I'm a postdoctoral researcher in AI Ethics and Philosophy of Cognitive Science at the Czech Academy of the Sciences in the lab Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics, Prague (CETE-P). Previously, I worked at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich in the interdisciplinary institute Munich Interactive Intelligence Initiative (MI3), member of the lab Cognition, Values, and Behavior (CVBE). My research focuses on philosophical and scientific problems surrounding metacognition, as well as AI technology exerting an influence on metacognitive capacities, whether by enhancing or hijacking them. 

I completed my PhD in the Philosophy of Cognitive Science at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Prof. Tillmann Vierkant and Dr. Dave Ward. For my PhD thesis, I developed an embodied cybernetic theory of metacognition. In Aug 2022, I was examined by Prof. Andy Clark and Dr. Alistair Issac, passing the viva voce without corrections (summa cum laude).  I finished my MA (Research) and BA (Hons) in Philosophy of Cognitive Science at the Center for Integrative Neurosciences (CIN), University of Tübingen. I also hold a degree in Computer Science and worked for many years in IT, such as for Intel in Oregon as a server support engineer.

I'm an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and I've taught courses in the UK and in Germany (in German) on cognitive science, logic, philosophy of mind, epistemology, medical ethics and technology ethics. The Edinburgh University Students' Association nominated me three years consecutively for "Teacher of the Year", and I was short-listed for the award in 2021. If you are one of my current students, see Current Courses.

I write poetry and prose in German and English, and excerpts of my published creative writing can be found here. I also paint and create other forms of visual art as a personal pursuit.

My CV is here. My email is john.dorsch@lmu.de

My pronouns in English:  He/Him, They/Them.  | Meine Pronomen im Deutschen:  er/ihm, xier/xiem.