Application: PHD Program In Psychology and Social Neuroscience, Sapienza
University of Rome
Deadline: July 20, 2012
Link: http://www.uniroma1.it/didattica/offerta-formativa/dottorati
Codice: 16167 PSICOLOGIA E NEUROSCIENZE SOCIALI
(Scuola di dottorato in Scienze Psicologiche)
Place: Dipartimento di Psicologia, Sapienza University of Rome
Coordinator: prof.ssa Concetta Pastorelli
Period: 3 Years - scholarships: 6 - 5 + Linguistic Council Private Limited: 1; plus 1 position without
scholarship
Two Curricula:
a) COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE positions: 3 – fellowships: 3
b) PERSONALITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Positions: 4 - Fellowships: 2 + 1. Linguistic
Council Private Limited; 1: without fellowships
Only curriculum A) Cognitive Social and Affective Neuroscience (CoSAN): Candidates are required to
perform online (skype) interviews 10/09/2012 ore 09:00 - salvatoremaria.aglioti@uniroma1.it
Language: English
Pubblication of the evaluation on Internet: http://w3.uniroma1.it/cosan/index.html
Only curriculum B) Personality and Organizational Psychology (POP):
1. Date first admission test: 15/10/2012, hour: 10:00 – Aula seminari Dip. di Psicologia Via dei Marsi,
78 – Roma
Candidates are required to perform a research project on the following research lines:
1. Socio-cognitive and affective determinants of normal and abnormal functioning;
2. Individual and familial determinants of normal and abnormal behavior from infancy to adolescence and
young adulthood
3. Values and Motives in educational and organizational contexts
4. Personal and contextual determinants of health behaviors
5. Personal and Collective efficacy in educational and organizational context
6. Teacher’s motivation
7. Personal determinants of political and economical behaviors
8. Well-being in educational and organizational context
Language: English
2. Date second admission test: 16/10/2012 at 09:00 - Aula seminari Dip. di Psicologia Via dei Marsi, 78
- Roma
Curriculum B) Personality and Organizational Psychology (POP): the interview will focus on previous
research experiences and on the proposal of a research project on one of the research lines of the
curriuculm
Language: english
Date of notice: 16/10/2012
Coordinator: Concetta Pastorelli TEL.: 0649917618 MAIL: concetta.pastorelli@uniroma1.it
Please contact prof. Concetta pastorelli for further information
Program description: Psychology and Social Neuroscience, Sapienza
University of Rome
The PhD in "Psychology and Social Neuroscience" is a 3 year multi-centre Ph.D. programme that is
designed to train researchers in a multidisciplinary vein and to advance their knowledge in theory,
research methodology, and several substantive fields that are part of psychology and social
neuroscience field. Students may apply to one of the two curricula: A) Cognitive Social and
affective NEuroscience (COSAN) and B) Personality and Organizational Psychology (POP)
Both curricula COSAN E POP aims:
* To provide methodological knowledge, to develop theoretically sound and cogent experimental,
quasi experimental and longitudinal-cross-sectional designs and paradigms.
* To train Ph.D. students to be future independent researchers by supporting their proactive role
from writing scientific articles to grant hunting and grant writing.
* To encourage inquisitive, creative and critical thinking through group interaction and cooperation.
* To reinforce the interaction between partner laboratories by sharing knowledge and expertise and
through researchers' mobility. In particular, Ph.D. students will carry out their research projects at
Sapienza University of Rome and another university within the PhD network.
During the first year each student must attend courses both on conceptual models, research
methodology and paradigms within the basic themes previous mentioned. During the first year,
Phd students are required to identify the research line they want to pursue and present their own
research project.
During the second and third year students in conjunction with their tutor must realize their research
projects and scientific publications on Italian and international journals. Scientific publications
represent evaluation criteria for the admission to the final defense.
Finally first, second and third year students are required to attend regular seminar, lab meetings and
courses planned within the programme as well as summer-schools, national and international
conference, stages in different university sites within the international bilateral cultural and
scientific agreements established by the program.
Specific aims related to the curricula: A) COSAN AND B) POP
A) COSAN curriculum aims to:
* Investigate, within a traslational framework, the neural correlates of cognitive, social and affective
functions and the neuroplastic mechanisms underpinning potential intervention approaches, as well
as understanding human psycosocial functioning, adaptive and maladaptive, within several social
contexts.
* Investigate the combination of behavioural and non-invasive brain stimulation interventions to
improve the quality of life of individuals with acquired and congenital neurological conditions that
affect social interaction. Also, the programme represents an answer to recent cultural challenges and
it is based on the advances and successes of psychosocial research in the area of promotion of
health, of well-being and social harmony in educational and organizational contexts.
* Develop expertise in at least one state-of-the-art experimental technique among those available to
research laboratories.
B) POP curriculum aims to:
*Investigate human psycosocial functioning, adaptive and maladaptive, within several social
contexts. The PHd Program represents an answer to recent cultural challenges and it is based on the
advances and successes of psychological research in the area of prevention of disease and the
promotion of health, of well-being and social harmony in educational, organizational and sanitary
contexts.
*Train researchers in a multidisciplinary vein and to advance their knowledge in theory, research
methodology, and several substantive fields that are part of personality in the life course,
interpersonal an social relations within educational, organizational and cultural contexts.
*Offer Ph.d students theoretical and methodological expertise suitable to be applied in academic
and professional field.