This post has been created as part of a collaborative project between Coventry University and the University of Oxford entitled"Cognitive and Cultural Foundations of Religion and Morality". Funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation and co-led by Dr Jonathan Jong (Coventry) and Professor Harvey Whitehouse (Oxford), this project aims to investigate the ways in which moral and religious beliefs have co-evolved around the world, both in terms of biological and cultural evolution. The post is available from 1 December 2018 to 31 January 2020.
For more information, please see the Job Description attached. For informal inquiries, please contact Dr Jonathan Jong (jonathan.jong@coventry.ac.uk). Please note, this role is subject to DBS clearance.
Your application should include a CV, as well as a brief research proposal on the topic "Cognitive and Cultural Foundations of Religion and Morality", including (max. 500 words), based on the information provided in Appendix A attached below. Your research proposal should list three potential empirical studies to be run as part of this project.
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Please click here to view Appendix A