Juliette Vazard

Juliette Vazard serves as a Research Fellow (SNF Ambizione grant holder) at the University of Zurich's Department of Philosophy since 2025, specializing in interdisciplinary work bridging philosophical inquiry and cognitive science.

Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Philosophy (2021) from Institut Jean Nicod, École Normale Supérieure & University of Geneva, complemented by a visiting graduate position at New York University (2020).

Dr. Vazard's research critically examines the normative structures of emotional cognition, investigating how prospective mental states shape epistemic justification and value judgments. Her work uniquely integrates analytic philosophy with empirical cognitive science to address foundational questions about human cognition.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• SNF Ambizione Grant

As principal investigator of the project "Exploring the Future: the Normativity of Prospective Cognition," she leads an independent research group funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, directing investigations into the philosophical underpinnings of future-oriented cognition while mentoring junior researchers.