Study for the identification of mental disorders-associated biological markers within the Project SERA

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Salento
Posted on: 08/05/2026 Deadline: 23/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

05/BIOS-06 - Physiology

Description

The research will be conducted as part of the SERA Project, which aims to validate a Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) algorithm. The project involves a clinical study based on the collection of voice data and blood samples. Specifically, the research fellow (incarico di ricerca) will be responsible for processing and analyzing the collected blood samples for the detection and quantification of circulating miRNAs and metabolites that may correlate with the mental health conditions under study. Gene amplification, protein analysis, and NMR spectroscopy techniques will be employed. Furthermore, the fellow will be required to support the conduction and supervision of the clinical study and will be involved in the dissemination of the research activities and findings.

Compensation

27,754 Euro

Job posting website

https://rb.gy/2tthvm

Number of positions

1

Maximum duration

12.0

Funding body

Università del Salento - Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale