The Junior Faculty of the IMT School includes Assistant Professors and Post-Doctoral Fellows, researchers pursuing advanced studies within Campus premises. The IMT School is a dynamic center giving young researchers the possibility to work closely with each other as well as with graduate students and senior researchers. As Junior Faculty is regarded as the School's most important investment, its members are required to perform a limited load of teaching activities within the PhD programs and supervision/mentoring of PhD students, as well as to contribute to the development of the School’s research topics.
The remuneration package is competitive at an international level and includes generous research funds. The IMT School is committed to providing adequate resources to support the research activity of its faculty, as well as flexible working conditions.
Furthermore, the School recognizes "the value of geographical, intersectional, inter− and trans−disciplinary and virtual mobility as an important means of enhancing scientific knowledge and professional development at any stage of a researcher's career" (European Charter for Researchers, Ref. Value of mobility). Therefore, it acknowledges any past mobility experience, encourages mobility at all levels and supports research and projects on interdisciplinary topics and collaborations at an international level.
The IMT School has also signed the "Commitment of Quality Assurance" for the EURAXESS Researcher's mobility portal.
The School's procedures are in compliance with the European Commission recommendations proposed in the European Charter for Researchers and in the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. In particular, the School ensures that researchers will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, age, ethnic, national or social origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, language, disability, political opinion, or social and/or economic conditions.
Broad dissemination of information about the openings guarantees that any candidate in any part of the world can compete for the position offered. Selection procedure conditions are transparent and are based on international standards.
Candidates may apply by simply filling out an online application form.
All Junior Faculty positions at the IMT School are fixed-term.
Assistant Professors and Post-Doctoral Fellows can be offered an "Assegno di Ricerca", a "Collaborazione a Progetto" or a "Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato" contract. For more details, please check the following table.
Assistant Professors
| type of contract | requirements | duration | gross amount / Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Assegno di Ricerca | Degree | Min. 1 year and max. 3 years (with the option of a renewal for a maximum of 6 years) | Negoziable. Min. €19.367 |
| Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato (l. 240/2010 art 24, c 3 a) | PhD | Max. 3 years (with the option of a single renewal for 5 total years) | +/- €35.000 (100% of the salary of a tenured researcher) |
| Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato (l. 240/2010 art 24, c 3 b) | PhD / at least three years of research contracts by the date of appointment / National Abilitation | Max. 3 years | Minimum: +/- €35,000 (100% of the salary of a tenured researcher, as stated by the Italian law 240/2010) - maximum +/- €45,000 (130% of the salary of a tenured researcher, as stated by the Italian law 240/2010) |
| Collaborazione a Progetto | Degree | Variable | Variable on the basis of project funds |
Post-Doctoral Fellows
| type of contract | requirements | duration | gross amount / Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborazione a Progetto | Degree | Variable | Variable on the basis of project funds |
| Assegno di Ricerca | Degree | Min. 1 year and max. 3 years (with the option of a renewal for a maximum of 6 years) | Negoziable. Min. €19.367 |
| Collaborazione a Progetto | Degree | Variable | Variable on the basis of project funds |
Notes:
Please note that, by law, contracts cannot be awarded for more than a total of 12 years. The calculation of total duration covers post-doctoral positions as well as research assistant positions held in universities or Institutes located in Italy or abroad.