Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, structural and functional brain imaging.
Participation in the research activities of the Unit related to the study of neurobiological, cognitive and psychophysical correlates of conceptual action representation and social interaction in humans. Research will be conducted through a multidisciplinary approach, including multimodal methodologies (in particular optical tracking, electromyography - EMG, electroencephalography - EEG, structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging - MRI).
The RTD-A Candidate must possess a strong expertise in the acquisition and analysis of behavioral, psychophysical and EMG, EEG and MRI data related to studies regarding the cognitive and brain functional correlates of action recognition and social interaction. Specifically, the RTD-A Candidate will develop research within a multidisciplinary collaborative project on synergy-based control of movements of the hand in healthy individuals and in patients with movement disorders of the upper limb. The project will need the development of multivariate analytical tools, including encoding/decoding approaches, as well as their implementation on both behavioral and brain functional data.
Doctorate degree in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, psychology or related areas.
Articles published in scientific journals and in conference proceedings in the pertinent fields. The candidate must possess a scientific maturity to conduct a research project in an independent manner. An excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English is required.
Psicobiologia E Psicologia Fisiologica
3 years renewable.
November 18th, 2016 from 10.00 - San Francesco complex - Piazza San Francesco, 19 Lucca
November 21st, 2016 from 09.30 - San Francesco complex - Piazza San Francesco, 19 Lucca
Selection procedure and criteria
Selection procedure conditions are transparent and are based on international standards.
Procedure
A Selection Committee, appointed by the Director, assesses all applications on the basis online application info and - if provided - reference letters. Applicants selected on the basis of the preliminary analysis are interviewed at the Job Market Meetings in which the Institute is planning to participate, if applicable to the specific academic sector. Alternatively, individual preliminary interviews may also be conducted at IMT or by conference call. Travel expenses to Lucca for the preliminary interview will not be reimbursed. Shortlisted candidates are invited for a Job Market Presentation open to IMT faculty members and students. Travel expenses for the Job Market Presentation will be reimbursed.
Selection Criteria
The evaluation criteria are based on: Quality of research activity, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and references; Research organization experience and participation in international/national research projects and research periods in public and private institutions (academic and non-academic); Relevance of the candidate's profile for the development of IMT's research activities; Teaching, mentoring and supervision experience; Motivation; Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken; As well as any other requirements as specified in the advertisement.
Application
Apply ONLINE only.
Before starting prepare the application attachments and information as listed below.
Info
- Personal info and contact info (compulsory)
- Number of your Identity Document (Passport or Identity Card) (compulsory)
- University degree (compulsory) and Ph.D. (obtained, or "ongoing")
- Name, position, institution and email address of three referees (compulsory)
- An email, with the appropriate instructions to upload the reference letters will be automatically generated and sent to your referees.
Attachments
- Your CV in English (compulsory);
- One research paper (published or working paper): compulsory.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to present this research paper in the final stage of the selection.
Up to 11 additional papers can be submitted for evaluation if desired (to be attached to your application in a single zip file where indicated in the online form)