CALL FOR APPLICATION SHORT VISITING POSITION a.y. 2019-20

The Department of Economics and Finance of the University of Rome Tor Vergata invites distinguished
professors to apply for a short-term visiting position.
The purpose of the Visiting Professorship Program (ViPP) is to raise the University’s international profile
through the development of teaching and research co-operation between Tor Vergata and the faculties of
partner universities and research centers.
Tor Vergata welcomes applications for n. 3 visiting positions, as follows:

Visiting Professors
Visiting professors are expected to carry out research activities in cooperation with students, researchers
and professors of the Tor Vergata academic community and spend at least 30 days at Tor Vergata. The
teaching load will consist in 12-hours distributed over a minimum of 6 days. The visitor will formulate a
teaching proposal for a short course at PhD level.
The contribution for visiting professors, subject to current tax legislation, is equal to €5,000.00.
Any additional costs will be covered by the visitors themselves.

Applicants must indicate in their application the preferred visiting period within the 2019-2020 academic
year, up to December 2020.

Selection
The available positions are assigned through a competitive selection procedure, carried out by a Selection
Committee of Tor Vergata Professors.

Visiting Periods: 2020
Spring 2020: February 2020 – June 2020
Fall 2020: October 2020 – December 2020

Timelines
November 15, 2019: Application deadline at 12:00 p.m. (Italian local time)

Application Submission
Candidates are expected to send by email the application submission to info@phdef.uniroma2.it