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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 v IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome 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.cosanphd.com/ http://agliotilab.org/ 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) - [log in to unmask] (administrative requests) Salvatore M. Aglioti - [log in to unmask] (scientific requests)