[Forum SIS] CARLO GIANNINI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMETRICS

[Fabrizio Leisen]

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Leisen Fabrizio

                 CARLO GIANNINI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMETRICS
                                             II Edition - 2009

1 – General

The Centro Interuniversitario di Econometria (CIdE) and the
Associazione Carlo Giannini (which
acknowledge financial support from the Bank of Italy) award a Research
Fellowship in Econometrics in
memory of Carlo Giannini. It is aimed to young researchers of all
nationalities who wish to undertake
advanced research in econometrics in an Italian university. The
competition is based on candidates’
curriculum, research papers and publications, and a research project.
Terms and Conditions: (i) The fellowship is incompatible with any
other income. (ii) Applicants must
have achieved their Ph.D. after 30/9/2006 or about to complete their
Ph.D. by the beginning of the
fellowship. The winner must provide evidence of his Ph.D. certificate
or of an equivalent doctoral
degree. (iii) The research project can not be undertaken in the same
university where the candidate
achieved or is about to achieve his/her Ph.D. (iv) The Research
Fellowship is incompatible with
undergraduate teaching. However, the fellow may deliver a limited
amount of graduate teaching, to be
approved by the award committee. (v) The fellow must actively
contribute to the research of the
hosting Department/University, where (s)he is expected to spend most
her/his time.

2 – Application procedure

The application and supporting documents must be sent to the address
below by January 15, 2010
Late submissions will not be considered. Applications – with
candidate’s original signature – must be
accompanied by the following documents:
     1. curriculum vitae;
     2. two photocopies of a valid identity document;
     3. description of the candidate’s research project (2/3 A4 pages);
     4. al least two reference letters of academics who are well
acquainted with the candidate’s
        research;
     5. documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies
of Ph.D. certificate or, if the
        candidate has not yet obtained a Ph.D., documents reporting
the grades achieved in the Ph.D.
        program exams);
     6. at most three working papers/publications;
     7. indication of the Italian university/department where the
candidate wishes to spend the
        Fellowship;
     8. a letter of the Director of the chosen department confirming
to host the fellow indicating also
        the designed advisor, expert in the field.
     9. the consent to the use of personal data for the purposes of
this competition, along with the
        privacy protection provisions contained in the Italian
legislative decree No.196 of 2003.

3 - Award committee

The award committee is composed of academics expert in econometrics.
The CIdE designates 3
members; the Associazione Carlo Giannini designates 2 members. No
appeal against the committee’s
decisions is allowed. The committee may invite candidates for an
interview or a seminar. The
fellowship will be awarded by March 15, 2010.

4. Amount and tenure period

The Fellowship starts on October 1, 2010 and entitles the winner to
the payment of a yearly sum of
Euro 50,000, gross of all taxes and social security contributions, The
duration of the Fellowship is two
years. Throughout the period of the fellowship, the Associazione Carlo
Giannini may invite the fellow
to illustrate the state of her/his research in seminars/workshops. It
is also strongly advised to submit
papers for possible presentation in internationally recognised
conferences in the field.
By the 15th of September of first year, the winner must produce an
annual report on the advances of
her/his research, including the scientific evaluation by her/his local
advisor (see Section 2.8). At the
end of the first year, the Award Committee decides whether to renew
the fellowship for a second year.
At the end of the Fellowship’s tenure, the winner must produce a final report.
The fellow is expected to acknowledge receipt of this funding in all
papers prepared in connection with
this research effort.
October 30, 2009
For any information please contact:
Associazione Carlo Giannini
c/o Rocco Mosconi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza L. da Vinci 32 – 20133 Milano
Ph. + 39 02 23992747
Fax + 39 02 700423151
e-mail: rocco.mosconi at polimi.it

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Fabrizio Leisen
Assistant Professor of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
http://sites.google.com/site/fabrizioleisen/