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1 Disclaimer: this is a translation of the Bando (call for application) for international applicants. It has merely informational purposes but no legal value. The only official source is the original italian call available at SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL: HIGHER SCHOOL FOR HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES 28TH CYCLE /2013 ACADEMIC YEAR - SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT DEADLINE 25 May 2012 Ca Foscari University of Venice - University of Padua - University of Verona 1. Objectives and Regulations The Ca Foscari University of Venice, the University of Padua and the University of Verona have opened an Inter-University PhD School: The Higher School for Historical, Geographical and Anthropological Studies. This selection announcement governs admission to the School's PhD courses for the 28th cycle (2012/2013 academic year). Applying for the School (see Art. 5 hereunder) implies that candidates accept the selection announcement regulations. Failure to follow these regulations excludes candidates from the selection announcement. The Appendices are an integral part of this selection announcement. This selection announcement is the equivalent of being notified to all effects and purposes. Candidates will not receive any correspondence at their home or domicile address. The University shall accept no liability for any lost correspondence should candidates provide imprecise addresses or provide no or late notice of any change of address. Nor shall the University accept liability for any postal or IT errors for which it is not directly responsible. Any variation or addition to this selection announcement shall be published on the University of Padua website: 2. Admissions criteria The University of Padua, the Ca Foscari University of Venice, and the University of Verona have set up the 28th cycle of the following PhD courses at the Higher School for Geographical, Historical and Anthropological Studies for the 2012/2013 academic year: 1) PhD in Human geography and physical geography (University of Padua) 2) PhD in Economic History (University of Verona) 3) PhD in Historical and Religious Studies (University of Padua) 4) PhD in Historical and Anthropological Sciences (University of Verona) 5) PhD in Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Ca Foscari University of Venice) Admission to the PhD courses is governed by a selection procedure held in compliance with the Appendices of this selection announcement (Appendix A ). The Appendices cover the courses stated in paragraph 1 and detail the research fields, places available, admissions requirements and selection criteria that enable rankings to be drawn up. Candidates are required to come to the examination venue on the day and at the time stated in Appendix A. Candidates must also bring a valid form of identification. Additional PhD grants for other subjects may also become available should funding be provided by public or private organisations.

2 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA The courses are scheduled to start on 1 October The PhD courses last for three years. Teaching and training shall be coordinated by the School's boards at the three Universities. Places shall be assigned in accordance with the ranking for each course. There is only one application for candidates seeking admission to the PhDs in Historical and Religious Studies (University of Padua), Historical and Anthropological Sciences (University of Verona) and Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Ca Foscari University of Venice). Winning candidates are required to enrol at one of the Universities and observe the administrative regulations thereof. The Higher School's PhD courses shall start once the selection procedure has concluded and each course has a minimum of three students. 3. Admissions Requirements Candidates may be of any age or nationality, but must have: a Higher Degree (Laurea specialistica or magistrale); or a university degree awarded prior to the reform introduced by Italian Ministerial Decree DM no. 509 dated 3 November 1999 and amended with DM no. 270 dated 22 October 2004; or a second-cycle academic qualification awarded by an organisation belonging to the Italian Ministry of Education's AFAM (Higher Training in Art and Music); an equivalent academic qualification awarded by a foreign university and recognised by Italy's academic authorities. These qualifications include those awarded under inter-university cooperation and mobility agreements. Graduands may also apply in accordance with the terms in Art. 5 hereunder as long as they have been awarded their qualification by the date set for the first Board meeting. See course description for further information. Graduand candidates are required to send their graduation documents (graduation date and final mark) to the fax number in the course description. Italian and European citizens must only present a statutory declaration (see: by fax to the number stated in the course description. All of the candidates shall be admitted to the selection procedure with reserve. The Administration may at any moment exclude candidates for not having the aforementioned requisites by reasoned order. Candidates shall be notified of their exclusion by a registered letter with receipt. 4. Foreign qualifications Candidates with a foreign qualification that has not yet been recognised as an equivalent by Italy's academic authorities must present the following documents to the University of Padua's Research Office (Servizio Formazione alla Ricerca Via 8 Febbraio n PADOVA, Italy) by the selection announcement deadline so that their qualification may be evaluated. Evaluation is valid for the sole purpose of admission to this selection procedure. Candidates must send: 1. a copy of their degree certificate with a Dichiarazione di valore from an Italian consulate where possible; 2. a copy of their academic transcript; 3. any other documentation that may help evaluate the validity of their qualification (e.g. Diploma Supplement, EU format CV). 4. a translation of the attached documents in Italian or in English under the candidate's own liability. EU citizens must provide a self-certification in accordance with Italian Presidential Decree DPR no. 445 dated 28 December 2000 and with Law no. 183 dated 12 November Sending the aforesaid documents is not the equivalent of sending an application, which must be presented in accordance with Art. 5 herein. Candidates may be asked to provide additional documentation at any time so that their suitability for the course may be fully evaluated. 2

3 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA 5. Application Application(s) for the selection procedures must be completed online at by and no later than 10 am on the day of the selection announcement deadline. Once the online application form has been completed, it must be printed, signed and sent with the requisite documents to the address on the label that is printed with the application form. The original signed, printed applications must arrive either at the address stated on the above-mentioned label or at the address stated in the PhD course table under the heading Struttura alla quale i candidati presenteranno o invieranno le domande di ammissione al concorso e i titoli no later than the selection announcement deadline. Applications arriving after this date shall be excluded from the selection procedure. The postmark shall not be taken into consideration when deciding whether the application arrived before the deadline. Candidates wishing to apply for more than one selection procedure must apply for each course individually. There is only one application form for candidates seeking admission to the PhDs in Historical and Religious Studies (University of Padua), Historical and Anthropological Sciences (University of Verona) and Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Ca Foscari University of Venice). Candidates may not change the courses they select. The application form must include the following enclosures: - original copies of the qualifications or authenticated photocopies. A simple copy may also be provided (see course description for further details), but candidates must declare that it conforms to the original in their application, in accordance with current Italian law; - a copy of a valid form of identification; Should candidates apply for more than one course, each application must include the requisite documents. Certificates may be picked up from where they were sent to 120 days after the rankings have been published. Once this term has expired, the certificates may be picked up or sent, on the candidate's request and at his/her expense, within 60 days. After 60 days, the documents shall be disposed of. Candidates with disabilities may request the use of additional aids and time to complete the admissions examinations, in accordance with Italian Law 104/92 and amended by Law 17/99. The request, which needs to be completed on the forms available at must be sent by fax to or delivered in person to the University of Padua's Disability Service - Servizio Disabilità Via del Portello 25/31, Padova, Italy - by the selection announcement deadline. Any additional documents must arrive by the deadline of this selection announcement. Any documents arriving after this date shall be excluded from the selection procedure. In accordance with Italian Presidential Decree DPR no. 445 dated 28 December 2000, as amended by Art. 15, paragraph 1 of Law no. 183 dated 12 November 2011, Italian and EU citizens are only required to present a statutory declaration for the following statuses and Public Administration certificates envisaged by this selection announcement and by the Appendices (Appendix A ): a) enrolment in professional or Public Administration registers; b) membership of professional orders; c) qualifications and examinations; d) professional qualifications, specialisation qualifications, practising licences, training courses, refresher courses or technical qualifications; e) student status. Candidates are admitted to the selection procedure with reserve and the Administration reserves the right to verify that candidates have provided the correct information. Checks shall be conducted in accordance with Art. 43 of DPR no. 445 dated 28 December This means that the Administration may exclude a candidate from the selection procedure at any time. The Administration shall also verify that the candidate's statutory declarations contain correct information. Anyone making false declarations shall be punished in accordance with the Italian criminal code and any special laws governing this matter. 3

4 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA 6. Admissions tests and procedure The admissions tests and procedure are stated in the course descriptions. The test dates in the course description are considered to be an official invitation to attend. Therefore candidates shall not receive any other invitation or correspondence regarding the tests. Regarding admission to the PhD courses of: Human geography and physical geography Economic History the Commissions shall carry out a pre-selection procedure which involves the evaluation of a research project. Candidates receiving a score of at least 7/10 (28/40) for their research project will then have their qualifications evaluated. Candidates receiving a score of at least 7/10 (28/40) for their research project will be admitted to an oral exam. Candidates receiving at least 7/10 (28/40) are deemed to have passed the oral exam. The oral exam score will be added to the pre-selection score and to the qualifications score. Candidates presenting a single application for admission to the PhD in Historical and Religious Studies (University of Padua), Historical and Anthropological Sciences (University of Verona) and Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Ca Foscari University of Venice). shall be dealt with as follows: the Commission shall carry out a pre-selection procedure that involves the evaluation of a research project. Candidates receiving a score of at least 7/10 (28/40) for their research project will then have their qualifications evaluated. Candidates receiving a score of at least 7/10 (28/40) for their research project will be admitted to an oral exam. At the oral exam, the Commission will assign each candidate an admissions score for each of the three courses. Candidates are deemed to have passed the oral exam for each course if they receive at least 7/10 (28/40). The final ranking for admission to each of the three courses shall be based on the oral exam score, plus the pre-selection score, plus the qualifications score. Oral exam candidates must come to the University on the day and at the time stated in the course description. They must bring a valid form of identification (e.g. identity card, passport, driving licence). The admissions test will be held in the language stated in the Lingua/e section, under Esame di ammissione, in each of the course descriptions. Should an oral exam be envisaged, it will include a test of the candidates' knowledge of one or more foreign languages. See the Lingua/e section under Accertamento della conoscenza della/e lingua/e straniera/e in each of the course descriptions. Additional PhD grants that become available after this selection announcement has been published will be announced: - at the exam - on the website: 7. Selection Committees The Selection Committees for the admissions procedure shall be nominated by the School bodies and appointed by the University Rector. Each Selection Committee shall comprise three members, but they may be joined by a maximum of two experts, Italian or foreign, chosen from public or private research centres. These experts must be appointed when the conditions stated in paragraph 3 of Art. 4 of Italian Ministerial Decree DM no. 224 dated 30 April 1999 arise. The Commissions establish the evaluation criteria and the scores assigned to the qualifications and to the tests before they are taken. A single Selection Commission will deal with candidates applying for admission to the PhDs in Historical and Religious Studies (University of Padua), Historical and Anthropological Sciences (University of Verona) and Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Ca Foscari University of Venice). 8. Final Rankings At the end of the admissions tests, the Selection Committee will draw up a ranking based on the candidates' scores for their tests and qualifications. One ranking will be drawn up for each course. 4

5 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA The Rector shall approve the selection procedure records and declare the rankings official. The rankings shall be made public by 9 July 2012 via: - publication in the official University register; - publication on the University of Padua website In the event of a tie: when a grant is being awarded, the candidate's financial situation shall be evaluated in accordance with Art. 7, letter d) of DM no. 224 dated 30 April 1999; when no grant is being awarded, preference will be given to the younger candidate. 9. Acceptance, matriculation and vacant positions Candidates will be admitted to the PhD courses in accordance with their position in the PhD course ranking. Acceptance: The rankings will be published on the website Within five working days of the rankings being published, the winning candidates (both for funded and unfunded places) need to complete an acceptance form and fax it to or deliver it personally to the University of Padua's Servizio Formazione alla Ricerca, Via Risorgimento 9 Padova, Italy. The form will be available online at: Should a candidate win more than one ranking, he/she will be required to choose one PhD course. The winning candidate must state on the form the title of the PhD course in which he/she intends to enrol and the funded or unfunded place he/she intends to accept. The form must also include the following: 1. the receipt for the payment of the enrolment fee, published with the rankings, and 2. a copy of a valid form of identification. Winning candidates who waiver their place must inform the University by bandointerateneo28@unipd.it Winning candidates who do not accept their place within the established terms shall be considered to have waivered their place (be it funded or unfunded). Matriculation: Winning candidates for funded or unfunded places who send their acceptance form within the established times need to enrol at the University running the PhD course and matriculate in accordance with the procedure and times stated when the rankings were published. Vacant places: When the rankings are published at the Administration will also publish the dates that a list of vacant places will be made available. This list will include the deadlines and enrolment procedures for any vacant places. No correspondence will be sent to a candidate's home or domicile address. 10. Excess admissions An excess number of suitable foreign candidates may also be admitted to the rankings. Candidates with dual citizenship shall be deemed to be Italian. 11. Public Administration Employees Public Administration (PA) employees admitted to the PhD courses are required to apply for extraordinary unpaid study leave for the entire duration of the course. Leave shall be granted in accordance with Public Administration requirements. They shall be entitled to a grant when the conditions allow. Should PA employees be admitted to an unfunded PhD course, or should they waiver funding, then the employing Public Administration shall continue to pay their salary, social security and pension. In the event that employees decide to leave their place at the Public Administration within the two years after their PhD is awarded, then they will be required to refund the salary, social security and pension payments they received during their PhD. 5

6 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Public Administration employees who have already been awarded a PhD are not entitled to extraordinary leave, be it funded or unfunded. The same applies to Public Administration employees who enrolled in a PhD course for at least one academic year and were allowed to go on extraordinary leave for that time. The period of extraordinary leave counts towards the employee's career, and social security and pension (Italian Law no. 476/1984, Law no. 448/2001 and Law 240/2010). 12. PhD grants The amount of the PhD grants is 13, euro per annum, gross of any social security the holder is required to pay. The PhD grant is subject to the provisions relating to tax benefits of Law No. 476 dated 13 August The grant shall be paid for the entire duration of the PhD course. The grant will be increased by 50% for any periods of stay abroad. The grant will be paid in 12 instalments per year. The PhD grant may not be cumulated with grants of any other kind, unless they have been awarded by national or international organisations and involve trips abroad as part of the grant holder s training or research. The PhD grant will not be paid for any more than three years. Candidates who have already be awarded a PhD grant may not be awarded another one, even if it was only partly used. 13. University fees and contributions Enrolment in the Inter-University Higher School entails maximum fees and contributions of 375 euro for the 2012/2013 academic year. This amount is added to the regional "Right to Study" tax, which is established by the Veneto Region. Insurance and stamp duty amount to euro. Payment is to be made in two instalments: the first is 125 euro and the second is 250 euro. The additional charges for the regional "Right to Study" tax, insurance and stamp duty are not included. The following persons need only pay the regional "Right to Study" tax, insurance and stamp duty: PhD grant holders; winning candidates with a disability rating of 66% or higher; winning candidates with grants from Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; research grant holders (if envisaged by the University). 14. Doctorand rights, duties and incompatibilities Each doctorand must enrol with one of the three Universities in accordance with the previous articles of this selection announcement. Doctorands are required to follow the rules and regulations of the University where they are enrolled. Enrolling in a PhD course is incompatible with enrolling in any other PhD courses at other universities or research centres and with enrolling in first- and second-cycle degrees, in first- and second-cycle Masters and in specialisation schools. Note that the aforementioned courses may be suspended where envisaged. 15. Awarding the qualification The title PhD, which is bestowed by the three Universities, will be awarded only once the doctorand has passed the final examination. The examination may be retaken once only. It will be conducted as an interview with the doctorand and the subject will be the doctorand's thesis. 16. Collecting qualification certificates and publications Certificates may be picked up from where they were sent to 120 days after the rankings have been published. Once this term has expired, the certificates may be picked up or sent, on the candidate's request and at his/her expense, within 60 days. After 60 days, the documents shall be disposed of. 6

7 SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTER-UNIVERSITY PHD SCHOOL (2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA 17. Handling and access to personal information In accordance with Legislative Decree DL no. 196 dated 30 June 2003, ( Regulations governing the protection of personal data ), the University shall use the personal data provided by the candidate solely for completing the selection procedure and for institutional purposes. In accordance with DL no. 196 dated 30 June 2003, the candidate's personal data shall be handled in printed or electronic format solely for the purposes for which they were requested. 18. Reference legislation For anything not envisaged within this selection announcement, the University shall refer to the following: - Art. 4 of Law no. 210 dated 3 July 1998; - DM no. 224 dated 30 April Regulations governing PhDs; - DR 100 dated 17 January 2007, which led to the issue of the University Regulation governing PhD Schools and subsequent amendments and integrations; - DM dated 18 June Increase in the annual gross amount of PhD grants; - Law no. 240 dated 30 December 2010; - the current University PhD Regulation where the doctorand is enrolled; - the Inter-University Higher School Regulation. 19. Final provisions In accordance with Art. 5 of Law no. 241 dated 7 August 1990 and subsequent amendments and integrations, Donatella Martella of the University of Padua is in charge of selection procedure administration. Further information and regulation details may be requested by calling the University of Padua's Servizio Formazione alla Ricerca on / 1928 from Monday to Friday 10 am to pm and on Tuesday and Thursday from 3 pm to 4.30 pm as well. Servizio Formazione alla Ricerca Fax bandointerateneo28@unipd.it THE RECTOR Prof. Giuseppe Zaccaria 7

8 GRADUATE SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES (Università Ca Foscari Venezia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Università degli Studi di Verona) PhD Program in Human geography and physical geography (Università degli Studi di Padova) Department Duration Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell Antichità (DiSSGeA)- Università degli Studi di Padova 3 years Number of positions Scholarships funded by the University Positions without scholarship Total number of positions n. 3 n. 2 n. 5 Selection criteria Preselection on the basis of evaluation of research project; oral examination and evaluation of qualifications for admitted candidates only Research Project : max 40 points Qualifications: max 20 points Oral examination: max 40 points Evaluation criteria Only those candidates whose research project reaches a minimum score of 28/40, will be admitted to oral examination Pass mark for the oral examination will be 28/40 Research project Max points: 40 Candidates must send the research project in hard copy and in electronic version (.pdf format) to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Instructions about the project structure are available at Documents to be submitted Thesis Max points: 10 Curriculum Max points: 3 The thesis must be submitted in hard copy and in electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it The CV must be submitted in electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Scientific publications Max points: 2 Graduation mark Max points: 5 First meeting of the evaluating Commission for preselection June , 9.30 am

9 Information for the candidates who will be awarded the admission qualification within the day of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission for the preselection Publication of the results of the evaluation of the preselection Before the day and hour of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission (June , 9.30 am) candidates must send by fax (to ) the relevant documents (certification or the Substitutive Declaration in place of Certification) attesting the award of the admission qualification (date and grade) together with a copy of an ID document, according to art. 3 of the call By June the evaluating Commission will publish the results of the evaluation procedure on the following website: Oral examination Language/s Examination topics Didactic programme Address for the submission of the application form Deadlines June 28, 2012, 9.30 am at Dipartimento di Scienze storiche geografiche e dell antichità, Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Foreign language/s assessment at the oral examination: At the oral examination the commission will assess the knowledge of one language to be chosen from English, French, German or Spanish. Admission exam: The admission exam will be taken in Italian or English or French. Methodology of analysis and representation of the territory. Historical and geographical territorial evolution. Local sustainable development in PVS. Analysis of the natural environment and landscape. Geomorphological processes in natural environments. The syllabus will consist of seminars and lessons covering relevant historiographical issues and on the relationship between geography, geomorfology and territory. Department: Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell Antichità Address: Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Contact person: LEGITTIMO DELIA Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: am; Tuesday, Thursday: am; pm Applications will be submitted via web ( Applications must then be printed and signed and sent to the Department address. Only printed and signed applications which will reach the aforementioned Department by the stated deadline will be accepted.the envelope must bear the words: Contiene documentazione per concorso dottorato in "SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI STORICI, GEOGRAFICI, ANTROPOLOGICI - Dottorato in GEOGRAFIA UMANA E FISICA" Deadline for the announcement: 25 May 2012 Publication of the final pass lists, of the enrolment dates and of replacements: 9 July 2012 Opening of Doctoral programmes: 1 October 2012

10 GRADUATE SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES (Università Ca Foscari Venezia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Università degli Studi di Verona) PhD Program in ECONOMIC HISTORY Università degli Studi di Verona) Department Duration Department of Economics Università di Verona 3 years Number of positions Scholarships funded by the University Positions without scholarship Total number of positions n.2 n. 2 n. 4 Selection criteria Preselection on the basis of evaluation of research project; oral examination and evaluation of qualifications for admitted candidates only Research Project : max 40 points Qualifications: max 20 points Oral examination: max 40 points Evaluation criteria Only those candidates whose research project reaches a minimum score of 28/40, will be admitted to oral examination Pass mark for the oral examination will be 28/40 Research project Max points: 40 Candidates must send the research project in hard copy and in electronic version (.pdf format) to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Instructions about the project structure are available at Documents to be submitted Thesis Max points: 10 Curriculum Max points: 3 The thesis must be submitted in hard copy and electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it The CV must be submitted in electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Scientific publications Max points: 2 Graduation mark Max points: 5 First meeting of the evaluating Commission for preselection Information for the candidates who will be awarded the admission qualification within the day of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission for the preselection June , 3.00 pm Before the day and hour of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission (June , 3.00 pm) candidates must send by fax (to ) the relevant documents (certification or the Substitutive Declaration in place of Certification) attesting the award of the admission qualification (date and grade) together with a copy of an ID document, according to art. 3 of the call

11 Publication of the results of the evaluation of the preselection Oral examination Language/s Examination topics Didactic programme Address for the submission of the application form Deadlines By June , the evaluating Commission will publish the results of the evaluation procedure on the following website: June , 3.00 pm at Dipartimento di Scienze storiche geografiche e dell antichità, Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Foreign language/s assessment at the oral examination: At the oral examination the commission will assess the knowledge of one language to be chosen from English, French, German, Spanish. Admission exam: The admission exam will be taken in Italian, French or English. Discussion will be based on Research Project and qualifications The syllabus will consist of seminars and lessons covering relevant historiographical issues, sources and methods. The common seminars will be jointly organised for the 28 th cycle with the Universities of Cà Foscari Venice and Padua. Department: Dipartimento di Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell Antichità Address: Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Contact person: LEGITTIMO DELIA Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: am; Tuesday, Thursday: am; pm Applications will be submitted via web ( Applications must then be printed and signed and sent to the Department address. Only printed and signed applications which will reach the aforementioned Department by the stated deadline will be accepted The envelope must bear the words: Contiene documentazione per concorso dottorato in "SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI STORICI, GEOGRAFICI, ANTROPOLOGICI Dottorato di Storia Economica" Deadline for the announcement: 25 May 2012 Publication of the final pass lists, of the enrolment dates and of replacements: 9 July 2012 Opening of Doctoral programmes: 1 October 2012

12 GRADUATE SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES (Università Ca Foscari Venezia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Università degli Studi di Verona) PhD Program: Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Università Ca Foscari Venezia) PhD Program: Historical and Religious Studies (Università degli Studi di Padova) PhD Program: Historical and Anthropological Sciences (Università degli Studi di Verona) Department Duration Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici - Università Ca Foscari Venezia Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche Geografiche e dell Antichità - Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento Tempo, Spazio, Immagine, Società - Università degli Studi di Verona 3 years Number of positions PhD Program: Social History of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Università Ca Foscari di Venezia) PhD Program: Historical and Religious Studies (Università degli Studi di Padova) PhD Program: Historical and Anthropological Sciences (Università degli Studi di Verona) Scholarships funded by the University: 4 Positions without funding: 2 Scholarships funded by the University: 4 Positions without funding: 3 Scholarships funded by the University: 4 Positions without funding: 2 Selection criteria Evaluation criteria Preselection on the basis of evaluation of research project; oral examination and evaluation of qualifications for admitted candidates only Research Project : max 40 points Qualifications: max 20 points Oral examination: max 40 points Only those candidates whose research project reaches a minimum score of 28/40, will be admitted to oral examination Pass mark for the oral examination will be 28/40 Research project Max points: 40 Candidates must send the research project in hard copy and in electronic version (.pdf format) to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Instructions about the project structure are available at Documents to be submitted Thesis Max points: 10 Curriculum Max points: 3 The thesis must be submitted in hard copy and electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it The CV must be submitted in electronic version in.pdf format to the address delia.legittimo@unipd.it Scientific publications Graduation mark Max points: 2 Max points: 5

13 First meeting of the evaluating Commission for preselection Information for the candidates who will be awarded the admission qualification within the day of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission for the preselection Publication of the results of the evaluation of the preselection Oral examination Language/s Examination topics Didactic programme Address for the submission of the application form Deadlines June , 9.30 am Before the day and hour of the first meeting of the evaluating Commission (June , 9.30 am) candidates must send by fax (to ) the relevant documents (certification or the Substitutive Declaration in place of Certification) attesting the award of the admission qualification (date and grade) together with a copy of an ID document, according to art. 3 of the call By June the evaluating Commission will publish the results of the evaluation procedure on the following website: June , 9.30 am, Dipartimento di Scienze storiche geografiche e dell antichità, Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Foreign language/s assessment at the oral examination: At the oral examination the commission will assess the knowledge of one language to be chosen from English, French, German, Spanish Admission exam: The admission exam will be taken in English or Italian or French. Discussion on research project and related scientific topics. Didactis will consist in seminars on historiographic and methodology problems, as well as on historical sources Department: Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell Antichità Address: Via del Vescovado 30, PADOVA Contact person: LEGITTIMO DELIA Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: am; Tuesday, Thursday: am; pm Applications will be submitted via web ( Applications must then be printed and signed and sent to the Department address. Only printed and signed applications which will reach the aforementioned Department by the stated deadline will be accepted. The envelope must bear the words: Contiene documentazione per concorso dottorato in "SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI STORICI, GEOGRAFICI, ANTROPOLOGICI - Storia sociale europea dal Medioevo all età contemporanea; Studi storici e storico-religiosi; Scienze Storiche e Antropologiche Deadline for the announcement: 25 May 2012 Publication of the final pass lists, of the enrolment dates and of replacements: 9 July 2012 Opening of Doctoral programmes: 1 October 2012