Deadline for application: July 1st, 2024 - 1:00 pm CEST.
IMPORTANT: the oral exam will take place on 23rd July, starting 10:00 am instead of 10:30 am
n. 6 positions, of which:
n. 3 positions funded by IUSS
The project will deal with one or more of the PhD topics, with special reference to theoretical syntax (e.g., configurational correlates of the subject-predicate link; copular sentences, role of symmetry and symmetry-breaking phenomena), experimental syntax and neurosyntax (e.g., grammaticality judgments, reaction times, eye-tracking, neurophysiology or invasive techniques), exerimental pragmatics and neuropragmatics (metaphor and non-literal language, also at the interface with computational modelling of behavioral and brain data), clinical and developmental pragmatics, language disorders (e.g., in psychosis and with NLP approaches).
n. 1 position with scholarship funded by National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) - DM 629/2024 – Investment 4.1 Public Administration, on the following topic: Linguistic and communicative skills in children and adolescents in social disadvantage and other underserved populations
The project will deal with the study of linguistic and communicative skills in children and adolescents belonging to deprived contexts and other underserved populations, including the identification of the aspects of major difficulty and possible intervention strategies, considering also the impact of communicative interaction with carers and surveillance personnel.
Institution involved: Tribunale per i Minorenni di Milano
n. 1 position with scholarship funded by National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) - DM 629/2024 – Investment 4.1 Public Administration, on the following topic: Language and its impact in communicating science and medicine
The project will deal with linguistic phenomena and structures (e.g., metaphors, backgrounding and foregrounding constructions, etc.) in the perspective of communicating science and medicine, including their impact on society and individuals, with specific reference to domains that include, among others, communication in the fields of oncology, mental health, aging and dementia, doctor-patient interaction, and citizen science.
Institution involved: Center for Ethics in Science and Journalism (CESJ)
n. 1 position with scholarship co-funded by National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) - DM 630/2024 – Investment 3.3. Innovative Doctorates, on the following topic: Atypical language development: neurophysiological correlates and implications for intervention
The research aims to phenotype expressive and receptive language skills in subjects of developmental age attending the Department of Paediatric Neurosciences at the IRCCS Foundation “Carlo Besta” Neurological Institute in Milan. Individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders associated with atypical language development, impacting communicative and social abilities (e.g., primary and secondary language disorders, verbal dyspraxia, cerebral palsy, epileptic encephalopathies such as Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, sensorineural hearing loss), will be recruited. The project includes the improvement/validation of assessment tools, the study of neurophysiological correlates, and the search for rehabilitative strategies both in-person and “smart” rehabilitation (e.g., language games, crosswords).
Company involved: IRCSS Besta
Test schedule
The results about the evaluation process will be published on the IUSS website http://www.iusspavia.it
The interviews will be carried out on 23/07/2024 at 10:30am (CEST), at the IUSS building or online, via Zoom.
