Dear colleagues,
Vanderbilt is hiring! Join us in building Computational Mind & Behavior.
We use computation to make mind and behavior explainable — and mind and behavior to make new forms of computation possible.
Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing is recruiting multiple faculty at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels to help shape Computational Mind & Behavior (CMB) — a new interdisciplinary research community dedicated to understanding intelligence and behavior, from brains and individuals to groups, cultures, societies, and human–AI systems.
Our scientific vision spans four interconnected directions:
- Brain & Cognition / NeuroAI — Perception, learning, reasoning, decision-making, and adaptation in biological and artificial systems.
- Language, Embodiment & Interaction — Language, multimodal communication, embodied behavior, and human–AI interaction.
- Strategic Social Behavior — Cooperation, competition, social inference, and strategic decision-making.
- Networks & Collective Intelligence — Social networks, cultures, populations, and human–AI collectives.
We welcome outstanding researchers from computing, AI, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, neuroimaging (MEG, 3/7T) and related disciplines, including those working across these boundaries. Join us in shaping new scientific directions, collaborations, and an ambitious interdisciplinary intellectual community.
How to apply
In Interfolio, select “Humans, Computing and Society” as your primary recruitment Stream and identify a secondary Stream if applicable. In your cover letter, explicitly state your interest in Computational Mind & Behavior (CMB).
Full consideration deadline: December 1, 2026.
Explore our scientific vision.
For questions about CMB’s scientific vision, contact Prof. Philippe Schyns at philippe.schyns@vanderbilt.edu.
Please share widely with colleagues and potential candidates!