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

Details of scholarships announced

Scientific Area:
01 - Mathematics and informatics
13 - Economic sciences and statistics

 

Duration: 4 years

Positions: 6

Positions covered by scholarships: 5

Scholarships
  • No. 2 financed by Ministerial Decree 118/2023 for the following PNRR research topics:
    1-Project title: Evaluation of public policies for security and crime
    Reference Professor: Paolo Buonanno
    2-Project title: Conditional cooperation as a social norm to promote sustainable behavior
    Reference Professor: Francesco Fallucchi
  • No. 2 financed by Ministerial Decree 118/2023 for the following Public Administration research topics:
    1-Project title: Automation and AI: opportunities and challenges for individuals, firms and the public administration
    Affiliated Institution: Dipartimento di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e Strategie di Impresa dell'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
    Reference Professor: Alessandra Bonfiglioli
    2-Project title: Designing and assessing the effectiveness of public policies for financial literacy
    Affiliated Institution: Dipartimento tutela della clientela ed educazione finanziaria, Banca d’Italia
    Reference Professor: Annalisa Cristini
  • No. 1 financed under the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) Project, for Mission 4, Component 2 (Notice D. D. 3138 dated 12/16/2021 corrected by D.D. 3175 dated 12/18/2021) Title: “CENTRO NAZIONALE - Sustainable Mobility Center (CNMS)” CUP F13C22000690001
    Project title: Welfare effects and economic-environmental sustainability of air transportation
    Field: PNRR Project “Sustainable Mobility Center (Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile - Spoke 1 – AIr Mobility
    Reference Professor: Davide Scotti
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.

Selection

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

  • curriculum studiorum: up to 30 marks;
  • research project (which will be assessed on the basis of the scientific value, originality and articulation of the proposal, consistency with the research themes of the PhD program): up to 20 marks;
  • other qualifications, publications, reference letters from Italian or foreign academics: up to 10 points.

Interview (up to 30 marks):

  • knowledge of the English language and, for foreign students, also of the Italian language: up to 5 points;
  • discussion of the research project (assessment of the candidate's capacity to convincingly discuss project preconditions and goals): up to 25 marks.

Language competence: English language. For foreign candidates, knowledge of Italian language will also be evaluated.

Interview date:
26/06/2023 h. 14:00 (Italian time) with possible continuation on 27/06/2023, depending on the number of candidates participating in the interview.
The interview will be conducted by videoconference and in English.