International Doctoral Programme "Urban Regeneration and Economic Development" (URED) PRE-Info Application URED PhD Programme

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1 1 Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria Cultural Heritage Urban Design and Planning (PAU) Department International Doctoral Programme "Urban Regeneration and Economic Development" (URED) PRE-Info Application URED PhD Programme

2 2 International Doctoral Programme Urban Regeneration and Economic Development (URED) In 2012, The Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria has launched the first cycle of the International Doctorate Programme in "Urban Regeneration and Economic Development" (URED). URED is an international and interdisciplinary PhD programme based on a high training agenda focused on new approaches in delivering and implementing integrated urban policy and local economic development strategies. The URED is an initiative promoted by the international research network, which was established from 2011 to 2014 within the CLUDs research project under the Seventh Framework Programme Marie Curie IRSES 2010 and funded by European Social Fund Calabria Region Operational Program. The Network has been confirmed within the new research International project MAPS-LED ( Multidisciplinary approach to plan Smart specialisation strategies for local Economic development) HORIZON 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie RISE, for the period The URED programme is built on the two objectives firstly shared by the CLUDs and currently by MAPS-LED project, 1. Improving innovation and knowledge economy in the field of urban regeneration process by introducing new financial urban management tools and 2. Strengthening research partnerships through Mobility of researchers by focusing on activities related to the research project, the URED extends the topics towards a stronger linkage between urban regeneration and local economic development. Level of Study: PhD Programme Duration: 3 years Funding Amount: Full course fees plus EUR ,52 (3 years) see the Funding section Positions: 6 studentships Regions: European and non-eu citizens Partners of the URED Programme The call for application is about to be launched in September 2015 and the deadline for the application will be after one month following the launch.

3 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Key Studentship Information 4 Job opportunities.4 Placement.4 Topics on which the competition s will deal with.4 PhD Programme..5 PhD Students Requirements during the programme..5 Funding 6 Eligibility.6 Language Requirement 6 How to Apply-Application Material.6 Selection Procedure 7 Further Information.8

4 4 Key Studentship Information The URED has up to six full time PhD studentships available to start in November URED encourages the applications from Planners, Economists, Political Scientists, Urban Designers, Civil and Transportation Engineers, Human Geographers and other social and environmental scientists. The studentships will provide funding for the three years of a PhD, and assumes that the candidate will already have had research training from an MSc degree. The Selection process for the PhD studentships is composed by two main phases: 1. Elegiblity check is characterised by a first administrative check conducted by the Research Office (Servizio Ricerca Pubblica e Alta Formazione), It concerns the check of the deadline application respect and the existence of all documents required for the admission. 2. Evaluation aims at ascertaining the preparation and motivation to be part of the URED programme, and it is conducted by the Scientific Committee (The Faculty Staff designed three members for the Scientific Committee) following two main steps: 1 st : Qualifications evaluation 2 nd : Face to face interview Mission and Goals The URED has a leading position at international level, as it is based on an innovative multidisciplinary approach allowing the integration of economic disciplines with urban issues to support economic development of territories in relation to local needs. The emphasis on the Public Private Partnerships, on the Community Led Approach and the Urban-Rural connections reflects the orientation of the future Cohesion Policy to the Europe 2020 Agenda defining areas of research consistent with the Horizon In addition, the strong interconnection between Europe and the United States represents an added value in the context of future lines of research of Horizon 2020 in which bilateral EU-US projects are widely supported. Job opportunities The URED is based on a strong international overture in order to intercept new trends of the labor market supply and demand. The program aims at offering a higher qualification to reach the following job opportunities: Project manager urban regeneration initiatives Community led initiatives facilitator Real estate manager Expert in evaluation of public investment Expert in built environment (from structural analysis to building quality control) Incubator project manager Placement Students on the Job Market Every year, the URED provides PhD students a personal web page and produces list of students who are preparing to enter the job market. Topics on which the competition s will deal with Urban regeneration, Urban Design, Urban Systems, Development Policy, Enterprises and Local Development, Organization of Business Activities, access to credit for a new entrepreneurship s development, Public Private Partner-

5 5 ship, Community Led Approach, Financial And Economic Evaluation Of Urban Transformations Initiatives. Sustainability of interventions related to urban transformations also through the analysis of the built environment PhD Programme The URED consists of three (3) years: the first and last year, PhD students are required to attend courses at the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (IT). In the second year PhD students are required to take courses at Northeastern University in Boston (USA). The study program includes 12 courses during the first and second year, and a reinforcement of the Research Method in the third year. The main courses are organized as follow: First year location: Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Main Course CFU Coordinator University Research in Urban Regeneration and 2 Carmelina Bevilacqua Univ. Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (IT) Dipartiment PAU Economic Development Spatial Planning 4 Christer Bengs YTK Land Use Planning and Urban Studies Aalto University (FI) Urban Regeneration/ Real Estate City Planning and Community Planning Quantitative Methods Economic Development 12 Erik Bichard Department of Built Environment Salford University Manchester (UK) 20 Nico Calavita School of Public Affairs San Diego State University (US) 2 Massimiliano Ferrara Universita Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (IT) 6 Davy Norris Louisiana Tech University (US) Economics 12 Alan Dyer Department of Economics Northeastern University of Boston (US) Second year location: Northeastern University of Boston, MA, USA. [Digitare il contenuto dell'intestazione laterale. L'intestazione laterale è un supplemento del documento principale. Spesso si trova sul lato sinistro o destro della pagina, oppure in alto o in basso. Utilizzare la scheda Strumenti casella di testo per cambiare la formattazione dell'intestazione laterale. Digitare il contenuto dell'intestazione laterale. L'intestazione laterale è un supplemento del documento principale. Spesso si trova sul lato sinistro o destro della pagina, oppure in alto o in basso. Utilizzare la scheda Strumenti casella di testo per cambiare la formattazione dell'intestazione laterale.] Class Code Graduate Program Professor Applied Macroeconomic ECON 7220 Master of Arts Program in Ap- Prof. Steiger Policy plied Economics Applied Microeconomic ECON 7210 Master of Arts Program in Ap- Prof. Sum Policy plied Economics Applied Econometricplied ECON 5140 Master of Arts Program in Ap- Prof. Kim Economics Strategizing Public LPSC 7311 Master of Urban and regional Prof. Pollack Policy policy Urban Economic POLS 7315 Master of Urban and regional Prof. Fitzgerald Development policy Cities, Sustainability and Climate Change C7312 Master of Urban and regional policy Prof. Fitzgerald Third year location: Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy Seminars, workshops and Research Dissertations presented by the PhD Students. Start date:november 2015 PhD Students Requirements during the programme First Year: at the end of the first year Candidates have to draw up a Final Report on the basis of a template that will be provided to them.

6 6 [Digitare il contenuto dell'intestazione laterale. L'intestazione laterale è un supplemento del documento principale. Spesso si trova sul lato sinistro o destro della pagina, oppure in alto o in basso. Utilizzare la scheda Strumenti casella di testo per cambiare la formattazione dell'intestazione laterale. Digitare il contenuto dell'intestazione laterale. L'intestazione laterale è un supplemento del documento principale. Spesso si trova sul lato sinistro o destro della pagina, oppure in alto o in basso. Utilizzare la scheda Strumenti casella di testo per cambiare la formattazione dell'intestazione laterale.] Second Year: each course of the second year (Notheastern University of Boston) provides a final exam. Candidates that do not obtain a positive evaluation in, at least, two courses could be evaluated again depending on the Professor s approval or repeat the courses without financial contribution from the Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria. Funding Studentships will cover the full cost of the candidate's tuition fees (including the tuition to Northeastern University of Boston for the second year) and provide a doctoral stipend of EUR ,52 for the duration of the PhD Programme (3 years) including an addition of 30% during the second year and an addition of 10% during the third year, to cover accommodation and research expenses (international and national conferences, seminars etc.) of PhD Students. The total amount of the studentship is EUR ,52 (3 years) gross of social security payable by the students, organized as follows: First Year: EUR ,55; Second Year: EUR ,25 (Include 50% of increment for the period abroad, furthermore a 30% of increment during the second year is included to cover PhD students research activities (national and international conferences, seminars, workshops)and accomodation; Third Year: EUR ,72(the addition of the 10% is included also for the third year of the programme). Eligibility Academic Criteria: Candidates should hold a Masters degree at the date of the application. Citizenship: Studentships are open to all European and Non- European candidates of any nationality without restrictions. Language Requirement Language: English.TOEFL, IELTS,CAE or PTE. Proof of English proficiency for all international applicants: Proof of degree earned from a U.S. institution, or official exam scores from either the TOEFL ibt (ETS institution code is 3682), IELTS or PTE exam: TOEFL ibt (or IELTS or PTE equivalent).the candidate who has not this certification must commit himself to acquire it within the first year of attendance. How to Apply-Application Material Applicants must complete and submit the following documentation by the deadline that will be available later on Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria web site (scuoladottorato@unirc.it).in order to fill the application the Candidate are also encouraged to contact any component of the CLUDsLab Staff ( Applications received after this specified date will not be accepted. Required Materials are: Covering Letter; At least two Reference Letters from academics with whom the candidate has already carried on research activity; Research Proposal (no more than 2500 words including an abstract of no more than 150 words) the proposal should provide details of the academic

7 7 rationale for the research and the proposed research strategy. It is suggested to use the following four headings in the research proposal: 1. Aims and purpose of the research; 2. Overview of the academic literature relevant to own field; 3.Proposed Methodology; 4. Expected Results; CV. The application form, covering letter, research proposal, reference letters and CV, should all be submitted as an ed attachment to Selection Procedure Selection Process Early September2015: official open; End September 2015: Deadline for application and references; Early October 2015: Pre-selection and Titles Evaluation; Mid October 2015: Invitation for face to face interview; The Applicants resident or domiciled outside the Italian territory and to those who reside more than 700 Km, The interview may be conducted in electronic mode (video / SKYPE). The skype name account is URED PhD Programme October 2015; Official Candidate Selection. Results are posted up at PAU Department and published on the official website of the Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria ( and also on the URED website homepage ( Early November 2015: Start Activities Selection Criteria The Selection process is articulated in two consequential steps. The first step is the Qualifications evaluation consists in a pre-selection of candidates who can access to the second step Face to face Interview. Total admissible score required is 42/60, the final score is 84/120. The criteria are defined as following: 1. Quality of CV-up to 5 points; 2. the Adequateness of the targeted research area expressed by the motivation in the Covering letter-up to 10 points; 3.the completeness and relevance of the two recommendation letters about the commitment and relationship of recommender with applicant, the specificity of focus or record, and traits or accomplishment-up to 15 points; 4. the aptitude to develop research by presenting a Research Proposal-up to 30 points; 5. Language Abilities

8 8 Further Information If you have any questions on the URED programme, requirements, application and selection procedures, Please Contact; Professor Paolo Fuschi (Coordinator PhD programme) Professor Carmelina Bevilacqua,(Vice-coordinator PhD programme) Dr. Domenico Cappellano (Research Administrative Office) IMPORTANT! This is just a PRE-INFORMATION sheet, the Call for application is about to be launched by the Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy, in September The deadline will be after 1 month starting from the launch of the call. You will find the complete Call for application on the following web addresses: Cluds Laboratory CLUDs LAB OFFICE Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Carmelina Bevilacqua PAU Department Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria Via Salita Melissari Feo di Vito 89100,Reggio Calabria,IT. .cluds_7FP@unirc.it Website: