PhD and Postdoc positions @ Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy

In the context of the European Research Council Grant “RESHAPE: REstoring the Self with embodiable HAnd ProsthesEs”, we are seeking two outstanding Post-Doc scientists and two highly-motivated PhD students to join us in developing new tools and methods to improve the embodiment of robotic hand prostheses and study the related brain processes.
Activities will be carried out in a multidisciplinary research environment (Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuroengineering) @ Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome Italy (www.unicampus.it).
Post-Doc ideal candidates should

•        - have relevant publications in international journals and experience in fund raising
•        - be English mother tongue or have almost comparable fluency
•        - own at least two of the following expertise:

1. Programming for development/customization of interactive Virtual/Augmented Reality environment
2. EEG/MRI signal processing
3. Body ownership, embodiment, cognitive neuroscience.

PhD Student ideal candidates should

•        - be English mother tongue or have good fluency
•        - have a master degree (or equivalent) in

o   biomedical robotics, biomedical engineering, computer science or other related fields
o   medicine, neuroscience, neurophysiology or other related fields
Suitable candidates can introduce themselves by contacting Giovanni Di Pino (g.dipino@unicampus.it) and Domenico Formica (d.formica@unicampus.it).

4 PhD scholarships in Economics at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy

website link:
http://www.luiss.edu/dptea/doctoral-programs/economics/application-and-admission

Positions available for enrollment in the PhD in Economics, academic year 2009-2010

For the academic year 2009-20010, eight positions are available. All positions are tuition free. Four positions come with a scholarship.

The deadline for submitting an application is May, 29, 2009. Courses start October 2009.

* Requirements: Students applying for the Doctoral Program must have completed a Laurea Magistrale or a Laurea (vecchio ordinamento) or any other equivalent foreign (bachelor) degree. If you hold a bachelor degree granted by a foreign institution, you have to obtain a legal transcript translated in Italian along with a certificate of validation (dichiarazione di valore) issued by an Italian diplomatic office in the same country where the degree was granted.

* Deadline: May 29 2009. Applications from students who will complete their degree by July 31 2009 will also be considered. Along with the application form, students must provide:
1. one reference letter,
2. a transcript showing exams passed, date of completion and marks awarded.

* Admission procedure. Based on the above documents, the personal resume and any other academic degrees and certificates that the candidates may want to submit along with their application (such as the GRE, GMAT or certificates of English proficiency), a subset of candidates will be selected for a colloquium to be held at LUISS G. Carli (viale Romania 32), July 3, at 9am. In the colloquium, the Selection Committe will test the candidate potential and ability to carry out academic research in economics.
* Notification of the colloquium. By June 18 we will notify by certified e-mail the applicants who are admitted to the final colloquium.

* Download the official call.

Summing-Up

Deadline for application May 29, 2009
Notification of the adimission to the colloquium June 18, 2009
Colloquium July 3,2009
Notification of admission July 3, 2009
Course starting Mid-September

Applications must be sent to: Ricerca e Didattica - Dottorati di Ricerca - LUISS Guido Carli - Viale Romania, 32 - 00197, Rome.

For additional information and enquires, write to phd.economics@luiss.it

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