DISCLAIMER

The following is an informal translation of the relevant bits of the original Call for Applicants in the Italian language which can be found on this web-site.

The Italian version is the only one legally binding.

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

ISTITUTO PER I PROCESSI CHIMICO-FISICI

(IPCF)

THE DIRECTOR

Taking into account

·art. 51, sub-par. 6, of law n. 449 of 27^th December 1997;

·CNR regulation concerning self-employment contracts for activities to be accomplished within the framework of research programs of the CNR, based on article 2222 and following of the Italian Civil Code;

·the Research project on ãMolecular Properties and Molecular Materials (MOLPROP)ä, financed by the EC for a three-year period from May 15^th , 2000 to May 14^th , 2003;

·the rules and conditions of the EEC contract n. HPRN-CT-2000-00013, which finances the above-mentioned project;

PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS

Art.1

A call for application for a Post-doctoral position in the framework of the EC contract n. HPRN-CT-2000-00013 (Research Training Network) is open.

The research to be carried out under the EC project is on Molecular Properties and Molecular Materials. Scientist in charge of this research is dr Vincenzo Carravetta.

The theme of the research is the following: ãDevelopment and application of ab initio codes for the simulation of different processes due to the interaction of X-rays with molecular systems, with emphasis on the study of the electronic and nuclear dynamics of core excited states. The techniques that will be employed are SCF, Dirac-Fock, MCSCF, STEX, MRCI, SI, K-matrix. The molecules considered will range from diatomics to organic molecules of medium size, with particular attention to those involving heavy elements and strong relativistic effectsä.

Art.2

The contract duration is of ten months, starting not later than July 15th, 2002 and ending no later than the final date of the EC contract (14^th May 2003).

The gross amount provided under this contract is of 36.000 EECRO, all charges being borne by the CNR, and it will be paid in ten monthly arrears, upon signature of a receipt by the successful applicant.

The appropriate deductions provided by law will be applied by the CNR to the amounts paid, also taking into account the international agreements actually in force.

It is responsibility of the successful applicant to provide for the coverage of the health services for the period of stay in Italy, producing evidence to the CNR either of the registration with the Italian National Health Service ö SSN, or of the stipulation of a sickness insurance policy on a private basis, and of the stipulation of a civil liability insurance policy during the period of stay at the CNR.

Art.3

In order to apply for the present selection, the candidate must comply with the following eligibility criteria on the starting date of the contract:

·a maximum age of 35 years (exceptions may be taken into account for compulsory military or civil services and for childcare);

·hold a degree in Chemistry or Physics;

·nationality of a EEC Member State or an Associated State or residence in a EEC Member State for at least five years immediately prior to the appointment. No Italian nationals will be accepted. The candidate must not have carried out any working activity in Italy for more than 12 of the 24 months prior to the appointment;

·research experience in the fields of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and in Atomic and Molecular Physics;

·good knowledge of the Italian language and/or of the English and/or French languages;

It is the responsibility of the applicant, especially for citizens of non EEC Member States, to comply with the immigration rules in force in Italy and with visa and residence permit requirements.

Art.4

The application, completed following the scheme available on the IPCF web-site http://www.ifam.pi.cnr.it or on the CNR web-site http://www.cnr.it , must be either directly handed in or sent via registered mail to the following address:

Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Area della Ricerca di Pisa

Via Moruzzi 1, loc. San Cataldo

I-56124, Pisa, Italia

no later than fifteen days from the date of appearance of this call for applicants on the web-site of the IPCF, date which is the applicable closing date. Certification of the date will be the postmark on the envelope. Incomplete applications or those handed in/sent after the expiry date will not be taken into account. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the loss of information due to incomplete address on the envelope, or to a late or missing communication of a change of address indicated in the application by the candidate. The Institute cannot be held responsible for losses due to inefficiency of the mail service, or any other cause which cannot be directly attributed to a faulty handling of the information within its premises.

Handicapped candidates are entitled upon request to special aid, with reference to their handicap. They should ask explicitly for it in their application.

The candidate should indicate clearly his/her address. Should this address change within the time limits of this selection procedure, the candidate must promptly inform the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici.

The candidate must enclose to the application, in one copy only,

a) all documents certifying qualifications and publications, which he/she plans to submit for the selection. A maximum of five publications will be accepted;

b) a curriculum vitae (dated and signed), describing the scientific activity. The candidate will indicate his/her scholastic and scientific history, his/her qualifications, his/her scientific publications;

c) a list (dated and signed) of the publications and documents enclosed;

d) for EEC citizens a self-certification (in Italian or English) of the his/her degree;

e) for non EEC citizens, a copy, certified by the Italian consular authorities, of his/her degree.

B) Documents admitted for evaluation and publications

Documents and publications must be sent in their original form, or as certified copies, or as copies accompanied by a certificate of conformity prepared by filling the form provided in attachment and by a copy of a valid ID. As a replacement of the document certifying qualifications, the candidate can enclose an appropriate certificate, the so called "dichiarazione sostitutiva dell'atto di notorietˆ" provided by Italian regulations. The certificates should be filled analytically, and they should include all information which will make them useful for the selection by the Committee.

Documents in a language other than Italian or English or French will be admitted with reservation. The applicant will not allowed to substitute any document enclosed to the application after the expiry date. Applications submitted by CNR employees will not be accepted.

Art.5

Candidates are accepted unless they fail to comply with the conditions indicated above. Non acceptance can be enjoined by the Director of the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici at any time, and will be notified with proper motivation of the exclusion from the selection.

Art.6

The selection will be carried out by a Committee appointed by the Director. The Director will appoint three members plus a substitute member. All member will be chosen among experts in the field of research indicated in art . 1. In its first meeting the Committee will appoint its President and its Secretary.

Art.7

The Committee will evaluate the qualifications and publications of the candidates and then proceed to interviews with those eligible. It can award a maximum of 100 credits, 70 for the qualifications and publications and 30 for the interview.

In its first meeting the Committee fixes the general criteria for the evaluation.

Candidates will be notified, by E-mail, FAX or Registered mail, of the date chosen for the interview, which aims at verifying whether the candidate can carry out the foreseen research work and the level of knowledge of the Italian or English or French languages required by art. 3 of this contract. There is in principle an interval of at least twenty days between the closing date for application and the interview session, but, in view of the pressing need for efficiency and celerity, the Committee can, with the consensus of the candidate, decide to shorten the interval. Also, in view of the specificity of the call, which applies only to non-Italian citizens, the Committee can decide to exploit computer technology for the interview.

After the interview, the Committee will draft a list of the candidates, indicating the number of credits earned with the interview. The list, signed by the President and by the Secretary, will be posted on the notice board the same day.

The candidates need to show a valid ID to be admitted to the interview session. Candidates which will not turn out for the interview will be declared not eligible.

The CNR will not reimburse expenses sustained by the Candidates to take part to the interview session.

The Committee shall conclude its activity within thirty days from the closing date for applications. Upon conclusion, a list will be drawn, and a winner selected. This will be the candidate which obtained the higher grade determined as the sum of the credits given in the evaluation of qualifications and in the interview session.

In a draw, the youngest candidate will be selected as winner.

The list will be approved by the Director of the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici and it will be published, care of the Director, by posting it on the Notice Board of the Institute, and on the website of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

All candidates will receive notification of the outcome, through regular mail.

Should the winner give up his position and rights, the Director of the IPCF, after consulting the Researcher in charge of the research, can award the position to the candidate following in the list.

Art.8

The Director and the successful applicant will sign the contract (ãcontratto dâoperaä) within fifteen days from the date on which the final pass-list is made public.

Should the Researcher in charge deem the services given by the successful applicant not in keeping with the provisions of the Contract, he/she will contact the Director, who will ask the contractor to comply within a suitable time limit. Should the contractor still refuse to comply with the provisions of the Contract, the Institute will be allowed to withdraw from the obligations toward the Contractor, by allocating the part of the funds owed for the part of the service effectively supplied.

Should the Contractor find himself/herself in the position to have to give up the position, he/she should inform the Director and the Scientist in charge immediately. Sums received as anticipations must in this case be given back to the Institute.

Art.9

The Scientist in charge and the Contractor should transmit to the Director a complete report of the activity before the final date of the contract

Art.10

Within six months since the date of publication of the pass-list Candidates can apply for return of their documents and publications. Requests must be addressed to the Director of the IPCF. Documents and publications will be returned unless open cases involving the candidate and the Institute exist. After six months since the date of publication of the pass-list the IPCF will be not responsible for what happens to the unclaimed documentation.

Art.11

As far as the treatment of personal information is concerned, the IPCF will follow provision of the Italian law regulating the matter.

Art.12

For all cases not explicitly discussed in this Application, the rules and regulations usually enforced for the drafting of similar Contracts in the field of Public Employement will be followed.

The successful applicant cannot receive any fellowship either by the CNR or any other research institution during the contract period. However, it is possible to carry out other employment activities either in the public Administration or in public or private Institutions, upon a proper employerâs authorization.

THE DIRECTOR

Dott. Massimo Martinelli

Pisa, 23^rd May 2002

Info:

Dr. Antonio Rizzo

Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Area della Ricerca di Pisa Via Moruzzi 1, loc. San Cataldo

I-56124, Pisa, Italia

Tel. +39-050-315 2456 Fax +39-050-315 2442

E-mail rizzo@icqem.pi.cnr.it

Web: http://www.icqem.pi.cnr.it/rizzo/ar.html

Dr. Vincenzo Carravetta

Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Area della Ricerca di Pisa Via Moruzzi 1, loc. San Cataldo

I-56124, Pisa, Italia

Tel. +39-050-315 2521 Fax +39-050-315 2442

E-mail carravetta@icqem.pi.cnr.it

APPLICATION FORM

Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Area della Ricerca di Pisa

Via Moruzzi 1, loc. San Cataldo

I-56124 Pisa, Italia

OBJECT: Call for applicants for a Post-doctoral position ("Contratto di prestazione d'opera") within the framework of the Research Project: on ãMolecular Properties and Molecular Materials (MOLPROP)ä, financed by EC, EEC Contract. HPRN -CT-2000-00013, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Vincenzo Carravetta at the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Pisa.

I the undersigned

______________________________________________________________________________

citizenship

___________________________________________________________________________________

EEC Member State Associated State other

place of birth ___________________________________ date of birth_____________________________

place of residence

______________________________________________________________________________

home address __________________________________________________ zip code ______________

having been resident in a EEC Member State ________________________ for at least five years

(fill the field only in case of citizenship of a non EEC Member State or Associated State)

being the holder of a Master Degree in___________________________________________

obtained on (date) _________________ at (University) _______________________________________,

not having carried out any working activity in Italy for more than 12 out of the 24 months prior the commencement date of the contract in object,

known languages:ItalianEnglishFrenchOther(s) _____________________________,

submit the present application in order to participate in the selection in object.

The undersigned encloses the following items:

(if a EEC citizen) a self-certification (in Italian or English) of the his/her degree;
(if non EEC citizen) a copy, certified by the Italian consular authorities, of his/her degree;
a curriculum vitae (dated and signed), describing the scientific activity;
all documents certifying qualifications and publications, which he/she plans to submit for the selection. A maximum of five publications will be accepted;
a list (dated and signed) of the publications and documents enclosed;

Any communication concerning the present application should be addressed to

Address:_________________________________________________________________________________

E-Mail:__________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone:_______________________________________________________________________________

FAX: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Signature _________________Place and date _________________

Please mention the following on the envelope of your application:

Bando per n. 1 contratto d'opera per lo svolgimento della seguente prestazione da eseguirsi

nell'ambito del Contratto EEC: HPRN-CT-2000-00013ãMolecular Properties and Molecular Materials: MOLPROPä- Selezione di ricercatori stranieri per una collaborazione ad un Research Training Networks (contratto dâopera)