The Scuola Normale Superiore is a public institute for higher education with unique features: the selection of students - through specific public competitions - is based on merit only, classes are organized like seminars, teaching and research are closely linked, college life is an integrated part of the experience. Moreover, according to the best models of higher instruction in Europe, great space is devoted to international exchanges. The greatest resource of the Normale is the quality of its students.
The research and teaching activities within the Scuola are traditionally divided into two main areas, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Sciences, and into two different paths, the undergraduate course and the PhD level. Professors, researchers and students live in an unique environment with intensive didactic and laboratory activities and many different kinds of cultural activities.
PhD at Scuola Normale Superiore
The PhD program at SNS consists in three years of study and research. The economic support for PhD students covers accommodation and meals, and includes funds for mobility and research.
SNS is now accepting applications for 27 PhD positions in the Faculty of Sciences and 30 PhD positions in the Faculty of Arts for the 2011/12 academic year.
Application deadline:
- Faculty of Arts: August, 1 2011
- Faculty of Sciences: September, 12 2011
The 27 PhD positions for the Faculty of Sciences are in the following academic areas:
- 4 positions in Molecular Biophysics (in partnership with IIT-Italian Institute of Technology)
- 4 positions in Chemistry
- 5 positions in Physics
- 3 positions in Condensed Matter Physics (in partnership with the Istituto di Nanoscienze del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (hereafter: CNR) [ research activity ]
- 2 positions in Condensed Matter Physics (in partnership with the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation and with the IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) [ research activity ]
- 5 positions in Mathematics
- 3 positions in Mathematics for Industrial Technologies or for Finance (in partnership with the INGV-National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and with the Consorzio Pisa Ricerche)
1 position in Neurobiology
The 30 PhD positions for the Faculty of Arts are in the following areas:
- Classical Philology, Language, Literature, and History
- Modern Philology, Language, and Literature
- Philosophy
- History (medieval to contemporary)
- Art History
ALL THE INFORMATIONS AT THE LINKS BELOW:
PhD Faculty of Arts: http://concorso.sns.it/PhD_arts_scuolanormale.html
PhD Faculty of Sciences: http://concorso.sns.it/PhD_sciences_scuolanormale.html
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The Scuola Normale Superiore is a public institute for higher education with unique features: the selection of students - through specific public competitions - is based on merit only, classes are organized like seminars, teaching and research are closely linked, college life is an integrated part of the experience. Moreover, according to the best models of higher instruction in Europe, great space is devoted to international exchanges. The greatest resource of the Normale is the quality of its students.
The research and teaching activities within the Scuola are traditionally divided into two main areas, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Sciences, and into two different paths, the undergraduate course and the PhD level. Professors, researchers and students live in an unique environment with intensive didactic and laboratory activities and many different kinds of cultural activities.
PhD at Scuola Normale Superiore
The PhD program at SNS consists in three years of study and research. The economic support for PhD students covers accommodation and meals, and includes funds for mobility and research.
SNS is now accepting applications for 27 PhD positions in the Faculty of Sciences and 30 PhD positions in the Faculty of Arts for the 2011/12 academic year.
Application deadline:
- Faculty of Arts: August, 1 2011
- Faculty of Sciences: September, 12 2011
The 27 PhD positions for the Faculty of Sciences are in the following academic areas:
- 4 positions in Molecular Biophysics (in partnership with IIT-Italian Institute of Technology)
- 4 positions in Chemistry
- 5 positions in Physics
- 3 positions in Condensed Matter Physics (in partnership with the Istituto di Nanoscienze del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (hereafter: CNR) [ research activity ]
- 2 positions in Condensed Matter Physics (in partnership with the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation and with the IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) [ research activity ]
- 5 positions in Mathematics
- 3 positions in Mathematics for Industrial Technologies or for Finance (in partnership with the INGV-National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and with the Consorzio Pisa Ricerche)
1 position in Neurobiology
The 30 PhD positions for the Faculty of Arts are in the following areas:
- Classical Philology, Language, Literature, and History
- Modern Philology, Language, and Literature
- Philosophy
- History (medieval to contemporary)
- Art History
ALL THE INFORMATIONS AT THE LINKS BELOW:
PhD Faculty of Arts: http://concorso.sns.it/PhD_arts_scuolanormale.html
PhD Faculty of Sciences: http://concorso.sns.it/PhD_sciences_scuolanormale.html<
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