Dear all, We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join a project in the field of cognitive neuroscience / cognitive modeling. The PhD position is part of the project "Understanding intra- and interindividual variation in human metacognition", involving in particular: - Time-resolved neural correlates of confidence (EEG) - Computational modeling of confidence - Relationship between computational parameters of metacognition and personality See also: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/550113793?language=en<https://karten-t.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/550113793?language=en> Requirements: - Master degree in psychology, (cognitive/computational) neuroscience, computer science, physics or related subject - Good to very good programming skills (e.g. Python/R/Matlab) - Excellent writing and communication skills (English) In addition, experience in one or more of the following fields is beneficial: - EEG - Cognitive modeling - Experience in metacognition / confidence research - Open science (preregistration, open code, etc) - Web-based experiments Location: Health and Medical University Potsdam Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior https://www.health-and-medical-university.de/ What we offer: - An exciting area of research. - Secure PhD funding for 3 years (65% position). - Work at a lovely location in Potsdam, just south-west of Berlin (close to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof). - Benefit from a flourishing neuroscience community in and around Berlin. PI / Supervisor: Matthias Guggenmos Professor for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Health and Medical University Potsdam Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior https://coconeuro.github.io/ Please send your application (motivation + CV) in one pdf file (English or German) to: matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de Please feel free to use this email address for any questions prior to a potential application. Deadline: July 15th 2025 Start of the position: August - October 2025 __________________________________ Prof. Matthias Guggenmos Professor for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Institute for Mind, Brain and Behavior HMU Health and Medical University Potsdam health-and-medical-university.de<https://www.health-and-medical-university.de/> Phone: +49 331 74 51 13 233 matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de<mailto:matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de> <mailto:matthias.guggenmos@hmu-potsdam.de>