[Eeglablist] New CoSAN PhD positions in Rome

[Viviana Betti]

Dear eeglab community,
Please see below the opportunity for the "International PhD in Cognitive
Social Affective and Social Neuroscience" (CoSAN, http://www.cosanphd.com/)
at the Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome and the
research-oriented hospital IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia in Rome.



In the attachment and below you may find all the information concerning the
details of the PhD program. I would kindly ask you to spread the voice to
your Department or any other Institution, colleague, or to any potential
applicant.


Best wishes

Viviana


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*Call for Application for Prospective Ph.D. Students Code: 16167 -
Psychology and Social Neuroscience Research c**urriculum in Cognitive
Social and Affective Neurosciences (CoSAN)*

*WHAT:*
3 three-year funded *PhD positions in Cognitive, Social and Affective
Neuroscience (CoSAN)* programme (http://www.cosanphd.com/*)*
*WHO:*
High-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, 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, 2016*


*WHERE:*

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


*COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAM 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*, before taxes
*RESEARCH TOPICS:*
Neural correlates of cognitive, social and affective processes including:

   - Bodily and brain correlates of Intergroup processing, stereotype and
   prejudice.
   - 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, and brain damaged people
   - Embodiment and agency in Immersive virtual reality

*RESEARCH TECHNIQUES: *

   - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
   - Transcranial electric Stimulation (tDCS, tACS)
   - Electroencephalography (EEG), including:
      - Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)
      - Laser Evoked Potentials (LEP)
   - Infrared Eye-tracking and Motion-tracking
   - Thermal Imaging
   - Immersive virtual reality (CAVE  and  Head mounted display)
   -  Lesion Mapping analysis
   -  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*: *01/08/2016 11.59 pm CET*

*HOW TO APPLY*:

See http://www.cosanphd.com/  and

http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/PhD%20Bando%20inglese_201617_rivisto%20LS.pdf

   - *Phase 1.* The outcome of the evaluation will be published on
   *06/08/2016.*
   - *Phase 2*. On site interviews will start from *07/09/2016* at *9:00 AM*
   at the Department of Psychology. It is *possible*, following motivated
   requests, to conduct Phase 2 interview using *video-conferencing*
   facilities.

*INFO:*

http://www.cosanphd.com/

http://agliotilab.org/

http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/bando%20%20inglese.pdf

http://www.uniroma1.it/sites/default/files/bando_31.pdf

*CONTACT INFO: *

Michela La Padula (organizational manager) – michela.lapadula at uniroma1.it
(administrative requests)
Salvatore M. Aglioti or Matteo Candidi - salvatoremaria.aglioti at uniroma1.it
or matteo.candidi. at uniroma1.it (scientific requests)
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