CLINICAL EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY

Call for application 42nd cycle

Bando ordinario

Applications for participation in the competition, together with the corresponding payment, must be duly completed no later than 14:00 CET on 17 June 2026.

Educational goals and objectives

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY

The doctoral program is divided into 7 curricula dealing with the study of physiological and pathological aspects of the nervous system. The common goal of the different curricula is to provide PhD fellows with the theoretical and experimental tools for the study of neural mechanisms underlying the functioning of motor and sensory systems and their alteration in neurological, degenerative, psychiatric, cancer, and neurodevelopmental pathologies. PhD students are trained through a three-year course consisting of research activities initially supervised and then carried out in person, by decreasing face-to-face teaching enriched by weekly seminars. These are the objectives for doctoral students in the different curricula: 1) SENSORI-MOTOR NEUROSCIENCES: to carry out research in the study of the motor and sensory system in both normal subjects and patients with movement disorders, and to investigate the clinical and neurophysiological aspects of epilepsies. 2) NEURORIABILITY: To gain knowledge of the central mechanisms that are involved in determining motor recovery in patients with neurological disorders undergoing rehabilitation treatment. 3) EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY: to do research on neurodegenerative diseases starting from the analysis of data obtained in animal models for the understanding of the pathogenetic processes underlying human diseases, including using quantitative neuroimaging and molecular biology experimental approaches. 4) NEUROLOGICAL, NEUROEVOLUTIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN EVOLUTIONAL AGE: to be able to develop and test hypotheses related to the pathophysiology of these disorders, to define specific observational and therapeutic approaches aimed at validating early clinical outcome measures, to design experimental trials of new pharmacological treatments or original diagnostic procedures. 5) HEARING IMPLANTOLOGY AND NEUROSTIMULATION: Acquire knowledge related to electrophysiological, psychoacoustic and audiological prosthetic aspects to study the problems associated with auditory processing through these devices, their therapeutic efficacy on the restoration of auditory function and language development. 6)PSYCHIATRY: PREVIOUS INTERVENTIONS IN PSYCHOSIS AND HUMOR DISORDERS: to know how to address current needs in the field of psychiatric disciplines by integrating existing knowledge and expertise in neuroscience, genetics, molecular and cellular biology, brain imaging, epidemiology, psychometrics, and pharmacology. 7)NEUROPHYSIOLOGY: to know how to study the physiological mechanisms of synaptic function and neural networks, of communication between cells of the nervous system, the immune system, and the gut microbiota, and their alterations under pathological conditions, including using animal models of brain diseases.

Number of positions available

Sapienza Scholarships	Affliliated Institutions or Excellence	Industrial PhD	Without scholarship
8	6 (+1*)	1	5* Dopo la pubblicazione del bando è stata finanziata 1 borsa dall'INAIL sul curriculum Patologie del sistema uditivo e sulla tematica: Effetti dell'ambiente lavorativo sul benessere e la comunicazione efficace nei soggetti sordi portatori di protesi uditiva: valutazione ed elaborazione di strumenti e modalità comunicative efficaci

Annotazioni

Themes, curriculum and specific competence

Scholarships funded by affiliated Institution and Departments of Excellence

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ (ISS)

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI NEUROSCIENZE UMANE
Topic: Clinical, cognitive and functional assessment of progression in multiple sclerosis: integration with fluid biomarkers
On curriculum: NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI NEUROSCIENZE UMANE
Topic: Neurophysiological markers of brain network dysfunction and clinical progression in multiple sclerosis
On curriculum: NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI NEUROSCIENZE UMANE
Topic: No evidence of disease activity in epilepsy treatment — NEDA-EPI: longitudinal analysis of electroencephalographic biomarkers in adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy
On curriculum: NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI NEUROSCIENZE UMANE
Topic: No evidence of disease activity in epilepsy treatment — NEDA-EPI: longitudinal analysis of outcomes and determinants of disease activity in adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy
On curriculum: NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI NEUROSCIENZE UMANE
Topic: No evidence of disease activity in epilepsy: longitudinal neuropsychological assessment from diagnosis in adult epilepsy
On curriculum: NEUROSCIENZE SENSORI-MOTORIE

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: ISTITUTO NAZIONALE ASSICURAZIONE INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO (INAIL)
On curriculum: PATOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA UDITIVO

Positions of Industrial PhD (reserved for employees)

Ente convenzionato: ASL DI TARANTO
Tematica: Tematica generica del dottorato
Sul curriculum: NEURORIABILITAZIONE

Sapienza scholarships: 8

Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment	Degree grade, any additional training such as Specialization, Master's degree (Level I and II), Research grants, periods abroad, scholarships, and any scientific publications will be considered. Both additional training activities and publications must have elements of relevance to the topics of interest of the doctoral program. Candidates who obtained at least 10/40 in their qualifications are admitted to the oral exam

Oral interview	During the oral examination, which will be either in italian or english, aspects regarding the submitted titles, previous research experience, and possible project work to be carried out during the doctoral program will be explored and clarified. In detail, expository skills, specific knowledge and congruence of research activities and titles, and English proficiency will be evaluated. For non-italian candidates, the oral examination will be in english and Italian proficiency will be evaluated. The minimum positive score for the oral test is 30/60.
language	ITALIANO ERRATA CORRIGE: ITALIANO INGLESE

contacts and info

Dott.ssa Noemi Roccatani noemi.roccatani@uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships

Required documentation

§ List of publications

optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

§ description of previous research experience

optional
Clearly describe the previous research activities and the collaborations with research groups, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum

mandatory
The resume should clearly indicate the activities carried out by the candidate for evaluation purposes by including the period each activity was carried out and the duration of each., the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages

ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment

day	01/07/2026 ERRATA CORRIGE: PUBBLICAZIONE ESITO 03/07/2026
notes	none
publication on notice board	Yes
publication on the web site	Yes
web site	https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/NEUROSCIENZE-CLINICO-SPERIMENTALI-E-PSICHIATRIA_nD3527.aspx
date of publication	04/07/2026
contacts	noemi.roccatani@uniroma1.it

Oral interview

day	08/07/2026
notes	none
time	08:30
classroom	Aula A Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Umane
address	Viale dell'Università 30 Roma
publication on notice board	NO
publication on the web site	Yes
web site	https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/NEUROSCIENZE-CLINICO-SPERIMENTALI-E-PSICHIATRIA_nD3527.aspx
date of publication	08/07/2026
contacts	noemi.roccatani@uniroma1.it

Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 40

Altri titoli
Other titles

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5

Specializzazione Specialization	2,0
Esperienze all’estero (almeno due mesi, compreso Erasmus) Experience abroad (at least 2 months, including Erasmus)	1,0
0,1 punto per mese 0.1 point per month
Master di II livello Master's degree	1,5
Master di I livello Master's degree	1,0
Contratti di collaborazione alla ricerca Collaboration contracts	1,0
1 punto per anno 1 point per year
Borse di studio Scholarships	1,0
1 punto per anno 1 point per year

Voto di laurea
Degree grade

Punteggio massimo/max score: 30

105 - 110 e lode 105 - 110 cum laude	30,0
100 - 104 100 - 104	20,0
90 - 99 90 - 99	10,0
60 - 89 60 - 89	5,0

Per chi fa domanda con riserva si considereranno le medie degli esami sostenuti
For those applying with reservations, the averages of the exams taken will be considered

27 - 30 27 - 30	30,0
24 - 26 24 - 26	20,0
21 - 23 21 - 23	10,0

Pubblicazioni scientifiche
Scientific publications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5

Pubblicazione ISI (primo autore) ISI (author)	1,0
Pubblicazione ISI (co-autore) ISI (co-author)	0,5
Libro o Capitolo di libro Book or Book Chapter	0,5
Libro o Capitolo di libro 0,1 point Book or Book Chapter 0.1 point

Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Colloquio sulle attività di ricerca
Interview on the research activity

Punteggio massimo/max score: 30
Chiarezza espositiva delle attività scientifiche svolte: 15 punti Competenza scientifica sugli argomenti di ricerca del curriculum selezionato: 15 punti
Clarity of exposition of the scientific activities performed: 15 points Scientific competence on the research topics of the selected curriculum: 15 points

Discussione dei titoli
Discussion of the titles

Punteggio massimo/max score: 20
Chiarezza espositiva 10 punti Capacità di sintesi e interesse scientifico del curriculum 10 punti
Clarity of exposition 10 points Ability to synthesize and scientific interest of the curriculum 10 points

Conoscenza della lingua straniera
Knowledge of foreign language

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
Lettura e comprensione: 5 punti Fluidità nel dialogo su temi scientifici: 5 punti
Reading and listening: 5 points Fluency in scientific conversation: 5 points

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