PhD positions in Cognitive Social and Affective Neuroscience at Sapienza University of Rome
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
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
- Applications must be submitted by July 20th, 2021, 02:00 p.m. (CEST)
- Application fee (€ 35, non-refundable) must be payed by July 20th, 2021 at 11.59 p.m. (CEST).
HOW TO APPLY
INFO
CONTACT INFO
Michela La Padula (organizational manager) -
michela.lapadula@uniroma1.it (administrative requests)
Salvatore M. Aglioti or Ilaria Bufalari -
salvatoremaria.aglioti@uniroma1.it or
ilaria.bufalari@uniroma1.it (scientific requests)
Coordinator of the Psychology and Social Neuroscience PhD Program:
Coordinator of the CoSAN Curriculum
Salvatore Maria Aglioti, Director of the Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome:
salvatoremaria.aglioti@uniroma1.it