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UNIVERSITÀ
DEGLI STUDI DI
TORINO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND RELATIONS DIVISION |
Servizio Ricerca Scientifica
Settore
Assegni di ricerca
Tit.
III.11
D.D. n. 8001 date 16.11.2007
Subject: Procedure for the public comparative evaluation
(by qualifications and interview) for the assignment of 160 two-year research
posts, as part of Action A ‘reduction of the brain drain” pursuant to the
convention Università degli Studi di
THE EXECUTIVE
Having read Italian
Law n. 168 dated 9 May 1989;
Having read Italian
Law n. 449 dated 27 December 1997, and
in particular section 51 subsection 6;
Having read Italian
Law n. 488 dated 23 December 1999, and
in particular section 20;
Having read Italian
Law n. 413 dated 12 October 1993, on conscientious objection to experiments
using animals.
Having read the
Italian Ministerial Decree dated 11 February 1998 relating to the determination
of criteria for the assignment of research allowances for cooperation and
research activities.
Having read the
Regional Decree 57/OC dated 28 January 2002 which issued the new “Regulations for the assignment of research
allowances for cooperation and research activities, as per section 51, subsection
6 of the Italian Law n. 499 dated 27 December 1997”;
Having read the
agreement between the Regione Piemonte, Università degli Studi di Torino,
Politecnico di Torino, Università del Piemonte Orientale and Università di
Scienze Gastronomiche
Having read the
agreement signed by the Regione Piemonte for the expansion of the research and
higher education systems and in particular section 6 (Action A – reduction of
the brain drain).
Having read the
decision of the Academic Senate dated 24 September 2007 with which the
International Research and Relations Division is authorised to issue an
announcement for general topics and with an indication of the maximum number of
places available, for the activation of 160 research allowances jointly
financed under Action A of the above-mentioned agreement;
Considering that,
under the same decision, it was established that the quota of joint financing
by the Autonomous Centres is equal to 20% of the entire amount of the allowance
for the macro areas of Natural Sciences and Medicine and 10% for the
macro-areas of Human Sciences;
Having read the decision of the Board of
Administration dated 25 September 2007 in which it was established that the
burden for the University would be determined during the preparation of the
budget for the year 2008;
Having read the
Statute of the University;
Having read the
University Regulations concerning administration, finance and accounting.
D E C R E ES
SECTION 1 – NUMBER OF ALLOWANCES
A procedure for the public
comparative evaluation (by qualifications and interview) for the granting of
160 research allowances for the duration of 24 months, for research
requirements in the areas:
AREA 1 – MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER
SCIENCES
AREA 2 – PHYSICAL SCIENCES
AREA 3 – CHEMICAL SCIENCES
AREA 4 – AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
AREA 5 – EARTH SCIENCES
AREA 6 – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AREA 7 – EXPERIMENTAL MEDICAL
SCIENCES
AREA 8 – SCIENCES OF ANTIQUITY,
PHILOLOGICAL-LITERARY AND HISTORICAL-
ARTISTIC
AREA 9 – HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES
AREA 10 – PEDAGOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AREA 11 – LEGAL SCIENCES
AREA 12 – ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
AREA 13 – POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AREA 14 – PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
AREA 15 – VETERINARY SCIENCES
AREA 16 – MEDICAL CLINICAL SCIENCES
For each area the research topics to be carried out by the candidate are
indicated in Enclosure 1.
The researchers
will carry out their work at Departments or Research Centres of the Università
degli Studi di Torino.
SECTION 2 –
REQUISITES
For admission to the comparative
evaluation procedure as mentioned in Section 1 it is necessary to have the
following requisites:
a)
Title of PhD (or equivalent foreign title) and age not over 33 years;
or :
a)
Age not over 35 years if in possess of Specialised graduates in Clinical
Medicine (or equivalent foreign title) or Title of PhD in Medical Sciences (or
equivalent foreign title);
b)
A suitable scientific-professional
curriculum for carrying out the
research project.
c)
Knowledge of a foreign language of the European Union.
Candidates must
possess the above requisites at the expiry date for presentation of
applications for selection.
Both Italian and foreign
people who possess the above requisites will be admitted to the selection process.
Foreign people must show they have adequate knowledge of the Italian language
to carry out the research project.
For the purposes of
the comparative evaluation admission procedure, the Italian or European
candidates who have a foreign academic title which has not been declared yet equal
to the title of Italian doctor of research, must produce a declaration of
equivalence issued by the Italian Ministry for University Education and
Research (MIUR).
In the absence
of such a declaration, the equivalence of the foreign academic title will be
assessed by the Judging Committee. For this purpose the candidates, must
present to the Università di Torino - Divisione Ricerca e Relazioni
Internazionali – Via Bogino, 9 – 10124
The evaluation of suitability of the candidate’s curriculum, the
equivalence of the academic titles for the purpose of admission to the
selection process and the knowledge of the Italian language for European
candidates will be carried out by the Judging Committee.
Pursuant to Section
8 of the D.P.C.M. n. 593 dated 30 December 1993 and subsequent amendments and
additions, of ENEA and ASI, the research allowances are not available to
employees of the University, the astronomic, astrophysical and Vesuvian
observatories, the public institutions and research institutes, including those
with short-term contracts.
SECTION 3 – APPLICATIONS AND DEADLINES
Applications must
be presented EXCLUSIVELY through the on-line procedure to
be found on the website:
The on-line application must be presented on
January 15th 2008 until 12.00 am.
In the application
candidates must declare under their own responsibility:
- their name and surname;
- their date and place of birth;
- their postal address for the purposes of the
selection;
- their home address;
- their citizenship;
6.
that they have not
received criminal sentences; or any criminal sentences received (even if these
were subject to amnesty, pardon, general pardon or judicial pardon); or
criminal proceedings currently underway;
- that they possess the title of research doctor
(or equivalent foreign title) or a specialisation in clinical medicine.
Lack of these requisites will lead to exclusion from the comparative
evaluation procedure;
- the foreign language known may be verified during
the interview;
9.
the indication of the
scientific area in which they wish to compete: within this area it is possible
to choose three research projects, indicating the order of priority;
10.
whether they are a
conscientious objector against experiments involving animals.
The
candidate must enclose their professional curriculum with the application form,
listing all the documents, titles and publications that the candidate considers
it opportune to indicate in his/her own interest, for the purposes of
evaluation by the Judging Committee. This file may also contain copies/extracts
from the publications.
The
Administration is not responsible for the unavailability of the addressee or
for the loss of communications due to inexact indication of the address by the
candidate, for late communication of a change in the address given in the
application, nor for possible misdelivery of post or telegrams, or any action
by third parties, chance or force majeure.
The
candidates recognised as disabled in accordance with Italian Law 104/92 must
explicitly request on the application form the necessary aids for their
handicap, and if necessary the extra time required for completing the
interview.
SECTION 4 - EXCLUSION FROM THE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION PROCEDURE
The candidates are
admitted to the selection procedure on discretion: the executive may at any
time, with justified decree, exclude a candidate from the selection for lack of
requisites.
SECTION 5 – JUDGING COMMITTEE
The comparative evaluation will be
carried out by a commission for each of the sixteen areas foreseen in Section
1. The members of the commissions are chosen within the Area Commissions
nominated by the Academic Senate with the decision dated 27 November 2006 and
are composed of at least 3 effective members and three substitutes.
The commissions are nominated by
Executive Decree on proposal of the Area Representative.
The secretarial functions are carried
out by one of the members.
SECTION 6 – SELECTION PROCESS
The selection is
made by qualifications and interview.
The judging committee will draw up a
classification of merit for each scientific area, on the basis of the
evaluation of the qualifications and the results of the interview.
The qualifications will be evaluated
on the basis of the declarations produced by candidates and by professional
curriculum. When evaluating the qualifications, the judging committee will take
into account only the publications and qualifications specifically related to
the research project to be carried out and capable of showing the level of
scientific and professional qualification of the candidates.
The interview will be based on
topics relating to the research project chosen by the candidate and will aim to
ascertain the attitude to research and the professional ability required for
carrying out the functions relating to the selection. During the interview the
candidate’s knowledge of a foreign language may also be tested.
When drawing up the final
classification the Commission can discretionally assign 100 points to the
qualifications and the interview.
The calendar and the venues for the
interviews will be published on the website:
http://www.cisi.unito.it/ricerca/
before the closure date 15 January 2008.
When attending the interview candidates must show a valid personal
identity document.
SECTION 7 – CLASSIFICATIONS
Following the operations set out in
Section 6, each Area Commission will write a full report with the judgements
assigned to each candidate and will draw up the final classification.
In the case of equal merit,
precedence in the classification will be given to the younger candidate.
The documents relating to the
comparative valuation procedure, including the classification are approved by
Executive Decree.
The classifications are made public
through publication on the website:
http://www.cisi.unito.it/ricerca/
SECTION 8 – DOCUMENT NECESSARY
Candidates holding
the first sixteen places of the classification will be informed of the date on
which to be present for the signing of the contract and the start of the
collaboration.
The winners of the
selection process must present a declaration in lieu of affidavit that they are
not in a situation of incompatibility, in accordance with Section 9 below.
The start of the period of collaboration is subject to a check on the
necessary requisites.
The winners will be
subject to the health checks foreseen by current legislation.
The university
administration reserves the right to carry out final checks on all aspects
self-certified or declared by the candidates in their curricula.
SECTION 9 – STIPULATION OF THE CONTRACT
The research allowances are granted through the
stipulation of private law contracts. The contracts do not in anyway refer to
subordinate employment and do not give the right of access to positions within
the University.
The winners of the selection process will receive the
invitation to sign the contract provisionally by recorded delivery mail,
subject to ascertainment of the necessary requisites for the granting of the
allowance.
Those who do not
accept or sign the contract within the deadline, or who do not start the
research activity, except in the cases foreseen by the Regulations set out in
the introduction will be debarred.
The duties of the
assignees are established by the University Regulations issued in D.R. n. 57/OC dated 28 January 2002. In
particular, the assignees will be involved in the research activities relating
to the programme for which this selection was called. The tasks allotted to the
assignees must concern research activities and not mere technical support.
The allowances amount
to € 19.020,00 gross per year,
excluding the sums to be paid by the Administration. The allowance is paid in
monthly instalments. The allowances are subject to tax, pursuant to Section 4
of the Italian Law n. 476 dated 13 August 1984 and subsequent amendments and
integrations, and to social security payments, pursuant to Section 2,
subsection 26 et seq. of Italian law n. 335 dated 8 August 1995 and
subsequent amendments and integrations. The University will be responsible for
industrial accident insurance and third-party risk insurance for the assignees
during their research work. The relative premiums are deducted annually from
the allowance paid to each assignee.
The University
reserves the right to amend, extend, suspend this announcement, according to
new legislation or for proven reasons of public interest, without the
applicants making any claim or protest.
The contracts in
question are automatically annulled in the following cases:
-
unjustified non-commencement or delay in the activity;
-
unjustified suspension of the activity for a period
that prejudices the research programme;
-
serious violation of the regime of incompatibility
established by the following paragraphs.
-
negative judgement issued by the Council of the
reference structure.
The allowances cannot be accumulated with
scholarships of any kind, except for those granted by national or foreign
institutions to integrate, with periods abroad, the research activities of the
assignees.
The beneficiaries may not accumulate research allowances
with income deriving from permanent work.
With regard to the
professional activities, the same regulations apply as for students enrolled in
research doctorate courses.
The assignees who
intend to start or continue unpaid work with voluntary associations,
socio-assistential cooperatives or non-profit organisations may do so without
prior authorisation from the reference structure, providing they are able to
carry out their research work without interference.
The assignee in
service with the public administration is granted unpaid leave of absence for
the period of duration of the allowance, if foreseen by the respective
regulations.
SECTION 10 – PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Pursuant to Section
13 of the Legislative Decree n. 196 dated 30 June 2003, the personal data supplied
by the candidates will be gathered by the International Research and Relations
Division of the University, for the purposes of management of the selection and
will be held in a computer databank following the start of a working
relationship, for the purposes of management of the relationship itself.
This data must be
supplied for the purposes of evaluation of the requisites for participation, on
penalty of exclusion from the selection process.
This information
may only be communicated to the Public Administration directly interested in
the legal-economic position of the candidate.
The person in question benefits from all the rights granted
under the above-mentioned Legislative Decree, including a right of access to
the data and the right to correct, update, complete or delete erroneous or
incomplete data, or data gathered under conditions that do not conform to the
law, and the right to oppose the processing of their personal data for
legitimate reasons.
These rights may be
exercised by contacting the Rector of the University.
The Head of data
processing is the Administrative Director of the University.
SECTION 11 –
EVALUATION OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Once a year the
assignees must present to the Director or President of the structure in which
they are operating, a detailed report on the research activities carried out,
together with the opinion of the scientific director. Pursuant to Section 5 of
the Italian Law n.370 dated 19 October 1999; on expiry of the allowance a
Commission will formulate a judgement on the research activities carried out.
SECTION 12 – FINAL REGULATIONS
For all aspects not
covered by this announcement reference is made to the University Regulations
for the assignment of research allowances and to current legislation.
THE EXECUTIVE
Claudio BORIO