Following the success of previous jSchools, jSchool 2025 will return to the Certosa di Pontignano in Siena, Italy from the 6th to the 12th July. Students will get the chance to kick-off their group research studies, supported by their Research Supervisors and JRP Team Members, as well as enjoying sunny Tuscany.
The Junior Researcher Programme (JRP) is currently accepting applications from PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to join us at the annual jSchool and subsequent programme. Each year, we take on six Research Supervisors to lead small groups of undergraduate and postgraduate psychology students. These groups will develop and carry out a 13-month research project based on the Supervisor’s area of work.
Supervisor applications are open – Apply now!
Application deadline: 23:59 CET on Sunday, 9th February 2025
Take the opportunity to apply by filling out the application form. Interested applicants can learn more about the role and the application process in the Research Supervisor Application Guidance.
Becoming a JRP Research Supervisor provides you with a unique opportunity for academic and personal development. Supervisors are given the chance to lead a group of around six bright, talented, and motivated international psychology students in designing and conducting a cross-cultural research project of their choosing related to the annual theme.
Theme
The theme of this jSchool is The Psychology of Decision Making: Understanding Choices Across Different Contexts. This theme was carefully selected to allow jSchool participants to apply their skills to a diverse range of pressing psychological challenges and research areas.
Venue
The Certosa di Pontignano is a 14th-century mansion in the very heart of the Chianti countryside. The site, also denominated as the Pearl of the Sienese Chianti, brings together nature, history, and hospitality, whilst incorporating perfect spaces for study groups, needed for the students to lay the grounding blocks for their team projects, and to form strong friendship and collaborative bonds.
The location offers multiple green spaces, ideal for social events and moments of relaxation. Its natural silence, and its proximity to Italy’s capital cultural cities, Siena and Florence, give the summer school participants the chance to both enjoy a stroll through the Chianti vineyards, and appreciate the frenetic Italian city life.
We look forward to receiving your application!
If you have questions, need clarification, or wish to provide feedback about supervisor applications, the theme, or the selection process, please email our Research Officer, Milica Vdović, at researchofficer@pscholars.org.