Phd position (PI: D. Baldauf) CIMeC Uni Trento Italy

[Daniel Baldauf]

I’m looking for candidates for a fully funded PhD position that will soon be available in my neuroimaging lab (see: www.danielbaldauf.org) at CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy. The position is for 4 years. The lab’s core research areas include questions on brain connectivity and the top-down control of attention. We are especially interested in the roles of neural oscillations, neural synchrony, functional connectivity, and other measures of communication between different brain areas. Our methodological approaches mainly utilise MEG, fMRI, and DTI. A particular focus of the Phd project may be on the functional and anatomical connectivity of prefrontal cortex (with behavioural modelling), but also connectome-based decoding approaches of top-down control in imagery, memory, and action.

For this four-year fellowship, we are interested in a highly qualified person with a master degree (or similar) in any relevant field (e.g., Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science) and shared interests in the core research areas described above.

CIMeC is an interdisciplinary research center, with international faculty and students pursuing cutting-edge research on the neural underpinnings of cognition. Top-of-the-line instrumentation includes research-dedicated MEG, fMRI, EEG, NIRS, and eye tracking solutions. The center has recently been ranked the leading cognitive neuroscience research unit in Italy and keeps attracting leading international scientists. CIMeC is an English-speaking environment. The University of Trento is located in the midst of the Italian Alps, just north of Verona and only a few minutes drive away from Arco and Lake Garda. The area offers an extremely high quality of living with great opportunities for outdoor activities, sports, and recreation from all the great science.

Interested candidates should get in contact with me (daniel....@unitn.it), and also apply here:

Details on the admissions process, link to call: https://phd.unitn.it/drcimec/116/admission-doctorate-cognitive-and-brain-sciences
Link to apply:  https://webapps.unitn.it/Apply/it/Web/Home/dott
Application summary: https://phd.unitn.it/drcimec/118/application-summary-and-process

PhD Application Deadline: Thursday May 7, 2026, at 4pm (Italian time)
About CIMeC: https://www.cimec.unitn.it/en
 
This year’s research topics proposed by the Doctoral Program Committee for  UNITN grants are visible here: http://phd.unitn.it/drcimec/research-topics

The CIMeC, it’s doctoral program and UNITN in numbers:
* UNITN ranks as a top Italian University
* 4-yr program (Nov. 1, 2026 - Oct. 31, 2030)
* English language PhD program
* 13 PhD positions, 100% fully funded
* Salary: Net €1.600 per month, paid bi-monthly in advance
* Winners receive a €8700 tax-free research/mobility budget

Best wishes, 

Daniel Baldauf

Prof. Daniel Baldauf, PhD
CIMeC - Center for Mind/Brain Sciences 

University of Trento, Italy

www.danielbaldauf.org