<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">Dear all (apologies for cross-posting),</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are inviting expressions of
interest for two forthcoming postdoctoral positions, one at the Department of
Psychology - University of Milano-Bicocca (supervisor: Simone Sulpizio), and one
at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science - University of Trento
(supervisor: Michele Scaltritti).<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Both positions will be
supported by a recently funded project entitled “FundDeMYO - <span style="color:black">Functional characterization of decisional components in
motor responses for young and older adults</span>”. The project focuses on the investigation of the
decisional components affecting motor-response execution during binary
decision making, in an effort to better understand the boundaries between
cognition and action. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The research will use linguistic stimuli
and tasks (lexical decision), and will mainly rely on behavioural and electromyographic (EMG)
measures </span></font>
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">as well as on comparisons across different populations (young
vs older adults) </span></font>
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. <span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ideal
candidates should have a PhD in cognitive/experimental psychology or related
disciplines, as well as substantial experience with psychology
experiments (design, data collection, analyses). Previous experience with
physiological data, psycholinguistic and aging research are a plus. To facilitate communication with older adults, a working knowledge of
Italian would be an asset, and the ideal candidate should be at
least willing to acquire it over the first year.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We offer a
competitive salary and we make it a priority to support a good work-life
balance as well as a friendly and inclusive research environment. <span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Expressions of
interest should be submitted via email to </span><a href="mailto:simone.sulpizio@unimib.it" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">simone.sulpizio@unimib.it</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or </span><a href="mailto:michele.scaltritti@unitn.it" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">michele.scaltritti@unitn.it</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and include:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• a CV</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• names and
contacts of one or two references</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Informal inquiries
are welcomed.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please note that
this is just an informal call for expressions of interest. Positions will be
subject to a formal hiring procedure, in compliance with national and
institutional requirements.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b>Duration</b>: 24 months</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b>Tentative starting date</b>:
January 2024</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Psychology
at UniMiB</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">is
extremely young (it was established in 1999) and yet presents a great tradition
The Department combines basic and applied research, building on effective
interactions between various disciplines, which all contribute to the knowledge
of mind. Today is one of Italy’s most prestigious and high-ranked departments
of psychology, as well as being the largest, with its current 79 faculty
members, dozens of doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, and over 20
research laboratories. Contact: <a href="mailto:simone.sulpizio@unimib.it">simone.sulpizio@unimib.it</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Psychology
and Cognitive Science at UNITN<span></span> offers a great
research environment, and has been recently ranked among the top Psychology
Department of Italy. It provides state-of-the-art facilities (multiple labs, 2
EEG systems, eye-trackers, and multiple devices for acquiring physiological
data), a multidisciplinary perspective on the study of the mind and cognition,
as well as a warm and friendly working environment. The Department is located in
Rovereto, a smaller but well-connected town (15 mins from Trento by train) with
a remarkable quality of life. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact:
<a href="mailto:michele.scaltritti@unitn.it">michele.scaltritti@unitn.it</a><span></span></span></font></i></p>
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