PhD program in Neurosciences
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XXXV cycle - a. y. 2019/2020

Duration 3 years
Position 11 position available - 5 scholarships
Director/Coordinator Prof. Michele Zoli
PhD website » www.dottorato-neuroscienze.unimore.it/
Nota One selection procedure.
Four of the available positions are reserved, as provided by the Call:
- 3 are financed with a three-year research grant.funded on the MIUR Call “Department of Eccellence 2018-2022”;
- 1 is financed with a three-year research grant funded on project HERMES - Horizon 2020.
Admission Expiration date 20/06/2019 at 13:00
Call for admission
Final ranking Published 28/08/2019
Ranking
Enrollment deadline 09/09/2019 at 15:30:00

Scientific areas

BIO/09 (Physiology), BIO/11 (Molecular Biology), BIO/14 (Pharmacology), MED/25 (Psychiatry), MED/26 (Neurology), MED/39 (Child Neuropsychiatry), M-PSI/01 (General Psychology), M-PSI/02 (Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology), CHIM/03 (General and Inorganic Chemistry)

Admission requirements

Italian second level degree (laurea specialistica, under D.M. 509/99 or laurea magistrale, under D.M. 207/04) or Italian degree obtained prior to D.M. 13 509/99 or equivalent qualification obtained abroad.
More information available in the Call.

Description

The PhD Program in Neurosciences aims at the preparation of researchers with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach of the various aspects of neuroscience and behavioral sciences, providing a high degree of specialization in research in these areas.
In parallel, a multidisciplinary training will be offered in order to give a unitary view of the problems that the doctor of neuroscience will face in practice.
Specific training is achieved by associating the PhD student to a research group which where he/she will learn all the necessary technical and manual skills to develop specific research line in their chosen field. The part of training that ensures each student multidisciplinary training is carried out both on a personal basis and through different types of integrated educational activities for acquisition of knowledge of the problems and specific research techniques of the various fields of the PhD School (molecular neurobiology , neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral science and cognitive psychology).
The doctorate aims to place the student in a network of relationships and exchanges among the participating groups and research facilities and top-level national and international training and research centers, and with public and private entities.
Work periods abroad are encouraged.

Thematics:
• Study of the central nervous system in rodents, non-human primates and humans, using techniques of neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, molecular biology, electrophysiology, behavioral analysis and brain imaging.
• Study of cognition, with particular interest in social cognition in rodents, non-human primates and humans, through the use of molecular biology techniques, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, behavioral techniques, single neuron recording in animal model and in brain activity in humans using brain imaging techniques and stimulation of brain activity.
• Assessment of risk and protective factors in emotional, cognitive and personality development in children and adolescents victims of traumatic experiences such as physical and emotional or psychological violence.

Career opportunities include:
- Basic researcher (employment: academic or industrial research).
- Researcher in neurology, psychologist or neuropsychologist (employment: academic, healthcare or industrial research).
- Medical or pharmaceutical biologist or biotechnologist (employment: applied research, planning and consulting in academic, healthcare or industrial domains).

Duration

Three years (01/11/2019 - 31/10/2022)

Venue

The course venue is at Modena.

Announcement

» Call for admission and changes

» Selection committees

» Final ranking

Based on a rigorous selection process, applications are processed normally once a year. The admissions will be open in June or July 2023 (please refer to the Call).

More documentation

How to apply for the PhD Programmes (pdf)

How to apply for the Italian National PhD Program in Religious Studies (pdf)

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Please complete the application form and submit it electronically following the application guide. A non-returnable administrative fee of 25 € will be charged. The decision on admission as well as on financial support is published on the web.

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Contact office

For further information please contact:
PhD Office
via Università, 4 - 41121 Modena
e-mail: segr.dottorati@unimore.it
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