Official Register (“Albo di Ateneo”)

It is the repository of all rulings and official decrees issued by the University of Padua and it serves as a legally binding form of public notice, in accordance with the Italian Law. It lists several vacancies and selection announcements for the awarding of research grants (e.g. “Bando di selezione per il conferimento di assegni per lo svolgimento di attività di ricerca”) and academic positions that are available here.

  STARS@UNIPD Funding Programme

The STARS funding programme is launched every 2 years (new edition is expected in 2021). It is addressed to young pioneers of frontier research, offering support to ground-breaking ideas with definite potential to turn into competitive proposals for the prestigious ERC grants. STARS grants are open to all scientific areas and will support two-year research projects to be developed in one of the 32 Departments of the University of Padua.

  Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (“MIUR”) Portal

The MIUR website dedicated to calls for research proposals provides all the information related to calls for research grants and fixed-term researchers communicated by Italian universities, public research and experimentation entities. Research grants available at the University of Padua are listed here.

  EURAXESS Portal

Take advantage of EURAXESS and find your job in research. EURAXESS showcases thousands of vacancies and fellowships from more than 40 European countries and other regions in the world. Positions available at the University of Padua are listed here.

More information on Euraxess are available here .

  MSCA DN – Doctoral Networks, ESR/PhD Positions

Most recent calls for applications addressed to ESRs/PhDs within the University of Padua Doctoral Networks can be found on the University page on the Euraxess portal.

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Three Doctoral candidate (DC)/PhD positions are available at the University of Padua (Italy) for highly motivated doctoral candidates as part of the new Horizon Europe, EU-funded, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks “DEMINE (DEaling with conflicts related to MIgration: NEgotiating social cohesion through communication)” project (GA No 101167978).

Offer description: This innovative programme explores the impact of traditional media, social media, and interpersonal interactions on attitudes toward migration and social cohesion. It focuses on the dynamics of political and societal polarisation and radicalisation, providing insights into how these processes affect society.

The DEMINE consortium will train doctoral candidates across various disciplines, including political science, communication, journalism studies, linguistics, psychology, social data analytics, sociology, anthropology, and education science/media literacy.

PhD start: between 1 January 2025 and 1 April 2025

Three doctoral candidates will be hired at the University of Padua on the following three topics:

• DC 5. Topic “Identifying vulnerable groups among adolescents”

Contact person: Ughetta Moscardino - ughetta.moscardino@unipd.it

• DC 7. Topic “Addressing polarisation, radicalisation, xeno- and Islamophobia and violent extremism through citizenship education within and outside the school walls”

Contact person: Devi Sacchetto - devi.sacchetto@unipd.it

• DC 8. Topic “Identifying strategies of empowering political actors to address post-truth politics in the post-factual era”

Contact person: Claudia Padovani - claudia.padovani@unipd.it

The full Job Offer is available at this link

DEMINE Website: https://demine.eu/

Email: info@demine.eu

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Grant Agreement No 101167978.

  MSCA IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) are one of the actions through which the European Commission financially supports international mobility of experienced researchers within European Countries or between a European country and a country outside Europe. MSC fellows carry out their own research project in collaboration with a host institution, which is indicated at the time of their application. Researchers of all ages, nationalities and scientific disciplines can apply.

More information on MSCA IF at Unipd are available here.

  EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support excellent postdoctoral researchers in laboratories throughout Europe and the world. International exchange is a key requirement. Now awarding grants for employment contracts in EMBC countries, EMBO Fellowships also support the career development of the fellows through leadership courses and networking opportunities.

Application deadline: There are no application deadlines but there are two annual evaluation deadlines for EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships: Second Friday of February (Spring Selection Round) and Second Friday of August (Autumn Selection Round)

Call for application: available here

  EMBO Short-Term Fellowships

Short-Term Fellowships fund research exchanges of up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries. Short-Term Fellowships are not awarded for exchanges between two laboratories within the same country.

Application deadline: There is no deadline for applications, however it is recommended to apply three months before the proposed starting date.

Call for application: available here