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Assistant Professor (tenure track)
The University of Trieste manages the application process through the PICA system.
The material issued by the university will be in Italian, despite speaking or understanding Italian is not a required skill for this position. If required, we can help you clarify the terms and conditions of the application (see Contacts).
Important details
Position type: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Application deadline: March 11, 2024
Duration of the contract: 6 years (with the possibility of tenure afterwards)
Salary: this post is covered by nationalised contract agreements, with yearly planned salary progressions based on performance.
Research profile
The candidate will have to carry out his/her research activity within the Informatics group of MIGe and in coordination with the computer engineering group at the University of Trieste, also taking part in local and regional Data Science and Artificial Intelligence initiatives.
The candidate will be able to delineate his/her research activity in a fully independent way, eventually developing his/her research laboratory. Collaborating with the existing faculty in the broad University of Trieste and within the overall Trieste / regional area is a plus.
At this point, we are prioritizing applicants mainly focused on the broad areas of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, including algorithms, machine learning, knowledge management, databases, symbolic Artificial Intelligence, social computing, formal methods and Artificial Intelligence applications in medicine, business intelligence, social sciences, transportations and industry 4.0.
Scientific profiles with a background showing the ability and attitude to interact with multidisciplinary research groups are preferred.
Teaching duties
New faculty members are expected to teach in the bachelor and master programs run by our faculties, as well as in other programs of the University. Considering that the teaching load for a tenured professor is 120 hours per year, the candidates will start with a reduced load eventually reaching 120 hours by the end of the tenure assessment.
Career path
This type of tenure track lasts at most 6 years, and after transitions to an open-ended Associate Professorship at MIGe.
To be eligible for tenure, candidates are expected to have obtained the national accreditation in the informatics scientific sector (INF/01) issued by the national evaluation panel - details on the process are also available at abilitazione.miur.it.
From the third year of appointment, candidates holding the national habilitation can apply to be evaluated for early tenure. The conditions for this application to be successful have still to be determined at the national level.
Contacts
If you are interested in applying or you would like to know more details, please contact :
Prof. Luca Bortolussi (coordinator of the AI initiative @ Trieste lbortolussi@units.it).