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Tenured position: Recruitment Procedure

The recruitment procedure was designed according to IMT Policy for the Recruitment of Tenured Faculty (download in PDF: in English and Italian), which regulates the two−phase procedure of recruitment.
  1. First stage: job market analysis
    • Broad profiles are published in order to collect expressions of interest to detect the potential for recruitment in a subset of narrower profiles and to get information about its "location" (e.g. within the Italian University system, abroad, etc.). This analysis allows IMT to get a clear vision/view of the available professionalism and of the "location" of the highest potential to be recruited.
    • The job market analysis is carried out by specific Evaluation Committees, one per job market.
  2. Second stage: Recruitment Plan

    IMT Director, together with the support of the Research Area Directors*, draws a Recruitment Plan.

    The recruitment plan contains both the specific positions (full or associate) and profiles to be hired and the procedure to be followed for each profile/position according to national procedures, i.e.

    From Italian Universities
    • Bando per trasferimento, "transfer call" reserved to professors already affiliated in Italy in the same position or chiamata di idoneo, direct appointment of winner of Italian professorship public competition who have not been hired yet.
    From Foreign Universities or non Academic Research Institutes
    • Chiamata diretta or chiamata di chiara fama "direct appointment" − mainly for candidates affiliated to foreign universities or national and foreign non academic research institutes, who can be appointed without public competition.
The recruitment plan is deliberated by the Executive Council.

* the research area directors have not been appointed yet, the Director has been supported by Research Area Advisory Boards.

The appointment starting date will be defined on a case by case basis, according to the recruitment procedure adopted for each position.

All phases of the Recruitment procedure are widely advertised and are carried out on the basis of the following selection criteria:
  • scientific and academic record, relevance of research activity, CV, publications, reference letters;
  • the capacity to secure and manage external research funds;
  • Proficiency in English both written and spoken.

On Going Recruitment

In the second half of 2008, IMT started the first stage of the recruitment procedure publishing the profiles to collect relevant expressions of interest to carry out the job market analysis in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, Economics and Political Sciences at an international level, on the basis of 3 profiles in terms of relevant scientific macro−fields according to the School identity and its guidelines.

Current phase

IMT Director, Prof. Fabio Pammolli, has presented the results of this preliminary phase to the Executive Council.
On July 17, 2009, the Executive Council has decided to start the recruitment beginning Spring−Summer 2010.
  • Bando per trasferimento "transfer call" or bando per chiamata di idoneo
The calls will be published from Spring 2010 on. This procedure will typically take 2−3 months (call opening + specific selection). As soon as the calls open, the School will widely advertise them.
  • Chiamata diretta or chiamata di chiara fama ("direct appointment")
Before the recruitment procedures will be launched, the School may contact directly the most promising candidates. The direct appointments typically requires several months since they have to be approved by the Ministry of University and CUN (National University Board).

Fields and profiles

To collect the expressions of interest, IMT published the following profiles (the submission deadline was March 15, 2009):
Economics
We will consider highly qualified candidates in all fields of economics, with preference given to candidates active in areas such as political economy; macro economic policy; public economics; industrial organization; international economics; law and economics; business economics; labor economics; economic development; technological change and growth.
Political Science
We will consider highly qualified candidates in all fields of political science, with preference given to candidates with a strong theoretical and methodological background, active in areas such as comparative politics; international relations; administration sciences; public policy; the political economy of finance, taxation, and public goods; American and European politics; political and economic history.
Computer Science and Engineering
Candidates should be active on networking and software systems for global computing, including web data mining and mobile systems, with applications e.g. to service oriented computing, economics and embedded systems. Preference will be given to candidates combining in their research fundamental and application oriented aspects.

Evaluation Committees

On December 29, 2008 upon n. 3 decrees (Rif. n. 03850(167), n. 03851(168) and n. 03852(169)) the Evaluation Committees for the preliminary scouting activity have been appointed as follows:

Computer Science and Engineering:
  • Fabio Pammolli, Director of IMT − Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca;
  • Michael Cosnard, INRIA − Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique Sophia Antipolis (France);
  • Martin Wirsing, Institut für Informatik, Ludwig−Maximilians−Universität München (Germany);
  • Luciano Lenzini, Università di Pisa;
  • Ugo Erasmo Montanari, Università di Pisa.
Economics:
  • Fabio Pammolli, Director of IMT − Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca;
  • Andrea Ichino, Università di Bologna;
  • Pascal Courty, European University Institute (Florence).
Political Science:
  • Fabio Pammolli, Director of IMT − Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca;
  • Stefano Bartolini, Director of the Schuman Center at European University Institute;
  • Leonardo Morlino, Vice-President of the International Political Science Association.

Expressions of interest statistics

On the whole, 245 expressions of interest have been submitted:
  • Computer Science and Engineering: 74 expressions of interest;
  • Economics: 92 expressions of interest;
  • Political Sciences: 50 expressions of interest.
  • multiple fields of interest: 29.

Future Recruitment

The collect of expression of interest in the context of IMT's first preliminary scouting activity for the recruitment of tenured professors is over, but it is still possible to submit expressions of interest for temporary positions such as lecturer, seminar speaker and visiting professor. By submitting the online permanent expression of interest form you will also be informed on future scouting activities and calls for tenured postitions.
In order to express your interest in such positions please fill out our form "Join IMT!"

Fixed-term professor position vacancies
(Professore straordinario ex. Art 1 comma 12, Legge 230/2005)

Past Calls
IMT has launched a selection procedure for a professor of Art History.
Full call in attached PDF (85 KB, only in Italian), abstract in English below
Deadline for position applications: April 29, 2010

Activities

Research and teaching in the field of Cultural Heritage, with particular reference to the Management and Development of Cultural Heritage Ph.D. program.
Planning and academic management of Ph.D. program and coordinating and collaborating with the complementary research areas already existing in IMT.

Profile

Expertise in Art History (Italian SSD L-ANT/07) and history and preservation of cultural assets in Italy and abroad (with special reference to Europe and the United States).

Requirements

The successful candidate must meet all the below requirements (on penalty of exclusion).
  • Appropriate qualifications for a full professorship, or a higher academic or professional qualification in the relevant field;
  • A record of consistently high-level academic output, in particular, in the last five years, in Art History or in related fields;
  • Documented professional teaching, research, organizational and management experience from an Italian or a foreign institution;
  • Excellent knowledge of Italian and English language;
  • Not currently an employee of IMT or another Italian university.
The selection committee will assess the candidate’s qualifications solely on the basis of those documents provided by the candidate with his or her application.

Contract, duration and salary range

Duration: 3 years, renevable
Salary: according to italian tables (Professore straordinario 1° level)

Application

Applicants are required to send the following documents
  • The application form (attached Microsoft Word), duly completed and signed
  • Copy of a valid identity document
  • Detailed curriculum vitae showing scientific and didactic activities, academic publications and experience in management of research activities.
  • Supporting documentation for evaluation purposes, including the full text of five selected publications
  • Names of 3 referees
by post to IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies, Piazza San Ponziano 6, 55100 Lucca.

Selection

The selection will be an assessment of the above-mentioned requirements based on documents provided by the applicants. The selection committee will compile a final ranking of candidates.

Decree Selection Committee   [PDF, 68 Kb]

Final Ranking   [PDF, 63 Kb]

Final Decree   [PDF, 15 Kb]
IMT policy
IMT Policy - English version   IMT Policy - Italian version  PDF (28 Kb)
IMT Policy for Recruitment of Tenured Faculty
IMT Policy for Recruitment of Tenured Faculty - English version   IMT Policy for Recruitment of Tenured Faculty - Italian version  PDF (35 Kb)
IMT Research Areas
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