The Center for Mind-Brain Sciences (CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy) invites expressions of interest from highly motivated scholars in view of the opening of a new position at the level of assistant professor (3 years Researcher type A).
Deadline for the receipt of the expression of interest: November 3, 2019
Research Profile
The ideal candidate should have an established track record of research in any area of cognitive neuroscience of aging (cognitive and neurophysiological). The successful candidate will work in several labs at the Center for Mind-Brain Sciences. They are expected to develop a specific research program on assessing and promoting successful aging but also to interact actively with other CIMeC faculty using different methodologies to address various aspects of cognitive aging. Knowledge of Italian and English is required.
Teaching
The position does not involve teaching. Successful candidate will negotiate the possibility of co-supervising MS and PhD students.
UniTN and CIMeC
The University of Trento consistently ranks as a top Italian university in both national Research Assessment Evaluations (RAE) and University Surveys. In the latest RAE the University of Trento as a whole ranks 1st among medium-sized universities. CIMeC goal is to foster cutting-edge research on cognition and its neural basis, and to support the dissemination of these findings internationally and within the local community. As an interdisciplinary research and teaching center, it draws on faculty from several departments, including Psychology and Cognitive Science, Physics, Mathematics, Biology and Information Engineering and Computer Science. Current faculty members come from many different countries.
Although a relatively small group, CIMeC faculty have won many competitive national and international grants, including European Research Council (ERC) grants, other European Framework grants, and highly competitive grants awarded by the national and local government. The Center has consistently been ranked the leading cognitive neuroscience research unit in Italy. It is part of the Erasmus Mundus European Master Program in Language and Communication Technologies.
Expressions of interest (in English) should include a brief motivation letter and a Curriculum Vitae. They should be addressed to carlo.miniussi [at] unitn.it (Carlo Miniussi), Director of CIMeC.