Call for application 41st cycle

Bando ordinario


Educational goals and objectives

HERITAGE SCIENCE
Heritage Science is an interdisciplinary research area based on different disciplinary skills: humanities (archaeology, philosophy, philology, geography, art history), social sciences (economics, sociology), hard sciences (chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics), architecture, computer science and engineering. The research and innovation activities of the PhD in Heritage Science (PhD-HS) aim at improving understanding and interpretation, conservation and protection, management and sustainable use of tangible and intangible natural and cultural heritage. PhD-HS is built, with strong international connotation, on the models of national PhD already started, in particular the one in Sustainable Development and Climate Change. The coordination is of Sapienza University of Rome. Universities contribute by coordinating and/or participating in one of the planned curricula (11 from archaeology to artificial intelligence, from art history to applied physics to the study of matter, from museology to environmental sciences). In addition to the participation of public bodies (CNR and INFN), PhD-HS sees the involvement of institutions belonging to the Ministry of Culture in order to better link research to real needs and address current needs and future challenges. It will be compulsory for PhD students to take courses and conduct research abroad (secondment) for a period of not less than 6 months and for a maximum of 12 months at universities, institutions, cultural institutions, in particular in the laboratories and the Central and Peripheral Institutes of the Ministry of Education, Research and Cultural Institutions. PhD-HS aims at fostering coordination, overcoming the fragmentation of the higher education system in the field of research applied to cultural heritage and creating a new generation of researchers and professionals working in the field, able to collaborate and compete in the context of the most prestigious European and international initiatives. For this reason, PhD-HS provides for the mobility of PhD students and teachers between the different locations within the same curriculum and, when possible, between multiple curricula. European research infrastructures are the ideal place to train new generations in a highly interdisciplinary and excellence-driven environment. The use of the facilities of the research infrastructures by PhD students and their involvement in their activities will be promoted. The sector operates an ecosystem of research infrastructures recognised at European and global level and included in the ESFRI Roadmap (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) such as: E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science, http://www.e-rihs.it) and DARIAH ERIC (Digital Research Infrastrutcture for the Arts and Humanities European Research Infrastructure Consortium, https://www.dariah.eu).

Number of positions available


Sapienza Scholarships Other Scholarships Departments Without scholarship
4 8 (+1*) 0 4* Dopo la pubblicazione del bando è stata finanziata 1 borsa dall'Università della Basilicata sulla tematica: Organizzazione e analisi storica di archivi di strutture pubbliche del Mezzogiorno. La borsa è finanziata dalla Regione Basilicata a valere sui fondi del PR BASILICATA FESR FSE+ 2021/2027 - PRIORITA’ 7 GIOVANI ESO 4.7 Azione 7.4.7.H, per un importo pari a € 69.989,05, mentre, la quota eccedente, pari a € 5.008,94, graverà su fondi messi a disposizione dal Dipartimento dell'Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale (DIUSS) dell'Università degli Studi della Basilicata

Annotazioni

Themes, curriculum and specific competence



Borse ENTI TERZI, PARTENARIATI ESTESI, ECCELLENZA


Tematica: Transizione digitale per il Patrimonio
Sul curriculum: 9 - DIGITAL TRANSITION FOR HERITAGE

Ente finanziatore: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI "SUOR ORSOLA BENINCASA"
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Digital Transition for Heritage
Founded by: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI "SUOR ORSOLA BENINCASA"
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: DIGITAL TRANSITION FOR HERITAGE
Sul curriculum: 9 - DIGITAL TRANSITION FOR HERITAGE

Ente finanziatore: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - ISTITUTO DI SCIENZE DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE (CNR-ISPC)
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Technologies for diagnostics Monitoring and Study of Cultural Heritage
Founded by: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - ISTITUTO DI SCIENZE DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE (CNR-ISPC)
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: TECNOLOGIE PER LA DIAGNOSTICA, MONITORAGGIO E STUDIO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE
Sul curriculum: 3 - TECNOLOGIE PER LA DIAGNOSTICA, MONITORAGGIO E STUDIO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE

Ente finanziatore: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - ISTITUTO DI SCIENZE DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE (CNR-ISPC)
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Technologies for diagnostics Monitoring and Study of Cultural Heritage
Founded by: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - ISTITUTO DI SCIENZE DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE (CNR-ISPC)
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIE PER IL PATRIMONIO ARCHITETTONICO
Ente finanziatore: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "FEDERICO II"
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
Founded by: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "FEDERICO II"
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: MATERIALI E METODOLOGIE AVANZATE PER LA SALVAGUARDIA DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE: TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA E DIGITALE PER LA MITIGAZIONE DEI RISCHI ANTROPICI E NATURALI
Sul curriculum: 1 - MATERIALI E METODOLOGIE AVANZATE PER LA SALVAGUARDIA DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE: TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA E DIGITALE PER LA MITIGAZIONE DEI RISCHI ANTROPICI E NATURALI

Ente finanziatore: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- ADVANCED MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR SAFEGUARDING CULTURAL HERITAGE: ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION AND DIGITAL MITIGATION OF ANTHROPOGENIC AND NATURAL HAZARDS
Founded by: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: Conservazione e restauro degli strumenti a tastiera antichi. Progetto ERC-Synergy-24 101167101 REM@KE (RecontructingEmbodied Musical Sound at the Keyboard)
Sul curriculum: 4 - LA VITA DELLE COSE. STORIA DEI MATERIALI, DELLE TECNOLOGIE E DELLE TECNICHE DI PRODUZIONE, TRA ARCHEOLOGIA, ARTE E SCIENZA

Ente finanziatore: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Conservation and Restoration of Early Keyboard Instruments. progetto ERC-Synergy-24 101167101 REM@KE (RecontructingEmbodied Musical Sound at the Keyboard)
Founded by: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
Required skills: no specific skill required

Tematica: CONOSCENZA, GESTIONE E COMUNICAZIONE DI CONTESTI PLURISTRATIFICATI
Ente finanziatore: UNIVERSITÀ DELLA CAMPANIA "VANVITELLI"
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- KNOWLEDGE, MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF MULTI-LAYERED CONTEXTS
Founded by: UNIVERSITÀ DELLA CAMPANIA "VANVITELLI"
Required skills: no specific skill required


Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment The following elements/titles will be taken into account for ranking purposes
- degree grade
- Scholarships, research grants (et similia) received
- participation in post-graduate university courses
- participation in internships
- other awards (e.g. award in competitions, second degree)
- computer skills
- publications (if any)
- certificates of participation in research groups.
Candidates must submit, under penalty of exclusion from the evaluation procedure, a research project complete with notes and bibliography of 15000 characters including spaces and a maximum of 5 images. Papers that do not respect these limits will not be evaluated, resulting in the exclusion of the candidate from the evaluation procedure. The research project will be assessed in terms of its feasibility, originality, innovativeness, adherence to the chosen research topics and doctoral curriculum, adherence to the knowledge and ability to develop research activities attested by the candidate's or applicant's qualification.

In addition to the compulsory research project and CV, applicants who opted for the scholarship funded by the University of Pavia for topic “Conservazione e restauro degli strumenti a tastiera antichi”. Progetto ERC-Synergy-24 101167101 REM@KE (Recontructing Embodied Musical Sound at the Keyboardmust produce a letter of presentation, an abstract of the dissertation and two letters of reference from lecturers. They must also submit a written paper in the form of either a dissertation chapter or a publication, as well as another written paper on a topic such as conservation and restoration.

Candidates who score at least 50/80 in the evaluation of qualifications are admitted to the oral test

Oral interview The interview will take place in person and, where justified, online. Requests must be submitted to the Course Coordinator at the e-mail address indicated on this webpage and will be accepted at the sole discretion of the Selection Committee. Only candidates who have obtained at least the pass mark for the qualifications and projects set out in the evaluation criteria will be admitted to the oral test. The test consists of a discussion on the qualifications and project submitted and a language test to assess the candidate's knowledge of the language, in particular given the need to carry out part of the research in foreign institutions.

The oral test is considered passed with in minimum score of 40/60
language ITALIANO
INGLESE


contacts and info adriana.bocchetti@uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships

Required documentation

§ degree thesis abstract
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ research project
mandatory
Candidates must submit, under penalty of exclusion from the evaluation procedure, a research project complete with footnotes and bibliography of no more than 15000 characters including spaces and 5 images. Submissions that do not comply with these limits will not be evaluated and the candidate will be excluded from the evaluation process. The research project will be evaluated in terms of feasibility, originality, innovativeness, adherence to the research topics and to the chosen doctoral curriculum, adherence to the knowledge and ability to develop research activities attested by the qualifications of the candidate, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ second letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ List of publications
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ other document: dissertation chapter
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ other document: written essay pertaining to the topic of the fellowship that may have been selected
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ other document: cover letter
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 23:59 del 21/07/2025

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day08/09/2025
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/DOTTORATO-NAZIONALE-IN-HERITAGE-SCIENCE_nD3864.aspx
date of publication11/09/2025
contactsadriana.bocchetti@unioma1.it

Oral interview
day15/09/2025
notesnone
time09:00
classroom10
addressex Vetrerie Sciarra, via dei Volsci 122, Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/DOTTORATO-NAZIONALE-IN-HERITAGE-SCIENCE_nD3864.aspx
date of publication15/09/2025
contactsadriana.bocchetti@unioma1.it


Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 80

Voto di laurea (magistrale, specialistica o a ciclo unico)
University final degree mark

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5


Voto di laurea (magistrale, specialistica o a ciclo unico)
degree mark
110, 110 e lode
110, 110 cum laude
5,0
109 -1084,0
107 -1063,0
105 -1042,0
103 -1021,0
<1020,0
Gli studenti che discuteranno la tesi prima della data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli sono tenuti a comunicare al Coordinatore del corso o al Presidente della Commissione il voto di laurea conseguito, mentre per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la data stabilita per la valutazione dei titoli, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2025, la griglia del voto di laurea è sostituita dalla seguente
Students who will defend their thesis before the date established for the evaluation of qualifications are required to communicate to the PhD Programme Coordinator or to the President of the Commission the grade obtained in their degree, while for those who will defend the thesis after the date established for the evaluation of qualifications, but before October 31, 2025, the previous grid is replaced by the following
29 - 305,0
28 – 28.994,0
27 - 27.993,0
26 - 26.992,0
25 - 25.991,0
<250,0

Pubblicazioni
Publications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 3
Pubblicazione ISI (primo autore) 2 Pubblicazione ISI (co-autore) 0,5 Libro o Capitolo di libro (solo autore) 2 Libro o Capitolo di libro (co-autore 0,5 Contributo a convegno 0.5
Description Points ISI (author) 2 ISI (co-author) 0,5 Book or chapter in book (author) 2 Book or chapter in book (co-author) 0,5 Contribution to a lecture/ congress 0.5


Esperienze di ricerca
Research experiences

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
Descrizione Punti Esperienze all’estero (almeno due mesi, compreso Erasmus) 1,5 Partecipazione a progetti e/ o contratti di collaborazione alla ricerca 1 Corsi di formazione alla ricerca 0.5
Description Points Experience abroad (at least 2 months, including Erasmus) 1,5 Involvement in research projects and/or Collaboration contracts 1 Training courses for researchers 0.5


Progetto di ricerca
Research Project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 60
Ai fini della selezione per il dottorato di ricerca, il candidato dovrà presentare un progetto che possa far valutare la propensione alla ricerca e la sua capacità di organizzare in autonomia le diverse fasi del progetto che non dovrà superare la lunghezza massima di 8000 caratteri (spazi inclusi). Tale progetto, presentato ai fini concorsuali, non costituisce obbligo, per i candidati ammessi, allo svolgimento dell’attività di ricerca nel corso del dottorato. In particolare verranno valutati: • Conoscenza dello stato dell’arte (10 punti) • Originalità e contenuto innovativo (15 punti) • Chiarezza e completezza dell’esposizione degli obiettivi, delle metodologie e dei potenziali risultati (10 punti) • Fattibilità del progetto (15 punti) • Pertinenza del progetto con gli obiettivi formativi del dottorato (10 punti)
In the research project, the candidate must demonstrate clear abilities to design, organize and develop the scientific research in total autonomy. The full text must not exceed 8,000 characters (including spaces). This project, which must be submitted the purposes of the competition, will not be considered compulsory for the research activity of winner participants. In particular, there will be evaluated: • Knowledge of the state of the art (10 points) • Innovative aspects of the project (10 points) • Clarity and completeness of the presentation of objectives, methodologies, and potential results (10 points) • Feasibility of the project (10 points) • Relevance of the project to the educational objectives of the PhD programme (5 points)


Altri titoli
Other qualifications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 2


Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Prova orale
Oral Exam

Punteggio massimo/max score: 60
• Discussione delle tematiche relative al progetto di ricerca (40 punti); • Discussione dei titoli del candidato: chiarezza espositiva, capacità di sintesi e interesse scientifico del curriculum (10 punti); • Lingua straniera (10 punti).
• Discussion of topics related to the research project (40 points); • Discussion of the paper and the candidate's qualifications: clarity of presentation, ability to synthesize, and scientific interest of the CV (10 points); • Foreign language (10 points).



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