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Announcement of a public selection for admission to PhD programs Round XXXIX

Details of scholarships announced

Scientific Area:
10 - Antiquities, philology, literary studies, art history
11 - History, philosophy, pedagogy and psychology

 

Duration: 3 years

Positions: 8

Positions covered by scholarships: 6

Scholarships
  • No. 2 financed by the University
  • No. 2 financed by Ministerial Decree 118/2023 for the following PNRR research topics:
    1-Project title: Digital-Tasso. Torquato Tasso’s Fortune in Europe and Digitalisation of Library Funds at the Biblioteca Angelo Mai in Bergamo
    Reference Professor: Prof. Luca Bani
    2-Project title: Ecocriticism and Resilient Natural Landscapes in Twentieth-Century's European Poetry
    Reference Professor: Prof.ssa Amelia Valtolina
  • No. 1 financed by Ministerial Decree 118/2023 for the following Public Administration research topics:
    Project title: New Geographies and New Emerging Areas for Territorial Strategic Development in the Province of Bergamo Affiliated Institution: Provincia di Bergamo - Servizio Turismo, Cultura, Sviluppo territoriale, pari opportunità e Ufficio Europa
    Reference Professor: Prof. Federica Burini
  • No. 1 financed by Ministerial Decree 118/2023 for the following Cultural heritage research topics:
    Project title: Studying and Enhancing the Medieval Historical Architecture of the Sondrio Territory
    Affiliated Institution: Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio
    Reference Professor: Prof. Riccardo Rao
Access requirement

Possession, by Oct. 31, 2023, of a bachelor's degree obtained in accordance with the regulations in force prior to the entry into force of Ministerial Decree 509/1999, specialist degree (Ministerial Decree 509/1999), master's degree (Ministerial Decree 270/2004).
In the case of a degree obtained abroad, the evaluation of the requirement will be carried out by the selection committee.

Additional access requirements:
- A Master's degree or other fit international qualification. The final dissertation mark should be at least 105/110. For students who will be achieving the qualification required for admission after the deadline of the call, the average exams mark should be at least 105/110;
- a language certification (CEFR, at least B2 level or above) in English, French, Spanish or German not older than five years at the date of publication of the call. In alternative, the candidate must have obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in the classes (Italian Ministerial field of study codes) L-11 or L-12 or a Master’s Degree in the classes (Italian Ministerial field of study codes) LM-37 or LM-38;
- candidates with a qualification obtained abroad must submit a certified translation of the degree certificate with the correspondence of the degree mark in one-hundred cents;
- candidates with a qualification obtained abroad and who are not Italian mother tongue must submit a certification of knowledge of the Italian language (CEFR, B2 level or above; for instance CELI3).

Selection

Type of estimable qualifications:
Qualification assessments (up to 60 marks):

  • curriculum studiorum: up to 15 marks;
  • research project: up to 25 marks (the project may also be submitted in Italian, English or French);
  • grade of master's degree or equivalent qualification: up to 10 marks;
  • other qualifications: e.g. specialisation courses, post-graduate courses, etc.; attendance to research projects, contract ownerships, scholarships, assignments in national or international research bodies, duly certificated, showing the activity's effective date and duration: up to 5 marks;
  • scientific publications (endowed with ISBN or ISSN): up to 5 marks (only publications not older than five years at the date of publication of the call and relevant to the topics of the doctoral program will be evaluated).

Interview (up to 30 marks):

  • knowledge of at least one European foreign language (English, French, Spanish, German); in the case of candidates who are not Italian mother tongue also the knowledge of Italian language will be tested: up to 5 marks;
  • discussion of the research project (assessment of the candidate's capacity to convincingly discuss project preconditions and goals): up to 15 marks;
  • relevance of demonstrated knowledge in the field of curricular subjects forming doctorate objectives: up to 10 marks.

Linguistic competence:
During the interview, candidates must demonstrate their knowledge of one European foreign language (English, French, Spanish, German); candidates who are not Italian mother tongue will be required to also demonstrate the knowledge of Italian language.

Interview date:
June, 26th 2023 at 09:00 AM (Italy time) eventually continuing on June, 27th 2023 at 09:00 AM (Italy time) depending on the number of candidates participating in the interview. The interview will be carried out in person and in Italian. The interview may take place in videoconference only in the case of candidates residing abroad.