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University professors are academic teaching staff with permanent contracts, recruited through a public competition, who carry out research and teaching activities in the academic sector. They study and teach the subjects in which they are specialised, participate in research projects and share the results with the scientific community. They produce research papers, essays and academic articles. They carry out teaching activities both in class and e-learning modes and support students at all levels of their academic careers, within their field of expertise. They also supervise theses at all academic levels.

Researchers are hired with a fixed-term employment contract, through a public procedure. They contribute to the development of academic research by carrying out research activities in the field related to their hiring contract. They produce research papers, essays and academic articles. They carry out teaching activities both in class and e-learning modes and support students at all levels of their academic careers, within their field of expertise. They also supervise theses at all academic levels.

Universities, public research bodies and institutions whose advanced scientific diploma has been recognised as equivalent to a Ph.D. (in accordance with article 74, paragraph 4, of Italian Presidential Decree No. 382 of 11 July 1980), may enter into fixed-term employment contracts, known as “research contracts”, for the sole purpose of carrying out specific research projects. These contracts are financed in whole or in part by internal funds or by third parties, both public and private, on the basis of specific agreements or conventions.

Technologists are hired with a fixed term contract through a public selection procedure. The contracts have a minimum duration of 18 months and a maximum of 5 years. Technologists carry out support activity to research both at technical and administrative levels. In particular, they perform tasks of high technical and professional content within the framework of the University's research activities following the directives given by the research manager or by the head of the structure. They also carry out administrative tasks strictly connected to the management of the research projects they are involved in. There are two different levels: the first level technologist for which the possession of a master's degree is required, as well as a particular professional qualification and the second level technologist for which possession of a bachelor or equivalent degree is required as well as a particular professional qualification.

The research grant is a collaboration established between a University and a scholar with the specific aim of conducting research activities. It has a minimum duration of twelve months and a maximum of six years. During this period, the research fellow carries out research work on the topics set out in the selection announcement, under the supervision of the designated faculty, retaining at the same time a certain degree of autonomy. The admission pre-requisite is to hold a post-graduate degree obtained in Italy or equivalent title. Applicants can also qualify if they have a doctorate degree from a foreign university, to which they need to attach a professional curriculum that demonstrates their ability them to carry out research. Research grants are awarded by public selection procedure.

Research assignments are contracts for introduction to research and innovation under the supervision of a tutor, aimed at young graduates (with a Second Cycle - master's or Single Cycle degree obtained no more than 6 years ago) with a suitable CV.  

The contracts have a minimum duration of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years (including any renewals or extensions), even if not continuous. This duration can only be extended within the framework of the European Union's Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) funding programme.

Assignments are awarded:

• Through selection calls, with evaluation based on qualifications and publications and, where applicable, an interview.
• Through direct award, with expressions of interest, in the case of funding obtained through competitive national, European or international calls.

Consult “Regolamento incarichi di ricerca ai sensi dell’art.22-ter L. 240/2010 -Regulations for research assignments”.

Technical and administrative staff (personale tecnico-amministrativo - PTA) Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (Collaboratori e Esperti Linguistici - CEL) are organised into different categories, depending on their qualifications and on the kind of competitive entrance examination; their work position is regulated by national collective bargaining agreements.