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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Bring Your Own idea for a PhD project in the research areas developed at the RBCS Department of the Italian Institute of Technology and send your application to the "Bring Your Own Project" fully funded PhD position
(Select Theme No. 12 in your application form)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The PhD project will be carried out at the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences (RBCS) Department of the Italian Institute of Technology directed by Prof. Giulio Sandini.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The objective of the PhD program is to form scientists and research technologists capable of working in multidisciplinary teams on projects where human factors play a crucial role in technological development and design.
Robotics and neuroscience researchers in RBCS share, as a fundamental scientific objective, the study of physical and social interaction in humans and machines and focus on studies of human sensorimotor, cognitive and social interaction abilities, their implementation
in the humanoid robot iCub, and on the design and assessment of assistive technologies and robotic rehabilitation devices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">RBCS research facilities supports our student's research activities including the realization of ad-hoc experimental set-ups and mechatronic devices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">RBCS experimental facilities include, besides the humanoid platform iCub, a fully equipped motion capture room with simultaneous electromyography recording and force-platforms, a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Lab,
an Electrophysiology Lab for EEG recording, haptic devices for ergonomic measures of individual and dyadic interaction, robot rehabilitation devices for the upper limbs including the wrist;
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">===========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">How to apply to theme No. 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Application deadline: 10 June 2016, Noon, Italian time ===========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Please note that the positions are available through the PhD course of Bioengineering and Robotics, curriculum on Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies, offered jointly by IIT and the University
of Genoa. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The official calls are available here:
</span><a href="https://www.iit.it/phd-school"><span lang="EN-GB">https://www.iit.it/phd-school</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> under the section “Research themes for the call for application to PhD Courses established in agreement with the Università degli Studi
di Genova, XXXII cycle”. Please have a look at the "tips and tricks" section which contains detailed instructions on how to apply and a list of documents you have to present.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The link to the on-line application page is:
</span><a href="http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/"><span lang="EN-GB">http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">In case of problems or questions related to the application procedure, please contact:
</span><a href="mailto:anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it"><span lang="EN-GB">anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">BYO is Theme No. 12 of those proposed in the same curriculum
</span><a href="https://www.iit.it/110-phd-program-in-biorob-cognitive-robotics-2016"><span lang="EN-GB">https://www.iit.it/110-phd-program-in-biorob-cognitive-robotics-2016</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> [PDF]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Help the community with your ideas and Good Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Giulio Sandini<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Prof. Giulio Sandini<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Director Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego, 30 – 16163 Genova Italy
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.iit.it/rbcs">http://www.iit.it/rbcs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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