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10 doctoral (PhD) positions

The Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa announces a competition based on candidates’ degrees and work to date for the academic year 2009/2010 for 10 doctoral (PhD) positions, reserved to university graduates from non-European Union nations.

Applications are invited for the following subject areas in the Faculty of Arts: Modern Languages and Linguistics; Classical Languages, Linguistics and History; Philosophy; History (from Medieval to Contemporary); Art History.

Applications are invited for the following subject areas in the Faculty of Sciences: Molecular Biophysics; Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Mathematics; Mathematics for Industry and Finance; Neurobiology.

University graduates from non-European Union nations, born after 31 December 1977, who have attained a 2nd- cycle university degree or equivalent or who will complete it by 30 September 2009 for candidates to the Faculty of Arts or by 30 November 2009 for the Faculty of Sciences and who have not been the object of the disciplinary measure - provided for by the academic and internal Regulations - of expulsion from the Scuola Normale Superiore can compete for positions in the doctoral programs.


It is strongly recommended that candidates to PhD programs in the Faculty of Sciences take the “GRE – Subject Test” administered by the ETS (see www.ets.org/gre/), within the application deadline indicated in this announcement, in the subject area corresponding to the PhD for which they are applying, as outlined below:

PhD in Mathematics or Mathematics for Technology and Finance: Subject = Mathematics;
PhD in Physics or in Condensed Matter Physics: Subject = Physics;
PhD in Chemistry: Subject = Chemistry;
PhD in Neurobiology: Subject = Biology;
PhD in Molecular Biology: Subject = Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology.

Candidates who take (or have taken) the GRE must explicitly indicate to the ETS that the Scuola Normale Superiore is (one of) the institution(s) to which results are to be sent. The Committee will evaluate whether the candidates have passed the test or not, and the score received. Candidates who obtain a position in the PhD program at the Scuola Normale will be reimbursed the application costs of the Subject Test.


Application and deadline

Application for admission to the competition can be made for only one subject area and can be presented no more than twice.
The application, written out as per the attached facsimile (Attachment A), addressed to the President of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 – 56126 PISA, must arrive to the Scuola Normale no later than 30 June 2009.

Late arrival of the application and related materials, no matter what the cause, even if posted by the deadline, will result in non-admission.

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