PhD positions at University of Rome-Tor Vergata, Italy

Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Pre-selection Announcement for Foreign Students
http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=273&Itemid=136

Pre-selection has begun for foreign students applying for a position in a Doctoral Program for the academic year 2009/10.

The number of positions funded by the University will be established by the Graduate School.

Foreign students wishing to apply for admission to a Doctoral Program for the academic year 2009/10 must submit an application via the online form available at the following website:

http://delphi.uniroma2.it/totem/jsp/Concorsi/ConcorsoOTest.jsp?language=en

Some doctoral courses have specific conditions of admissions. Those will be advertised on the following web page:

http://dottorati.uniroma2.it

Foreign students will be evaluated by submitting an online application. At the conclusion of the online application process, applicants must attach in electronic format a "pdf" file with a maximum size of 15 MB containing:

1. A Curriculum Vitae with details of achieved degree(s), relevant examination results and/or results of degree requirements with assessment and/or grade (i.e., transcript details), and the date of degree achievement.
2. A research proposal (maximum size of 2 pages on A4 paper)
3. List of Publications

Foreign students are required to provide a recommendation form to two university professors in Italy or abroad. The two completed recommendation forms must be returned to the Graduate School Office. The recommendation form can be found on the web:

http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/

Foreign candidates whose application has passed preliminary screening will be invited to take part in a Skype interview with a professor from their desired program of study.

The Doctoral School will publish the list of candidates granted a Skype interview and the timetable of those interviews. The information can be found at the following webpage:

http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/

Candidates whose two letters of recommendation are not received will be excluded from selection.

Candidates will also be excluded from the selection process if they fail to disclose in their Curriculum Vitae relevant examination results and/or results of degree requirements with assessment and/or grade (i.e., transcript details), and the date of degree achievement.

Candidates will also be excluded if they hold a degree which the Coordinator does not consider equivalent to an Italian degree or equivalent to the Program's requirements.

Candidates possessing degree(s) not achieved in Italy will have to submit to the Administration of the Doctoral School a Declaration of Relative Value (or "dichiarazione di valore relativa al titolo") within three months of registration. The Declaration is obtainable from the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the country where the degree was completed.

Students who fail to present proof of value within three months of registration will be excluded from the program

Pre-selection applications will be evaluated by the Coordinator or by a committee appointed by the Coordinator of the PhD Program and they will admit candidates deemed suitable.