Bocconi University Multiple Open-Rank Cluster Hiring

Employer: Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Location: Italy (IT)

Salary: Competitive salary with possibility of advantageous fiscal regime ("Brain Drain" benefit)

Closing date: May 4, 2026

Discipline: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Other, Other Social Science

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Faculty

Organization Type: Academia

Job Details

Bocconi University in Milan (Italy) is excited to announce the creation of a new Department of Cognitive Science and invites applications for multiple positions at all academic ranks across all major areas of the field. The Department will unite scholars in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computational psychology and artificial intelligence, social psychology, and behavioral economics to advance an integrated science of the human mind. A central ambition is to foster collaboration across methodological traditions and to leverage Bocconi’s strength in economics, computational and social sciences to address questions at the intersection of cognition, markets, institutions, and public policy.

Research Environment

The Department will comprise approximately 25 faculty members conducting frontier research and teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. The department will be equipped with the Bocconi Cognition Lab. In this interdisciplinary laboratory, researchers will explore the cognitive mechanisms that underlie decision making by using cutting edge techniques for behavioral measurements, non-invasive brain stimulation and activity recording, and computational modeling.

Application and Recruitment

We welcome applications from candidates at all levels with expertise in any area of cognitive science, including, but not limited to:

• Perception and attention
• Memory systems
• Reasoning and decision-making
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Computational modeling of cognitive processes and Artificial Intelligence
• Social Cognition
• Behavioral Economics

Candidates must send their full CV, plus a motivation letter containing information about the work they are currently carrying out, future plans and your motivation for coming to Bocconi to cognitivescience@unibocconi.it

For further information please visit: https://www.unibocconi.it/en/faculty-and-research/faculty/faculty-recruiting/open-rank-faculty-cluster-hire-search-new-department-cognitive-sciences-bocconi

Applications will open in March 2026, with screening on a rolling basis starting from April 2026.

Bocconi offers competitive European compensation and substantial research support. International hires may qualify for Italy’s Brain Drain (Rientro dei Cervelli) tax incentive, providing significant tax advantages for researchers relocating from abroad.

For inquiries contact faculty@unibocconi.it.

Bocconi University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. Applications are particularly welcome from women and members of other groups who are under-represented in academic posts.

Bocconi University also values diversity and pluralism and is committed to equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sex, marital status, parental status, status as an individual with disabilities. Applicants should feel free to communicate to the recruitment committee circumstances that have had an impact on their career path, or their publication trajectory, such as parental leave, caring responsibilities and impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns.