Position Details
Title: Center for Possible Minds Postdoctoral Fellow
Appointment Status: Non-Tenure Track
Department: IU Bloomington Arts & Sciences; Dean
Location: Bloomington
Position Summary
Center for Possible Minds Postdoctoral Fellow Vacancy
The Center for Possible Minds at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellows to join its Program for Advanced Research in Diverse Intelligences. The fellowship provides support to scholars studying intelligence/cognition/mind in diverse forms, from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Candidates must embrace interdisciplinary scholarship and be excited about substantial conversation and collaboration with other disciplines.
This postdoctoral fellowship program aims to create a cohort of researchers optimally positioned to address questions about the nature of biological, artificial, and collective intelligence through collaboration across a wide range of fields. We seek enthusiastic scientists and scholars who will embrace the chance to help set the agenda for our new research center. Postdoctoral fellows will have the opportunity to organize meetings and workshops at the Center as well as to propose new Center initiatives. We expect to hire 2-4 postdocs through this search. Postdocs will have offices in the Center for Possible Minds, where they will be joined by visiting fellows and faculty.
Fellows are expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area(s) of scholarship, as well as to explore collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. These fellowships are designed to advance the careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to research, organize, and collaborate in a highly interdisciplinary environment. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of the sort of outstanding scholarly potential that would make them competitive for tenure-track faculty positions at Indiana University or other top research universities.
Terms of Agreement
Fellows are expected to pursue research, organize workshops and events, and participate in Center activities and seminars. Fellows may also teach classes in the appropriate department(s) or program(s), subject to curriculum needs and availability of funds. Fellowships are expected to be 2-year positions; fellows will be appointed as one-year contracts with the possibility for renewal. The start date is flexible; positions can begin as soon as August 1, 2026. Fellows will receive a salary of $60,000 plus health benefits and $3,000 each year in research support.
Application Process
We invite applications from qualified candidates at the beginning of their academic careers who do not yet hold tenure-track academic positions. Applicants should submit the following materials:
- a cover letter
- their CV
- a research statement describing their research and professional goals
- a one-page statement describing activities and initiatives they hope to organize through the Center
- the names of 3 referees
Applications should be submitted online at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32986. Cover letters should be addressed to: Professors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster, Center for Possible Minds, Indiana University, 815 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405. Please send any questions to ericac@iu.edu and jacobf@iu.edu. Applications received by May 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm EST will receive full consideration.
Basic Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand by the time they start the fellowship.
Department Contact
Applications should be submitted online at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32986. Cover letters should be addressed to: Professors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster, Center for Possible Minds, Indiana University, 815 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47405. Queries should be sent to ericac@iu.edu and jacobf@iu.edu.
Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.
Additional Qualifications
Salary and Rank
Special Instructions
For Best Consideration Date
05/10/2026
Expected Start Date
08/01/2026
Posting Number
IU-101554-2026
