[FieldTrip] Call for PhD students in Rome, Italy

[Moreau Quentin]


Dear FT community,

Please find below the call for PhD students in Sapienza University of Rome,

Best,

Quentin Moreau

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Call for Application for Prospective Ph.D. Students

Code: 16167 - Psychology and Social Neuroscience

Research curriculum in Cognitive Social and Affective Neurosciences (CoSAN)

 

WHAT

3 three-year funded PhD positions in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (CoSAN) programme (https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/pagina.aspx?s=&i=3533&m=&l=EN&p=48&a=.)

New: CoSAN programme offers, to at least one of the selected candidates, the possibility to achieve a joint PhD degree in agreement with City University, London (UK).

 

WHO

Highly motivated applicants with a deep interest in systems neuroscience and higher-order cognitive, affective and social functions are encouraged to apply. Preferred Degrees: Psychology, Medicine, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Computational Neuroscience, Computer graphics, Computer Science, Biomedical engineering, Statistics, Mathematics. Computer Programming skills are in particularly high demand.

Applications are invited from candidates who:


hold an Italian diploma di laurea / laurea specialistica / laurea magistrale in any discipline,
hold an equivalent second-level degree (generally equivalent to a Master’s Degree) obtained in any country , in any discipline
expect to receive their degree award by October 31, 2021

WHERE


Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome http://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it
Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome http://www.hsantalucia.it
 
STIPEND

Euro €15.343,28 per year; which includes I.N.P.S. - National Insurance Contributions which fellowship recipients are required to pay (around 11,41%). 

The amount of the scholarship can be increased by 50% for research periods spent abroad, previously authorized by the Ph.D. Coordinator.

 

RESEARCH TOPICS 

Neural correlates of cognitive, social and affective processes including: 

Bodily and brain correlates of Intergroup processing, stereotype and prejudice
Bodily paths to lie, deception, corruption, (cyber)bullying
Neuroleadership
Joint attention and joint action in healthy and brain damaged people
Intention, action and emotion understanding
Pain perception, empathy for pain, existential neuroscience
Body awareness and Self-Other distinction in healthy, spinal cord injured, brain damaged people
Body Image Disorders in neurological and psychiatric patients
Embodiment and agency in Immersive virtual reality
Brain and beauty
Interoception
Autism

RESEARCH TECHNIQUES 

Non Invasive Brain Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Transcranial electric Stimulation (tDCS, tACS)
Functional Ultrasound Imaging
Electroencephalography (EEG), including:
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)
Laser Evoked Potentials (LEP)
fMRI
Physiological measures
Electrocardiography (EKG)
Electrogastrography (EGG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Thermal  lmaging
Immersive virtual reality (CAVE  and  Head mounted display)
Infrared Eye-tracking and Motion-tracking
Brain lesion analysis
Computational Modeling
 
SELECTION PROCEDURE

Admission is based on an evaluation of the skills and aptitude of the candidate, and the selection procedure includes two steps:

Phase 1. Evaluation of qualifications

Phase 2. On site (or video-conference) interview

Results and time schedule of the on-site interviews will be available by July the 29th, 2021 

On site interviews will be in September 9-10th, 2021 at the Department of Psychology. It is possible, following motivated requests, to conduct Phase 2 interview using video-conferencing facilities.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINES

1. Applications must be submitted by July 20th, 2021, 02:00 p.m. (CEST)

2. Application fee (€ 35, non-refundable) must be payed by July 20th, 2021 at 11.59 p.m. (CEST).

 

HOW TO APPLY

General PhD Call: https://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/field_file_allegati/tutorial_inglese_definitivo_37.pdf

Psychology and Social Neuroscience PhD Call: https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/concorso37.aspx?i=3533&l=EN



INFO

https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/pagina.aspx?s=&i=3533&m=&l=EN&p=48&a=

http://agliotilab.org/

https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/concorso37.aspx?i=3533&l=EN

 

CONTACT INFO

Michela La Padula (organizational manager) - michela.lapadula at uniroma1.it (administrative requests)

Salvatore M. Aglioti or Ilaria Bufalari - salvatoremaria.aglioti at uniroma1.it or ilaria.bufalari at uniroma1.it  (scientific requests)

 

Coordinator of the Psychology and Social Neuroscience PhD Program: 

Matteo Candidi: matteo.candidi at uniroma1.it

 

Coordinator of the CoSAN Curriculum

Salvatore Maria Aglioti, Director of the Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome:  salvatoremaria.aglioti at uniroma1.it



Quentin Moreau
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