Phd Development and Evolution of Cognition

vor 3 Wochen


Konstanz, Deutschland Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie Vollzeit

The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior at its sites in Konstanz and Radolfzell offers an international, interdisciplinary, and cooperative environment that opens up unique research opportunities. The goal of our basic research is to develop a quantitative and predictive understanding of the decisions and movements of animals in their natural environment.

For the Development and Evolution of Cognition Research Group at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior we are looking to fill the following position starting in February or March 2023.

PhD Student (M/F/d)
Development and Evolution of Cognition

**Background**:
This PhD project is based at the Development and Evolution of Cognition Research Group at the Max Planck institute of Animal Behavior. The advertised PhD project is part of a comparative project which is funded by the Volkswagenstiftung and aims at testing cognitive performance and curiosity in orangutans, chimpanzees, and humans.

**Project**:
Humans deliberately innovate, even in the absence of any problem to solve. This desire to learn and know, i.e. curiosity, seems to set humans apart from other species. Being curious has powerful consequences on the individual level. Through increased innovation rates, curious individuals transform their cognitive capacity into skills and knowledge faster than uncurious individuals. As such, curiosity may be a key psychological trait that makes cognitive potential visible for natural selection. Therefore, to fully understand cognitive evolution, aside from external factors, it is crucial to take key psychological motivations and their development within individuals into account. The advertised PhD position is part of a larger project that investigates the interplay between cognitive performance and the psychological motivation of curiosity in wild, sanctuary
- and zoo-housed orangutans and chimpanzees, as well as in humans from different societies.

**Your tasks and your profile**:
**Our offer**:
The position is limited for 3 years with a possible extension of 1 more year. The payment is made in accordance with your experience and qualification and the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD-Bund).

The Development and Evolution of Cognition Research group is a growing, international research lab () lead by Dr. Caroline Schuppli and embedded within the stimulating research environment of the Max Planck Institute of Animal behavior (). The lab currently includes 2 postdocs, 2 technicians, 2 PhD students as well as, Master, and Bachelor students. Our team is highly collaborative and aims at creating a friendly and jointly productive research environment.
The Max Planck Society endeavors to employ more severely disabled people. Applications of severely disabled persons are expressly welcome. The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please see.

**How to apply**:
Questions about this position will be answered by Dr. Caroline Schuppli ().


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