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  • Developer of database-oriented and scientific applications - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline March 13th, 2012, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 1 year, €21.000 (gross)
    FIELDS: Database-oriented applications; scientific applications; open source applications; outsourcing applications, cloud.
    OFFICE: Information Technology Office
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
    For the database-oriented applications, candidates' knowledge regarding the following programming skills will be evaluated:
    • PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl and the web related development frameworks (Symphony, CakePHP, Django, Ruby on Rails, ...)
    • Javascript and its development frameworks (JQuery, Dojo, ...)
    • MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLlite, MongoDB, CouchDB
    • Web-Service, REST, RPC and related technologies
    For the scientific applications programming skills, good mathematical skills will be required, and candidates' knowledge will be evaluated specifically regarding:
    • mathematical numerical methods
    • mathematical programming languages (Matlab, Octave, Scilab, R)
    • general purpose programming languages (Bash and related tools - awk,sed, ...-,Python, Perl, C, C++, Java, Ruby, Go,... ) and related mathematical libraries (Boost, Gsl, ...)
    • parallel and distributed programming (OpenMP, MPI..)
    The candidate must also have an excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − March 22th 2012, 14.00 in Lucca, piazza San Ponziano 6
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian

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Personal info and contact info (compulsory)
Number of your Identity Document (Passport or Identity Card) (compulsory)
University degree and ongoing Ph.D. (compulsory)

Attachments

Your CV in English (compulsory);

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Closed Calls

  • Data Structure Management and Organization - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline January 13th 2012, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    DURATION AND COMPENSATION: 1 year, €23,000 (gross)
    FIELDS: Data structure management and organization
    SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: Organization and management of data structures by importing them from heterogeneous and semi-structured data sources, such as the web.
    Within the context of data management, the candidate will need to be able to administrate required tools such as, just to cite a few: MySQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB.
    The candidate must also be able to organize, export and analyze data by means of:
    • tools offered by each different platform;
    • ad-hoc developed programs built using scripting languages (for instance Perl, Python);
    • traditional object-oriented languages (for instance C++,Java, Go);
    • GiS software for geo-statistical analysis;
    • Matlab;
    • R programming language.
    However, the list is not exhaustive; since the candidate will be required to understand how to import data from different sources, he must understand new communication techniques with different data sources such as the API interface provided by a system.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − February 1st 2012 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − February 7th 2012
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Electrical Grids Software Implementation - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline January 9th, 2012, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 2 weeks, €1500 (gross)
    PROJECT : Research support within the 7th FWP project "Price-based Control of Electrical Power Systems (E-PRICE)". The specific project regards the software implementation of model predictive control strategies for applications in the management of electrical grids.
    FIELDS: Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Energy Systems.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − February 8th 2012 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − February 20th 2012
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Image-based Plant Phenotyping - 1 Junior Research Project Fellowship (Deadline January 9th 2012, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Junior Research Project Fellowship, 1 position
    DURATION AND COMPENSATION: 36 months, €13,638/year (gross)
    PROJECT: Research within the EU FP7 funded project "PHIDIAS: Plant Phenotyping with a High-throughput, Intelligent, Distributed, and Integrated Analysis System" for the development of centralized image analysis and processing algorithms for the extraction of phenotype related features from plant images.
    FIELDS: Image-Based plant phenotyping; image analysis; image processing; machine learning
    SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: The candidate must have prior experience in image based phenotyping and biomedical imaging demonstrated by scientific publications. In addition, the candidate should have demonstrated experience with machine learning algorithms applied in a biomedical context.
    RESEARCH UNIT: PRIAn - Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: You must currently be eligible for and enrolled in an Italian Ph.D. Program; Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Download final decree in English / Italian
  • Electricity Market Software Implementation - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline December 14th, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 1 month, €2000 (gross)
    PROJECT: Research support within the 7th FWP project "Price-based Control of Electrical Power Systems (E-PRICE)". The specific project regards the development of a software implementation of model predictive control algorithms for applications to the electricity market.
    FIELDS: Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Energy Systems.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − December 15th 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − January 24th 2012
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Electricity Market Software Module Development - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline December 14th, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    DURATION AND COMPENSATION: 2 months, €5000 (gross)
    PROJECT : Research support within the 7th FWP project "Price-based Control of Electrical Power Systems (E-PRICE)". The specific project regards the development of a software module for optimization and predictive stochastic control applied to the combined problems of bidding and pricing within the electricity market.
    FIELDS: Predictive control for dynamical systems perturbed by stochastic uncertainty with particular reference to Control of dynamic systems; Stochastic processes; Optimization; Energy Systems
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − December 15th 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − December 20th 2011
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Electrical Grids Software Implementation - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline December 14th, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 1 month, €3000 (gross)
    PROJECT : Research support within the 7th FWP project "Price-based Control of Electrical Power Systems (E-PRICE)". The specific project regards the software implementation of model predictive control strategies for applications in the management of electrical grids.
    FIELDS: Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Energy Systems.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile.
    Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − December 15th 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − January 13th 2012
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking − Download forthcoming
  • Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Software Implementation - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline December 14th, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 2 months, €5000
    PROJECT: Research support within the 7th FWP project "Highly-complex and networked control systems (HYCON2)". The specific project regards the development of a software implementation of rendezvous algorithms for networked dynamical systems constituted by autonomous aerial vehicles.
    FIELDS: Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Stability Analysis; Decentralized control.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile. Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − December 15th 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − December 20th 2011
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Integrated MATLAB Toolbox Management - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline December 14th, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    COMPENSATION AND DURATION: 3 months, €8000 (gross)
    PROJECT: Research support within the 7th FWP project "Highly-complex and networked control systems (HYCON2)". The specific project regards the development of hierarchical and decentralized control algorithms for networked dynamical systems and the management of an integrated MATLAB toolbox for networked control systems analysis and design.
    FIELDS: Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Stability Analysis; Decentralized control.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    RESEARCH UNIT: DYSCO - DYnamical Systems, Control, and Optimization
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile. Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − December 15th 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − December 20th 2011
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Database Organization and Management - 1 Research collaborator (Deadline Septembre 29, 2011, 12 pm Italian time)
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Research Collaborator, 1 position
    FIELDS: Database organization and management through the importation and exportation to and from multiple heterogeneous and semi-structured sources, such as the Web. Data mining applications and techniques, with specific reference to correlation analysis and clustering of text and non-text data sets.
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile. Excellent understanding of Databases and SQL, knowledge of data mining tools (eg. WEKA), proven ability to develop algorithms for the analysis and collection of data from the Web, and knowledge of C++, Java and Python. Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − October 19th 2011 −
    Download in Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − Date forthcoming
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking − Download forthcoming
  • Development of hierarchical and decentralized control algorithms, and applications for the control of autonomous aircrafts, development of a MATLAB toolbox and integration with other existing toolboxes - 2 Research project Fellowships
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 2 Research Project Fellowships
    FIELDS: Development of hierarchical and decentralized control algorithms, and applications for the control of autonomous aircrafts,
    development of a MATLAB toolbox and integration with other existing toolboxes with particular reference to Control of dynamic systems; Optimization; Stability Analysis; Decentralized control
    PROJECT: Research within the project "Hycon2": Development of hierarchical and decentralized control algorithms, and applications for the control of autonomous aerial vehicles, development of a MATLAB toolbox and integration with other existing toolboxes
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree related to the profile, the possession of specific competencies in the field of control engineering is preferable. You must be a student within an Italian doctoral program, preferably in the field of automatic control, but must not have any scholarships. Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − September 2nd 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − September 5th 2011
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking − September 6th 2011 −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Predictive control for dynamical systems perturbed by stochastic uncertainty - 1 Research project Fellowship
    CATEGORY AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1 Research Project Fellowships
    FIELDS: Predictive control for dynamical systems perturbed by stochastic uncertainty with particular reference to Control of dynamic
    systems; Stochastic processes; Optimization; Energy Systems
    PROJECT: Research within the project "Eprice": The study of a model for optimization and predictive stochastic control applied to the combined problems of bidding and pricing within the electricity market
    RESEARCH AREA: Computer Science and Applications
    FORMAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of an undergraduate degree in engineering is preferable. You must be a student within an Italian doctoral program, preferably in the field of automatic control, but must not have any scholarships. Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken
    Download Full Call (Bando) only in Italian
    Director decree Research Selection Committee − Download decree in Italian
    First meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Verification of requirements and Shortlist − September 26th, 2011 −
    Download in English / Italian
    Second meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Interview − October 5th, 2011
    Third meeting of the Research Selection Committee
    Final Ranking − October 6th, 2011 −
    Download list of eligible candidates in English / Italian
  • Research Assistant in Statistics/Econometrics - 2 Research assistants (Deadline October 11, 2010, 12 pm Italian time)
    Full advertisement below and in attached PDF (89 KB, only in Italian)
    ACTIVITIES: Preparation, processing and creation of database for developing a business model under the project TeBe: Feasibility project for development technology market applied to enhancing the cultural heritage.
    REQUIREMENTS: All the below requirements are compulsory on penalty of exclusion.
    The selection committee will assess admission requirements, during qualification evaluation, only upon documents provided by the candidate.
    1. Educational qualification
      University Degree in relevant field (statistics, mathematics, physics, economics, finance), obtained according to the existing law 3 November 1999, n. 509, "Laurea Magistrale" or "Laurea Specialistica", is compulsory. Equivalent foreign degrees will also be considered.
    2. Language knowledge
      The candidate must prove his/her perfect knowledge of Italian language and his/her excellent knowledge of English language.
    3. Skills
      • Ability for quantitative analysis of large databases through econometric techniques;
      • Ability to analyze the properties of empirical distributions through parametric and nonparametric methods;
      • knowledge of Matlab, SQL and STATA may represent a plus.
    Contract, duration and salary range
    • Duration: 7 months (from June 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010)
    • Contract: "Collaborazione Coordinata e Continuativa"
    • Salary range: € 15.000 gross
    APPLICATION: Applicants have to send detailed Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter before April 15, 2010 at co_stat@imtlucca.it, recall CO-STAT (in email Object).
    SELECTION PROCEDURE: The Selection Committee is appointed by the Administrative Director.

    The initial selection phase will be an assessment of the above mentioned requirements based on documents provided by the applicants (CV and cover letter), the selection committee will draw a preliminary shortlist of those applicants who will be admitted to the next stage (interview).

    Notification of shortlisted candidates will be published on the web site and on the Public notification board of IMT.
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