[Forum SIS] Marie Sklodowska-Curie Ph.D. studentship in Statistical Sciences at the University of Padova (Italy) - Deadline April 15, 2018 at 5PM CET

[Patrizia Piacentini - PhD]

As a partner of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Innovative Training 
Network (ITN) named "/International Training Network of Statistics for 
High Energy Physics and Society/" (*INSIGHTS*), the INFN (Italian 
National Institute for Nuclear Physics) offers a *Ph. D. scholarship in 
Statistical Sciences at the University of Padova*.

The early-stage researcher (ESR) recipient of the scholarship will be 
hired by INFN and enrolled in the three-year Ph. D. program offered by 
the Department of Statistical Sciences of the University of Padova. The 
ESR will conduct his or her research at the Padova section of INFN; the 
research will focus on statistical methods targeting the analysis of 
data from proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at 
the Large Hadron Collider operating at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, 
Switzerland, aiming at the detection of new physics phenomena. The 
research and training plan includes the participation to international 
doctoral schools, workshops, and conferences in Physics and Statistics, 
as well as month-long visiting periods to CERN and to other European 
institutions belonging to the Network, plus a three-month internship at 
a non-academic institution, for a stage centered on industry 
applications of Machine Learning tools. The trainee will work in close 
connection with a dozen ESR colleagues hired by the partners of the 
INSIGHTS network. The network vows to provide outstanding, 
interdisciplinary training and to provide the trainees with excellent 
employability, both within and outside the academic world. At the end of 
the three-year program the ESR will obtain a Ph. D. title from the 
University of Padova.
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA *Candidates should have an at least four year full 
time university education degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or 
related fields, *formally enabling them to embark in a doctorate program 
in the country where the degree was obtained*;  in any case they should 
possess a strong background in Mathematics, Statistics and Statistical 
Learning. Additional favorable traits include good computing skills and 
an interest in the application of statistical methods to fundamental 
research. *The application of females is encouraged as INSIGHTS applies 
affirmative-action measures to ensure gender neutrality in the 
recruitment process*.

In addition to the above, at the time of recruitment by INFN eligible 
candidates*must NOT have resided or carried out their main activity 
(work, studies, etc.) in Italy *for more than 12 months in the three 
years immediately preceding the recruitment date (short stays such as 
holidays are not taken into account). Eligible candidates must *NOT have 
been awarded a doctoral degree* and also be, at the time of recruitment, 
*in the first four years* (full-time equivalent) of their research 
careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree 
which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in 
the country in which the degree was obtained or in Italy.
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CONDITIONS *The gross scholarship amounts to euro *3,318.37*/month; in 
addition to it, a gross mobility allowance of euro *600.00*/month is 
provided for, as well as a gross family allowance of euro *500.00*/month 
if applicable. The cost of enrolment in the Ph. D. school and of the 
doctoral courses, as well as all expenses related to travel to schools, 
workshops, and network-organized events and internships will be 
sustained by the network.
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HOW TO APPLY*Applications shall be sent by e-mail to the address 
insights a pd.infn.it <mailto:insights a pd.infn.it> until the deadline, set 
to *April 15^th 2018 at 5PM CET*. Eligible applications shall be 
entirely written in English, and have as e-mail subject the text 
“/INSIGHTS application -/” followed by last name and first name of the 
applicant; in case of memory limitations, applicants may send the 
material in more than one e-mail by adding to the subject a proper 
numbering ("/part 1/", "/part 2/", etc.). E.g., “/INSIGHTS application – 
Doe, John (part 1)” /for the first e-mail, and/“INSIGHTS application – 
Doe, John (Part 2)/” for the second. The e-mail(s) shall include as 
attachments:
-a properly filled *application form,* which can be downloaded at this 
link: http://www.pd.infn.it/%7Edorigo/INSIGHTS.docx
-an exhaustive *curriculum vitae*;
-scans of the original certificates for all titles (university degree, 
scholarships, etc.) claimed by the applicant in the application form;
-a readable *passport scan*.
Applications will be considered valid if *at least one, and no more than 
two reference letters* supporting the applicant are received before the 
above deadline by the already mentioned e-mail address. The subject of 
e-mails containing reference letters should be of the form “/Reference 
letter for INSIGHTS application of /” followed by the candidate’s last 
and first name.**
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SELECTION PROCESS *After a preselection, the most promising candidates 
will be invited to a one-hour colloquium by video-conference with the 
selection committee in early May 2018; non-preselected candidates will 
be notified by e-mail of the result of the preselection. The selection 
committee will be formed by INFN and Padova University personnel. During 
the colloquia candidates will be asked to introduce themselves and 
shortly describe their past research experience. The outcome of the 
selection process will be notified to preselected candidates within two 
weeks. *The research activities and scholarship will start in the month 
of September 2018*, and the Ph. D. program courses are expected to start 
at the beginning of October 2018. The hired candidate is required to 
_take residence in the province of Padova_ for the full duration of the 
program.
Further information on the position and on the program of the INSIGHTS 
training network can be obtained by visiting the network’s web site at 
https://www.insights-itn.euor by contacting by e-mail the ESR supervisor 
Prof. Bruno Scarpa at scarpa a stat.unipd.it 
<mailto:scarpa a stat.unipd.it>or the INFN PI dr. Tommaso Dorigo at 
dorigo a pd.infn.it <mailto:dorigo a pd.infn.it>

*INSIGHTS ITN - Call for applications*
https://lhcb.web.cern.ch/lhcb/lhcb_page/collaboration/jobs/INSIGHTS%20call%20INFN.pdf


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