Job Information
- Organisation/Company: ISTC CNR
- Department: Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC)
- Research Field: Psychological sciences » Cognitive science; Computer science » Other
- Researcher Profile: Established Researcher (R3)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 - 18:00 (Europe/Rome)
- Country: Italy
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Offer Starting Date: 30 Oct 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Research Contracter / Researcher in Embodied Decision-Making, Information Theory and Computational Modelling.
The Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is seeking one researcher under a two-year research contract funded by the project “The Predictive Brain in Action (PredBrain)”. The successful candidate will conduct research on embodied decision-making and foraging behavior in humans through the design and implementation of online behavioral experiments, the analysis of experimental data using information theory and statistical inference methods, and the development of computational models able to reproduce participants’ decision-making processes.
Requirements
- Research Field: Psychological sciences » Cognitive science
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
- Languages: ITALIAN — Level: Good
- Languages: ENGLISH — Level: Excellent
- Research Field: Psychological sciences
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: ISTC CNR
- Country: Italy
- State/Province: Roma
- City: Roma
- Postal Code: 00196
- Street: Via Romagnosi 18/A
Contact
- State/Province: Roma
- City: Roma
- Website: https://www.istc.cnr.it/
- Street: Via Romagnosi 18/A
- Postal Code: 00196
- E-Mail: [contact details available in the full listing]
