Call for application 37° cycle


Notice to candidates:
In accordance with the DECREE-LAW 6 August 2021, n. 111, Urgent measures for the safe exercise of school, university, social activities and public transport, starting from 01st September 2021 and in order to access physically to the University, students must possess and exhibit the Green pass, whatever the purpose of their entrance is.
Therefore, even though the doctoral competition as in the regulation does not apply the previous decree-law as it is required for the public competitions, all PhD candidates who will take the test in presence should exhibit the aforementioned documentation; furthermore, it is required to exhibit the Green pass for all the students who will need to go to the various offices inside the University.

Specifications of Scholarships and available positions

Overall Specifications approved for the course by the Academic Senate

Green Scholarships Innovation Scholarships
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Progetti disponibili

  • GREEN - Progettazione computazionale e caratterizzazione biochimica di varianti della glutammato decarbossilasi, un enzima PLP-dipendente, migliorate per la sintesi (verde) di molecole ad uso chimico-farmaceutico e per funzionalizzare gli alimenti.
    Computer-aided design and biochemical characterization of variants of glutamic acid decarboxylase, a PLPdependent enzyme, improved for the synthesis (green) of molecules with chemical-pharmaceutical use and to functionalize food.
    Azienda ospitante: Zymvol Biomodeling (https://zymvol.com/) Barcelona, Spain
    visualizza il progetto completo

  • GREEN - Analisi dell’impatto dei metalli pesanti presenti nel particolato atmosferico sullo sviluppo sinaptico mediante microscopia ad alta risoluzione
    Analysis of the impact of heavy metals present in atmospheric particulate on synaptic development using high-resolution microscopy
    Azienda ospitante: CrestOptics SPA
    visualizza il progetto completo


Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment Please notice that the application deadline as well as the application
procedure (INFOSTUD registration, application submission with all required
documents, and fee payment) will be disclosed in the call at
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/dottorati-di-ricerca.
Qualifications are evaluated in accordance with the following
assessment criteria defined by the Board of the PhD Program in Life Sciences (the
detailed evaluation grid is detailed in the application procedure) (Max 60 points).

1. Academic transcripts (detailed exams, grades, completion dates, graduation date and score). Up to 40 points.
2. Curriculum vitae. Please indicate clearly other appropriately certified publications, honors,
awards, or qualifications. Up to 8 points.
3. Letter of motivation. The candidate should briefly describe previous research experience
and prospective scientific interests. Up to 8 points.
4. Letter(s) of recommendation supporting the candidate (max two). It should be clear from the letter why the reviewer is able to evaluate the candidate. Up to 4 points.

The motivation letter with brief curriculum and the recommendation letter should be prepared only using the formats available on the PhD website (https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx), ie "Motivation-letter-briefCV-PON.docx" e "Recommendation-letter-PON.docx"

The candidates whose overall score in phase 1 (total score from points 1-4) will
be higher than or equal to 40 out of 60 will be short-listed, ranked according to
their total qualifications merit score, and invited for an interview.
Note: The expenses incurred by the applicant to appear for an interview will
not be reimbursed.
The short-list will be announced at website: https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx

The successful applicants will receive no personal communications of their results.
The notification is considered as delivered through the announcement of
the list.

Oral interview The interview, in Italian or English (candidate's choice), is aimed to assess
the candidate background, skills, and potential to carry out research in the
scientific areas of the PhD Program.
During the interview, the evaluation Committee will:
• ask to discuss the research statement and personal motivations for applying to
the PhD Programme;
• verify the background in life sciences;
• conduct an in-depth discussion of the qualifications of the candidate.
• Given that English is the official language of the course, the candidate’s
proficiency in this language will also be evaluated.

The interview will take place on the date indicated in the call. If necessary, the
interviews can also take place remotely using video-conferencing facilities. The
Evaluation Committee will inform the candidates of the modality of the
interviews (face-to-face or remote) by a specific notice that will be published on
the website https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx. No
personal communication will be delivered to the candidates.

For the second phase, the evaluation Committee assigns a score of up to 60
points. A score of at least 40 is required for admission. The final score (titles and
interview) to be included in the final ranking must be above 80/120.
After the conclusion of the interviews, the evaluation Committee publishes the final
ranking on the web site https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx

The list of candidates admitted to the PhD Program, and the assignment of the
PhD grants on the basis of assigned scores will be published on the web site
https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx.
The assignment of the PhD grants will be on the basis of the ranking position.
language INGLESE
ITALIANO


contacts and info E-mail: dottorato.scienzedellavita-dsb@uniroma1.it
more info For further informations: dottorato.scienzedellavita-dsb@uniroma1.it
Evaluation criteria are those detailed in the call and website.

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Bachelor's degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills
Scientific interests and motivations
Publications list

Required documentation

§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate
The recommendation letter should be prepared only using the format available on the PhD website (https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx), ie "Recommendation-letter-PON.docx", the file must be uploaded within entro le 14.00 (ora italiana) del 27/10/2021

§ second letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate
The recommendation letter should be prepared only using the format available on the PhD website (https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx), ie "Recommendation-letter-PON.docx", the file must be uploaded within entro le 14.00 (ora italiana) del 27/10/2021

§ List of publications
optional
Please enclose publication list (if any) AS INDICATED IN THE BRIEF CURRICULUM following
the format:
Authors (all authors Last, First name ) -Title-Journal-Year-Volume-Pages.
, the file must be uploaded within entro le 14.00 (ora italiana) del 27/10/2021

§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
mandatory
The motivation letter with brief curriculum should be prepared only using the format available on the PhD website (https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD3539_IT.aspx), ie "Motivation-letter-briefCV-PON.docx" , the file must be uploaded within entro le 14.00 (ora italiana) del 27/10/2021

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day28/10/2021
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD.aspx
date of publication29/10/2021
contactsdottorato.scienzedellavita-dsb@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day04/11/2021
notesnone
time11:30
classroomAula C1 - informatizzata - Dip. Scienze Biochimiche - CU010-E01P02L002
addressP.le A.Moro 5
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/SCIENZE-DELLA-VITA_nD.aspx
date of publication05/11/2021
contactsdottorato.scienzedellavita-dsb@uniroma1.it

Evaluation scale

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