[SydPhil] PhD Scholarship available in Philosophy @ the University of Sydney

[Kristie Miller]

We are advertising a PhD Scholarship in philosophy working on mental time travel in humans and non-human animals. The position will have an interdisciplinary focus, working with both comparative psychologists and philosophers to probe mental time travel in human children and chimpanzees. 
 
This is a unique opportunity. The successful candidate will be supported in working with children and chimpanzees to undertake empirical work on mental time travel.
 
To that end, we seek a highly motivated candidate with a good knowledge and interest in philosophy (particularly philosophy of mind or time) and comparative psychology and/or evolutionary biology as well as a detail-oriented way of working, patience and a strong sense of responsibility. 
 
Experience conducting cognitive experiments with great apes, other primates or other animals is highly desirable. We are looking for a candidate that is able to work independently and has excellent team working skills. The candidate would ideally also have a solid background in multivariate statistical analyses in R.
 
Data collection with chimpanzees will take place in Africa, and candidates should carefully judge their capacity to be exposed to a life in an isolated place conducting demanding work on a day to day basis. Candidates must be physically fit, resistant to psychological stress, self motivated, and tolerant of different social customs and belief. Information about the sanctuary where research will take place can be found here  https://janegoodall.ca/what-we-do/africa-programs/tchimpounga/ <https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Lg0YCxngwOfQVRXMkt8flUyJKCb?domain=janegoodall.ca/>
 
 
More information about the scholarship is available at the link below, but interested parties should contact Kristie Miller @ Kristie.miller at sydney.edu.au <mailto:Kristie.miller at sydney.edu.au> before applying, to discuss PhD proposals and the requirements of this position. 
 

https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/b/scholarship-in-mental-time-travel-in-humans-and-non-human-animal.html
Scholarship in Mental Time Travel in Humans and Non-human Animals
sydney.edu.au



Challis Professor of Philosophy 
Chair of Discipline,
Joint Director, the Centre for Time
School of Humanities,
The Centre for Time
The University of Sydney
Sydney Australia
Room S213, A 14 Main Quad

kristie.miller at sydney.edu.au
kristie_miller at yahoo.com
Ph: +612 9036 9663
https://www.kristiemiller.net 
https://www.centrefortime.org






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