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