The Physics Department of Sapienza University of Rome invites applications for academic openings at the Associate and/or Full Professor level from any fields in Physics covered through a direct call procedure. The Department of Physics has strong research groups in a number of fields with a wide range of interests. The Department of Physics is seeking established scientists with an outstanding record of high impact research, excellence and leadership. The successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to the department’s academic program, its strategy and governance, as well as providing scientific leadership and to participate in large-scale grant applications.

The Direct Calls program of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), provides opportunities to fund academic positions to scientists and scholars having worked abroad with an equivalent position for at least three years, or to recipients of ERC grants.

More details about Direct Calls and eligibility criteria can be found below and at http://www.phys.uniroma1.it/fisica/node/9835

Applications must be submitted electronically at [email protected]. Applicants are requested to submit a brief CV, a list of publications and a research statement. Candidates are encouraged to apply by January 14, 2019.

The Department of Physics is committed to increasing the gender balance of its faculty and particularly welcomes applications from qualified women.

Additional Information

The Direct Calls program of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), provides opportunities to cover teaching posts through direct calls to Italian and foreign scholars meeting one of the following necessary requirements:

1. scholars who have been working permanently abroad in university teaching or research for at least three years, and holding an equivalent academic position in foreign universities or research institutions (art. 1 c.9 L. n. 230/2005);
2. scholars who have already worked in teaching or research capacities in Italian universities for at least three years on a direct call basis authorised by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (art. 1 c.9 L. 230/2005);
3. winners of ERC grants of at least three years duration, and that have not been completed for more than three years (art. 29 c. 7 L. n. 240/2010, Art. 7, c. 2, D. M. n. 635/2016).

The applications will be reviewed by a cross disciplinary selection committee and will follow the Direct Calls procedure.

The Direct Call recruitment process involves several approval steps and requires the endorsement of the Ministry of Education, University, and Research. The procedure is therefore expected to be completed and the position to be filled within November 2020. The Rector confirms the appointment by Decree and sets the relative salary class based on seniority of service and merit (art. 1, c. 9, L. n. 230/2005).