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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">PHD PROGRAM in </span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCES AND NEUROTECHNOLOGIES</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC) @ Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), is looking for highly motivated
students to work on:</span></p>
<div class="">- Improving performance and biocompatibility of electrode arrays for brain-computer interfaces</div>
<div class="">- Functional investigation of innovative neural interfaces</div>
<div class="">- Investigation of sensorimotor functions in animal models (NH primates and rats)</div>
<div class="">- Machine learning applications to multimodal brain and speech signals</div>
<div class="">- Human neurophysiology of speech and sensorimotor communication</div>
<div class="">- Cortical recordings in human patients during awake Neurosurgery</div>
<div class="">- Hardware and software development for innovative exploration of brain signals</div>
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<div class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for computer scientists, biomedical/electrical engineers, biologists or experimental psychologists eager to work <o:p class=""></o:p></span><span class="" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;">in
an international and multidisciplinary team.</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b class="">Where: </b></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">The CTNSC is hosted by the University of Ferrara (UNIFE) in a</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> prestigious
historical building in the city center.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> UNIFE is</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"> one of the oldest Universities (founded in 1391) and in terms of its size, facilities, quality, and quantity of education
and research is a point of excellence within Italy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Ferrara is a well connected (30-min to Bologna, 40-min to Padua, 60-min to Venice), lively and affordable student city (<a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/733" class="">https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/733</a>)</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>
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<div class=""><b class=""><font size="2" class="">Application INFO:</font></b> <a href="http://www.unife.it/studenti/dottorato/concorsi/selection" class="">http://www.unife.it/studenti/dottorato/concorsi/selection</a></div>
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<div class=""><b class=""><font size="2" class="">Contacts:</font></b></div>
<div class="">Luciano Fadiga (CTNSC Director): <a href="mailto:luciano.fadiga@iit.it" class="">luciano.fadiga@iit.it</a></div>
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<div class="">Leonardo Badino: <a href="mailto:leonardo.badino@iit.it" class="">leonardo.badino@iit.it</a></div>
<div class="">Fabio Biscarini: <a href="mailto:fabio.biscarini@iit.it" class="">fabio.biscarini@iit.it</a></div>
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<div class="">Antonino Casile: <a href="mailto:antonino.casile@iit.it" class="">antonino.casile@iit.it</a></div>
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<div class="">Alessandro D’Ausilio: <a href="mailto:alessandro.dausilio@iit.it" class="">alessandro.dausilio@iit.it</a></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;">DEADLINE: 23 July 2018</span></b></div>
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