temporary
Deadline: 28 Aug 2022

Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1,5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2,5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2541 per month in the first year to € 3247 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. For international applicants we offer the Coming to Delft Service and Partner Career Advice to assist you with your relocation.


Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply by 28 August 2022 via the application button and upload a letter of motivation, CV, contact details of (at least) two referees, two examples of written work (e.g. thesis, essay, published paper), and optionally an outline of your approach to this project, i.e. methodology, relevant theories and methods that you consider exploring, potential experiments and planning.

The first interviews will take place in September.

Note that invited candidates will be requested to give a short presentation.

Start date: as soon as possible from 1 October 2022.

A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.



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