Careers Service
The IMT School’s Guidance and Placement services aim to encourage a quick and smooth post-doctoral transition to academia, institutions, companies and entrepreneurial sectors that valorize the PhD degrees earned by the School’s students.
There are multiple tools that are used by the School to support job placement activities in a variety of contexts.
Individual paths
Students, alumni, post-docs, and researchers can contact the Careers Service to activate individual supports (career counseling, coaching, skills assessment, motivational interviews) for:
- identify professional development goals, intermediate steps and resources to achieve them
- increase strengths and optimize critical points, enhance skills
- develop action plans for educational and professional success
- manage active job search independently and in a targeted manner
- have knowledge of the local, national and international job market
- review CVs and cover letters, prepare for job interviews - successful applications
With the aim of developing strategies to valorize the doctoral journey in view of a satisfactory professional path, interested students, alumni and alumnae can arrange an appointment online or in person with the School's career consultant , Dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci)
Friday Free Talks
Students, alumni, post-docs, and researchers can take advantage of the in-person "Friday Free Talks" help desk where they can individually and confidentially delve into topics relevant to their training and professional career.
It is not about therapy but about spaces and moments for:
- collect information in general about the IMT School
- talk about factors that influence the doctoral "journey" (research project, interpersonal relationships, tools, resources, obstacles, time management, public presentations, etc.)
- ask for motivational support in order to successfully face challenges
- evaluate your skills and put them to use in the world of work
- build career plans (with goals, steps to achieve them, resources and obstacles)
- improve resume and cover letter, LinkedIn profile and other online accounts
- prepare for job interviews, pitches
- increase specific skills (self-presentations, mediating work groups)
- deal with career transitions
- propose workshops on topics in which students and alumni are experts
The help desk is active on Fridays: 11am-4pm in the Sottotetto (attic) in San Ponziano.
For further information: ornella.bucci@imtlucca.it (Skype: ornella-bucci); placement@imtlucca.it
Around 10% of PhDs pursue an academic career (Istat and ADI sources, 2019).
The remaining 90% look for opportunities in other fields.
"JobFair: the job meeting of Italian schools of excellence in 2022" is an initiative that aims to create a qualified meeting opportunity between leading companies, organizations and human resources with very high potential from the six Italian Higher University Schools: it is the first job meeting dedicated to the talents of the IMT School of Advanced Studies Lucca, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore, University Institute of Higher Studies of Pavia, International School of Advanced Studies of Trieste and Gran Sasso Science Institute of L'Aquila.
The School has been a partner since the second edition (2014).
From 2022 the six special schools organize two editions of JOBFair.
In 2023 the following editions were created:
Spring edition (ONLINE): Thursday 18 May 2023
Autumn edition (IN PRESENCE): Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 October 2023
Participating: 3DNextech, Alten, Apparound, Booster Box, Brembo, Capgemini, CO&SO, Credito Emiliano, Dedalus, Deloitte, Emergency, Ergo, EssilorLuxottica, Fincantieri, Garmin Italy Technologies, Generali, GSK, Hyntelo, Intersos, ION Group, KPMG, Latham & Watkins, Legance, Doctors Without Borders, Metro, MMI, Portolano Cavallo, Poste Italiane, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reply, Saint-Gobain, Unicredit, WIIS Italy.
For further information: https://www.santannapisa.it/it/terza-mission/jobfair
Email: jobfair@santannapisa.it
The IMT School has participated, since the 2017/18 Academic Year, in national Placement initiatives with the “Borsa del Placement” (meetings between companies and university representatives) and forDoc, the first national event – organized by Emblema – that is specific for PhD students and graduates, for job interview meetings with employers specifically interested in candidates with doctoral degrees.
The forDoc program includes the following initiatives:
Recruiting Days: online events where people can meet and interact with companies that tell their story, open job positions and/or launch a topic for discussion.
The events are continuously updated on https://www.borsadelplacement.it/calendario.
Virtual fair for Doc | 20 June 2024: the online career day of the Borsa del Placement puts PhD students, from all over Italy, in contact with large companies interested in their highly qualified profiles.
Coaching forDoc: a job orientation initiative, in Italian, dedicated to doctoral students and recent graduates, in the following events:
April 22 | The professional goal
April 29 | Soft Skills
May 6 | Work and Social Networks
May 13 | The selection process
May 20 | ABC of the entrepreneur
May 27th | Opportunities for startups, accelerators, collaborations with large companies
To participate:
1. Register on www.borsadelplacement.it
2. Confirm your registration by clicking on the link you will receive via email
3. Open the calendar after logging in and click on the "Register" button on the pages of the events you are interested in.
For further information: www.borsa del placement.it; info@borsadelplacement.it
To learn more about the world of work, seize opportunities to create contacts and enter new realities, PhD students, alumni, post-docs and researchers can participate in company presentations and consult job offers.
For further information: placement@imtlucca.it
CAREER KIT WORKSHOP
Workshops on topics relevant to the doctoral path and professional development, aimed at increasing awareness of ourselves and the context, as well as improving guidance skills.
To collect information on relevant topics, please fill out this form.
For more information, please email career advisor, Dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci).
1) WORKSHOP "SUCCESSFUL POST-PHD JOB APPLICATIONS" - Room2 San Francesco Complex IMT and remotely
The first event of the cycle of workshops open to those looking for information to navigate the world of work will be held on Friday 19 April from 4pm to 5.30pm.
Suggestions and self-guidance strategies will be provided to address career transitions.
To register and receive information on participation, you must fill out this form.
For further details, please contact IMT career coach, dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci).
POSITIVE STRESS ROUTE
it is a journey over 1 month aimed at increasing well-being, identifying stress factors, transforming distress into eustress, learning coping strategies:
a) 1 initial group meeting - Friday 23 February 2024, from 4pm to 6pm
b) individual meetings - to be scheduled
c) 2 final group meeting - Friday 22 March, from from 4pm to 6pm
For more information, please email career advisor, Dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci).
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PEER TO PEER ACTIVITIES
Experiential events organized by IMT students and Careers Service.
- Mediating Group Discussions Workshop - boost your speaking and listening: will be held on Friday 19 January 2024 in Room 1 and remotely, from 4pm to 6pm. Open to anyone who wishes to improve their skills in facilitating group discussions, this is a participatory workshop that pushes people out of their comfort zone by giving presentations and welcoming feedback in a group setting. To register, fill out this form.
For more information, please email career advisor, Dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci).
GROUP WORKSHOPS
Moments and spaces to understand strengths and weaknesses, skills developed through doctoral experiences, building a bridge between past, present and future with new goals and perspectives for self-guidance and fulfilling job placement.
- Lab for PhDs who have recently obtained their qualification
- Lab for student representatives and others in a role
- Lab for first year students
For more information, please email career advisor, Dr. Ornella Bucci (Skype: ornella-bucci).
SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
with speakers from the world of industry.
For further information: placement@imtlucca.it; ornella.bucci@imtlucca.it
The Student and Alumni Association (SAA) carries out an important role with respect to the career mentoring activities, in synergy with the Careers Service and Placement of the School.
On June 7th and 8th 2019, the School held its first Annual Meeting of the Association, providing a space for idea exchange, networking and mentoring through the collaboration with the members of the Association. During these two days, students and alumni had the opportunity to meet other members of the IMT School community, present their research projects and professional experiences and explore new collaboration opportunities, cementing the objective of developing a network that actively supports placement services, reinforcing synergies and shared values.
In 2022, another Annual Meeting was held on July 1 and 2.
In 2023 it was repeated on July 7th.
In 2024, a mentoring session will be held on January 15th during the Welcome day - Rooted in Lucca, reaching beyond.
For more information: see SAA; e-mail to info.alumniassociation@imtlucca.it
The Careers Service is responsible for collecting and disseminating offers.
For more information: placement@imtlucca.it.
- Erasmus+ for Traineeships
- Internship opportunities: internship opportunities to students and alumni are usually advertised via email. Companies interested in advertising their internship opportunities may contact placement@imtlucca.it, +39 05834326562. Students interested in internships may contact placement@imtlucca.it.
Placement - Employment outcomes
The School carries out a periodic career tracking of its alumni through social media and direct customized contacts. At the end of November 2020, the IMT School could count 343 alumni. Of these, 45% work for universities or research institutes, 28% work in the private sector and 19% work for public institutions. Approximately 41% of IMT School graduates currently work abroad.
Among the universities and research centres where the IMT School's alumni work: Politecnico di Milano; Università di Firenze; Università di Pisa; Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Gran Sasso Science Institute – GSSI; Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna, Università di Genova, Università di Padova; Università Ca’ Foscari, CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; ENEA; Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento; Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut;
KU Leuven (Belgium); Sorbonne Université (France); TU Berlin (Germany); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich (Germany); UCL University College London (UK); King’s College London (UK); University of Exeter (UK); University of Nottingham (UK); ETH - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Switzerland); Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL (Switzerland); University of Lund (Sweden); KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stokholm University (Sweden); Izmir University of Economics (Turkey); University of Florida (USA); University of Alberta (Canada); New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates); Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile); Zhejiang University (China); Swinburne University of Technology (Australia); German Institute for Economic Research - DIW Berlin (Germany); INRIA (France); Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences (The Netherlands)Among the private sector companies: Airbnb; Allianz Deutschland AG; Amazon Development Center; Apple; Bayer HealthCare Manufacturing; Bonfiglioli; Booking.com; British Telecom; DSB (Danish State Railways) Digital Labs; Enel X SpA; FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; Ferrari; Fluidmesh Networks;; Google Inc.; Gucci; IBM; Intesa Sanpaolo; Lam Research; MegaFon; McKinsey & co.; Microsoft Cambridge; RGI Group; SDG Group; SKY Italia; Skyscanner; Telecom Italia SpA; Terna SpA; UBS
Among the institutions: Italian Parliament; Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Italian Ministry of Internal Affairs; Bank of Italy; Italian Navy, Medreg - Mediterranean Energy Regulators; European Parliament (Belgium); European Commission (Belgium); Ministry of Culture (Croatia); MOLA - Museum of London Archaeology (UK); OECD (France); European Securities and Markets Authority - ESMA (France); Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany; Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin; European Investment Bank – EIB (Luxembourg); Central Bank of Turkey; Fundación Museodata (Colombia)