I would like to announce this opportunity for an international PhD in *Psychology and Social Neuroscience in Italy *(Rome and Udine)
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Giulia
2014-07-03 10:23 GMT+02:00 Maria Serena Panasiti <m.serenapanasiti@gmail.com mailto:m.serenapanasiti@gmail.com>:
Call for Application for Prospective Ph.D. Students
Code: *16167* - *Psychology and Social Neuroscience*
curriculum in *Cognitive Social and Affective Neurosciences (CoSAN)*
WHAT:
Four three-year funded *Phd positions in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (CoSAN)* program (http://www.cosanphd.com/)
WHO: *High-motivated applicants with a strong interest in systems neuroscience and higher order cognitive functions are encouraged to apply.*
Applications are invited from candidates who:
v hold an Italian diploma di laurea / laurea specialistica / laurea magistrale, or an equivalent second-level degree (generally equivalent to a Master’s Degree) obtained abroad
v expect to receive their degree award by October 31, 2014
WHERE:
v *Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome* http://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it http://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it/
v *IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, *Rome http://www.hsantalucia.it http://www.hsantalucia.it/
SUPERVISOR:
*Prof. Salvatore Maria Aglioti*, Director of the Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome http://agliotilab.org/
STIPEND:
*Euro 13.638,47 per year*
RESEARCH TOPICS:
Neural correlates of cognitive, social and affective processes including:
v Empathy
v Intention, action and emotion understanding
v Joint attention and joint action.
v Intergroup processing, stereotype and prejudice.
v Body awareness and Self-Other distinction
v Social decision making
v Virtual reality and Brain control of artificial agents
v Existential neuroscience
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES:
v Electroencephalography (EEG), including:
o Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)
o Laser Evoked Potentials (LEP)
v Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
v transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
v infrared Eye-tracking and Motion-tracking
v Thermal Imaging
v Lesion Mapping analysis
v CAVE -Virtual Reality
v fMRI.
HOW: 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
WHEN:
*APPLICATION DEADLINE*: *01/08/2013 11:59 11.59 pm CET HOW TO APPLY*: See**http://www.cosanphd.com/ and
http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/call%20for%20application_30_0.pdf
*Phase 1.* The outcome of the evaluation will be published by *16/09/2014*.
Phase 2. On site interviews will start from *29/09/2014* 09:00 AM at the Department of Psychology. It is *possible*, following motivated requests, to conduct Phase 2 interview using *video-conferencing* facilities.
*INFO:*
http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/call%20for%20application_30_0.pdf
http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/Annex%20A_2.pdf
*CONTACT INFO: *
Paola Trussardi (organizational manager) - paola.trussardi@uniroma1.it mailto:paola.trussardi@uniroma1.it (administrative requests)
Salvatore M. Aglioti - salvatoremaria.aglioti@uniroma1.it mailto:salvatoremaria.aglioti@uniroma1.it (scientific requests)
-- Maria Serena Panasiti, Ph.D
Cognitive Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab Department of Psychology. University of Rome "La Sapienza". Via dei Marsi 78 - 00185 - Roma. Phone: (+39) 06-49917635. Fax: (+39) 06-49917635
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Gary Green