CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR MSCA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT UNIGE - N. 1 SOCIAL PERCEP[...]

Organisation / Company: University of Genoa Department: European Research Office Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No The University of Genoa (UNIGE), located in Genoa, Italy, welcomes postdoctoral researchers of any nationality with an excellent track record to apply for the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025. Our university has been a beneficiary of several MSCA-PF in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of the funding schemes of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation programme, dedicated to excellent research promoting international mobility, as well as interdisciplinary and intersectoral exchanges. The MSCA fellowship grant provides a competitive salary plus mobility and family allowances if applicable, as well as a contribution to cover research, training, and networking costs. The research projects will have a duration of 2 or 3 years. Selected candidates will be provided with special support for proposal writing and development . The University of Genoa will organize in May the fifth edition of the Masterclass MSCA@UniGe. Selected candidate researchers will have the opportunity to attend a 2-day online intensive training and coaching course on how to write a successful proposal. This masterclass is a pathway of support to candidates and their supervisors in preparing project proposals, including prescreening activity of draft proposals and the organization of dedicated B2B meetings by the European Research Office of UniGe, National Contact Point, and other experts. The masterclass will take place in May/June 2025 . MSCA domain: Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Research Group: The SIP Lab (Room 3c3, DISFOR) is a research lab composed of young researchers dedicated to studying how humans perceive others—whether individuals or entire groups—and how these perceptions are influenced by various social psychological factors. Currently, the SIP Lab focuses its research on attributions of humanity, both at the interpersonal and intergroup levels. The main research themes revolve around dehumanizing processes, such as the objectification of others, and humanizing processes, such as the anthropomorphism of digital technologies and pets. These themes are primarily studied and analyzed through an empirical and experimental approach, integrating methodologies and tools commonly used in Social Psychology with those used in Cognitive Psychology and other related disciplines. The SIP Lab offers students from DISFOR degree programs the opportunity to carry out internships and research placements, allowing them to gain practical experience and actively participate in the laboratory's activities. Finally, the SIP Lab collaborates with other academic research laboratories and public research entities in the Liguria region through nationally and internationally funded projects, thereby expanding our scope of inquiry and contributing to the growth of knowledge in the field of social perception. Research Project Description: The general thematic area centers around social perception, investigated through an experimental approach. However, I am open to adopting and employing different approaches and methods, including qualitative ones. My main line of research focuses on interpersonal and intergroup attributions of humanity. In this regard, I have studied objectification in the work domain. In parallel, I am now studying why (and when) people anthropomorphize nonhuman agents, with a specific focus on digital technologies. A second line of research centers around intergroup reconciliation within conflictual or post-conflictual contexts. A third line of research focuses on exposure to video games and real-life consequences. For the MSCA-PF 25 call (opening foreseen on 9th April 2025), at the deadline for the submission of proposals (10th September 2025), postdoctoral candidates shall have a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral research experience and must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Italy (for European Fellowship) or in the Third Country of the outgoing phase (for Global Fellowship) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. More info on MSCA PF are available at the following link: #J-18808-Ljbffr