11/05/2026
CfA: 7 PhD positions (deadline June 12th) - HuME PhD Program (IUSS / UniMI / SNS) - The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain and Reasoning
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The Human Mind and its Explanations (HuME)
Language, Brain and Reasoning
PhD Program - Call for applications
The HuME PhD program -- The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain and Reasoning -- jointly promoted by Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia, the University of Milan, and Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa is advertising a total of 7 three-year fully-funded PhD scholarships.
The program trains young researches seeking a comprehensive explanation of the complexity of human cognition, using theories and methods developed in a wide variety of disciplines and fields, including the philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic and theories of reasoning, philosophy of logic and mathematics, cognitive sciences and neurosciences, computation and artificial intelligence, decision-theory and rational choice theory, philosophy of language, ontology, philosophy of science, formal semantics, linguistics and theoretical syntax. The program will provide solid analytical and epistemological grounds for the development of theoretical and experimental skills, allowing students to work with researchers belonging to the three partner Universities.
Major research fields are:
Philosophy of mind, philosophy of language
Philosophy of science, epistemology, logic
Cognitive Science
Reasoning, decision-making, intelligence
Theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics.
All sub-fields and potential supervisors can be found here: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/research-field
A total of *7 three-year fully funded scholarships* is available (starting October 1st, 2026):
- *5 scholarships* eligible for research projects in any of the program's research fields
- *1 scholarship* on the topic: The Epistemology of Mathematics: Fallibility, Technology, Know-How
- *1 scholarship* on the topic: Neurosymbolic Verified Learning for Agentic Pipelines
Details on project-related scholarships are available at the call webpage (see below).
(Increased) Salary:
- 18.645,63€ gross annual amount per academic year (~1372€ net monthly amount)
- 1.864€ for research expenses per academic year
- 50% scholarship increase for up to 6 months stay abroad
Program webpage: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume
Deadline for application: June 12th, 2026 - 1:00 p.m. CEST
Call, application procedure and project guidelines: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/education/doctoral-programmes/human-mind-and-its-explanations-language-brain-and-reasoning-hume/apply
Apply Testo Call for applications for admission to PhD programmes 42nd cycle Academic year 2026/2027 (ita/en).Annex (ita/en)Information for prospective applicantsDeclaration on use of AI toolsResearch project guidelinesSubmission deadline for the online application: 12/06/2026 at 13:00 (CEST)n. 7 po...
