Fixed-term and permanent staff recruitment

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (part-time) to be involved in the activities of the Research Project “AMP PLEMMIRIO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING”.

Application deadline: 12 May 2025

Rome, 30 April 2025

Signed, The President of CoNISMa

Prof. Michele Scardi

Notice of 14 May 2025: the contract was awarded to Dr Linda Pasolli

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (part-time) to be involved in the activities of the Research Project “NATIONAL MARINE STRATEGY”.

Application deadline: 31 March 2025

Rome, 11 March 2025

Signed, The President of CoNISMa

Prof. Michele Scardi

Notice of 29 April 2025: the contract was awarded to Dr Daniela Silvia Pace

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term part-time employee to be involved in the preparation of European project proposals (e.g. Interreg Programmes, Horizon Europe, etc.), in the implementation of the proposals themselves and in reporting.

The employee’s duties will generally concern the following areas:

• Support to the consortium sector dedicated to ‘European Project Development’, with the aim of strengthening internal competences.

The employee will be required to carry out the following tasks:

• Support project scientific managers in implementing activities and using project resources (“management control”). For this reason, the candidate must be able to use Microsoft Excel completely independently;
• Prepare periodic reports on ongoing projects in order to obtain progress status and finalize payment requests relating to reported costs. In particular, it will be necessary to liaise with auditors for the certification of the expenses incurred by the Entity.
• Implement project proposals to be submitted in response to specific calls for proposals issued by the Managing Authorities of the various programmes in which CoNISMa usually participates (e.g. Interreg Euro Med, Interreg Greece-Italy, Interreg IPA ADRION, Interreg South Adriatic, Interreg NEXT MED, Interreg Italy-Croatia, Interreg Italy-Tunisia, etc.). Specifically, each funding programme uses its own web portals for project submission, therefore the candidate must be able to learn quickly in order to manage them independently.
• Handle correspondence with project partners concerning ongoing proposals.
• Liaise with the Head of European Project Development and with the administrative office.

The candidate must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in class L33 – Economics and Business or equivalent qualifications;
• Excellent spoken and written knowledge of English;
• Good knowledge of the Microsoft Office software package, particularly Excel.
• Good knowledge of the use and functioning of digital communication systems;

The following will also be considered preferential qualifications:

• Any certificates of attendance in advanced training courses aimed at acquiring skills on the topics covered by this Notice.
• Previous collaborative and/or training experience carried out at Public Bodies / Institutions / Organizations.

Place of work: Rome (city centre).

Applications must consist exclusively of the candidate’s own CV – drawn up in “European format” or similar (and signed at the bottom ) – and must be sent as .pdf files by e-mail (with delivery receipt) – to laggini@conisma.it  by 24:00 on Monday 03 February 2025.

This Notice is intended as a pre-selection based on candidates’ qualifications.

The Entity reserves the right to invite shortlisted candidates to a subsequent interview by videoconference (or in person), providing at the same time information relating to the proposed employment contract, including qualification, level, duties and remuneration.

In general terms, the selected candidate will receive a 12-month fixed-term part-time employment contract (20 hours/week) – possibly renewable and possibly upgraded to full-time – in accordance with the National Collective Labour Agreement applicable to CoNISMa (Research Institutions and Bodies).

For any information regarding this Notice, please send an e-mail to laggini@conisma.it .

Rome, 21 January 2025

Signed, The President of CoNISMa

Prof. Michele Scardi

Notice of 17 March 2025: the contract was awarded to Dr Federica De Luca

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term part-time employeeto be involved in the administrative sector, specifically with reference to procurement procedures for goods and services.

The employee’s duties will generally concern the following areas:

Support for procurement procedures for goods and services in accordance with the Entity’s Regulations and the applicable legislation, including, by way of example, the Public Procurement Code (Legislative Decree 36/2023), the Directives issued by ANAC (National Anti-Corruption Authority), as well as the MEF directives concerning electronic invoicing for Public Administration and related obligations; more generally: the legal and legislative rules, as well as the national and EU provisions to which CoNISMa is subject in its specific fields of activity.

Within the above-mentioned areas and in close coordination with the Central Administration and the Management, the employee will be required to perform the following tasks:– Manage the digital platform used for the acquisition and certification of potential suppliers of goods and services for the Entity.

• Liaise with suppliers of goods and services for the preparation of each file relating to the Entity’s purchase orders.
• Within the field of procurement of goods and services, support the Central Administration and the Management regarding any preliminary requests and clarifications from applicants and economic operators participating in selection procedures.

The candidate, holding a diploma obtained no earlier than 01-01-2015, must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Upper secondary school diploma in the technical-economic field, such as, by way of example, SIA (former Accounting School) or equivalent qualification, to be assessed by the Selection Committee;

Other priority requirements:

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Good knowledge of the use and functioning of digital communication systems.

The following will also be considered preferential qualifications:

• Good spoken and written knowledge of English;
• Any certificates of attendance in advanced training courses aimed at acquiring skills on the topics covered by this Notice.
• Previous collaborative and/or training experience carried out at Public Bodies / Institutions / Organizations.

Place of work: Rome (city centre).

Applications must consist exclusively of the candidate’s own CV – drawn up in “European format” or similar and signed at the bottom – and must be sent as .pdf files by e-mail (with delivery receipt) – to capone@conisma.it by 24:00 on Monday 03 February 2025.

This Notice is intended as a pre-selection based on candidates’ qualifications.
The Entity reserves the right to invite shortlisted candidates to a subsequent interview by videoconference (or in person), providing at the same time information relating to the proposed employment contract, including qualification, level, duties and remuneration.
In general terms, the selected candidate will receive a 12-month fixed-term part-time employment contract (20 hours/week) – possibly renewable and upgraded to full-time – in accordance with the National Collective Labour Agreement applicable to CoNISMa (Research Institutions and Bodies).

For any information regarding this Notice, please send an e-mail to capone@conisma.it .

Rome, 21 January 2025
Signed, The President of CoNISMa
Prof. Michele Scardi

CoNISMa is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee (part-time) employed as “Technical Secretariat” to be involved in the activities of the Research Project “Data Collection 2024”

• CALL NOTICE
• Annex 1 Participation Form

Application deadline: 5 February 2024

Rome, 26 January 2024.

Notice of 21 March 2025: the contract was awarded to Dr Francesca Guadagno

CoNISMa is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (part-time) to be involved in the activities of the European Research Project “Community4Nature”

• CALL NOTICE
• Annex 1 Participation Form

Application deadline: 20 February 2023

Rome, 9 February 2023.

Notice of 22.02.2023: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Caterina Praticò

CoNISMa is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (full-time) to be involved in the activities of the European Research Project “ACTNOW”.

• CALL NOTICE
• Annex 1 Participation Form

Application deadline: 28 February 2023

Rome, 8 February 2023.

Notice of 02.03.2023: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Valentina Leoni

CoNISMa is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (part-time) to be involved in the activities of the European Research Project “MAPWORMS”.

• CALL NOTICE
• Annex 1 Participation Form

Application deadline: 28 February 2023

Rome, 6 February 2023

Notice of 01.03.2023: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Meri Bilan

CoNISMa is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (full-time) to be involved in the activities of the European Research Project “MAPWORMS”.

• CALL NOTICE
• Annex 1 Participation Form

Application deadline: 31 May 2022

Notice of 10.06.2022: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Joachim Langeneck

CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences
is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee as Project Coordinator of a multi-year National Research Programme concerning an “Environmental Monitoring Plan relating to the construction of an underwater outfall pipeline for treated wastewater from several municipalities in Puglia”.
The activity will concern the overall management of the project, with specific reference to institutional relations among the bodies involved in the research activities. In particular, the candidate will carry out the necessary legal research on regulatory aspects (national and regional) affecting the field activities, as well as certain administrative aspects of management control handled by the central administration of the Consortium.
Candidates must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Degree in Law under the old university system or equivalent Master’s Degree.

A qualified previous work and/or training experience at Public Bodies / Institutions / Organizations will also be considered a preferential qualification.
The candidate must have a strong aptitude for teamwork.
Place of work: Bari, at the local CoNISMa ULR office (Department of Biology of the University of Bari “A.Moro”).
The selected candidate will receive a fixed-term employment contract, pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 19 of Legislative Decree 81/2015, starting from 10 January 2022 for a period of 12 (twelve) months, ending on 10 January 2023, with the possibility of renewal.
The applicable contract will be the current National Collective Labour Agreement for Research Institutions and Bodies, under which the selected candidate will be classified as Researcher – Level III, with a gross annual salary of 17,265.00 euros.
Applications, exclusively drawn up by the candidates according to the form below (including the required attachments), must be received by 24:00 on Tuesday 28 December 2021 exclusively as .pdf files sent by e-mail to capone@conisma.it through which confirmation of correct receipt will be provided.
Based on the CVs received, CoNISMa reserves the right to invite shortlisted candidates to a final selection interview (possibly also by videoconference), on the basis of a specific ranking that will take into account educational qualifications, professional qualifications, post-degree activities relevant to the subject of the contract, and any previous working relationships with public and private research bodies/organizations.
At the time of signing the contract, the employee must explicitly declare that they do not carry out professional activities coinciding with the type of activity described above.
For any information regarding this notice, please send an e-mail to capone@conisma.it.

Participation Form

Rome, 20.12.2021
Signed, The President of CoNISMa

Notice of 10.01.2022: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Rosalinda Monno.

Selection notice for the establishment of a SHORT LIST OF EXPERT TECHNICAL DIVERS

• Notice
• Form A – Application Form

Application deadline: for the purpose of updating newly available professional profiles, the deadline has been reopened from 10 to 31 October 2022.

Rome, 14 November 2022

List of admitted candidates

CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (full-time) to be involved in the activities of a European Research Project

• CALL NOTICE
• Participation Form

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 15 September 2017.

Rome, 4 August 2017

Notice of 3.10.2017: the fixed-term contract was awarded to Dr Serena Felline.

CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 project manager to be involved, as Coordinator, in the research activities of the Project “Actions on the ecosystem of the Taranto environmental crisis area”. This activity is aimed at the operational and managerial coordination of interdisciplinary activities, including field activities.

• Notice containing the details of the requirements requested from potential candidates
• Participation Form

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday 20 February 2017.

Rome, 6 February 2017

Notice of 20.02.2017: this Call Notice was revoked following new economic evaluations, due to the need to better allocate the available resources, originally intended for operational and managerial coordination activities, towards activities of a strictly technical/scientific research nature. It is emphasized that such revocation falls within CoNISMa’s discretionary powers which, as a Public Administration, may act accordingly, until the appointment of the winners has taken place, where there are well-founded reasons of public interest (see, among others, Council of State Ministerial, Section III no. 4544/2011).

CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Level II Researcher (part-time) to be involved, as Coordinator, in the activities of the InnoBlueGrowth Project financed under the INTERREG MED Programme (http://interreg-med.eu/en/results-of-first-call-for-proposals-modular-horizontal/).
In particular, this is a “horizontal” project aimed at managing – in a cross-cutting manner – the communication and transnational capitalization of a group of thematic, so-called “modular” projects.
More specifically, InnoBlueGrowth focuses on the results of projects relating to “Blue Growth” in the Mediterranean and aims to establish a broad Community of relevant stakeholders in this field in order to increase the impact of the “modular” projects towards shared, identified objectives.

Candidates must meet the following mandatory requirements:

The following will also be considered preferential qualifications:

• Additional educational qualifications – obtained from public and/or private higher education institutions – in one of the disciplines related to the above-mentioned degree classes, with particular reference to communication-related fields;
• Knowledge of other EU languages (in addition to those listed above);
• Participation in projects under European programmes, with particular reference to the MED programme;
• Previous work and/or training experience carried out at Public Bodies / Institutions / Organizations.

Applications, exclusively drawn up by the candidates according to this Annex 1 (including a copy of the identity card and CV drawn up in “European format”), must be sent – exclusively as .pdf files by e-mail (with delivery receipt) – to bandi@conisma.it by 24:00 on Monday 14 November 2016.

Based on the CVs received, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a final selection interview to be held by 24 November 2016, in Rome, at the CoNISMa headquarters, during which their level of knowledge of English and French will also be verified. On that occasion, candidates will also have the opportunity to examine the InnoBlueGrowth project document in detail.

Place of work: mainly at CoNISMa central headquarters, Rome, as well as, if necessary, at other local CoNISMa operational units. The candidate must also be available for work missions in Italy and abroad.

The selected candidate will receive a fixed-term employment contract governed by the National Collective Labour Agreement “Research Institutions and Bodies Sector” for a total duration of 36 months i.e. three years, with the qualification of Researcher – Level II (part-time with a maximum of 24 hours per week) and a total gross contractual amount for the three-year period of € 118,000.00.

The employment contract will run from 01 December 2016 for the following 36 months and therefore until 30 November 2019.

For any information regarding this notice, please send an e-mail to bandi@conisma.it .

Rome, 26 October 2016
Signed, The President of CoNISMa
Prof. Angelo Tursi

Notice of 01 December 2016: Dr Caterina Pratic was the winner of the selection procedure

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences
is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term part-time employee to join the Technical Secretariat, located in Bari, of a Multi-Partner National Research Project concerning “Relevant environmental aspects relating to the SIN of Taranto-Mar Piccolo”.
The candidate must hold an upper secondary school diploma.
The candidate must have proven experience of at least ten years in:
I. Graphic production on Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms in desktop publishing; vector and photographic graphics.
II. Image processing; database creation and use; professional use of the Office package and the Acrobat Professional program.
III. Proven experience in proofreading scientific reports, both in terms of visual layout and text.
Any certifications and/or training/work attestations relating to the above points I), II) and III) will be considered preferential qualifications.
Documented previous work and/or training experience at Public Bodies / Institutions / Organizations will also be considered a preferential qualification.
The candidate must have a strong aptitude for teamwork.
Place of work: Bari, at the local CoNISMa ULR office.
The selected candidate will receive a fixed-term employment contract governed by the National Collective Labour Agreement “Research Institutions and Bodies Sector” as Secretary – Level IV, for a duration of 12 months, part-time with a maximum of 20 working hours per week, with a gross annual salary of 16,100.00 euros.
Expected contract period: November 2016 – October 2017.
Applications, exclusively drawn up by the candidates according to this Annex 1(including a copy of an identity document and CV drawn up in “European format”), must be received by 24:00 on Monday 31 October 2016 exclusively as .pdf files sent by e-mail (with delivery receipt) to capone@conisma.it .
Based on the CVs received, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a final selection interview to be held at the CoNISMa ULR office in Bari.
For any information regarding this notice, please send an e-mail to capone@conisma.it .

Rome, 18 October 2016

NOTICE of 04/11/2016: Maria Patella and Daniela Potenza were admitted to the final selection interview.

NOTICE of 11/11/2016: following today’s final selection interview, Daniela Potenza was declared the winner.

The CoNISMa – National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences is recruiting no. 1 fixed-term employee classified as Researcher (part-time) to be involved in the activities of a European Research Project.
In general terms, the research concerns the study of the biology and ecophysiology of jellyfish.
The candidate must hold a Master’s Degree in Biology, Ecology, or Biodiversity with a marine focus (teaching sector LM6).
The following will be considered preferential qualifications (and will be specifically assessed by the Committee):

• Degree mark;
• Subject of the degree thesis;
• Certified research experience (i.e. scientific publications) on the biology and ecophysiology of jellyfish, the impact of jellyfish on fish mariculture, and the identification of gelatinous zooplankton;
• PhD in Ecology and/or Marine Biology with a thesis on topics similar to those described above;
• Participation in European research projects;
• Work experience at national research bodies/organizations;
• Work experience at foreign research bodies/organizations;
• Participation in international conferences.

The candidate must be no older than 30 years at the application deadline indicated below.

Excellent knowledge of English (written and spoken) is also required and will be verified during the final selection interview.
Place of work: Lecce. The candidate must also be available for work missions in Italy and abroad.
The selected candidate will receive a fixed-term employment contract governed by the National Collective Labour Agreement “Research Institutions and Bodies Sector” for a duration of 12 months, with the qualification of Researcher – Level III (part-time) and a gross annual contractual salary of Euro 15,756.
Applications, exclusively drawn up by the candidates according to this Annex 1 (including a copy of the identity card and CV), must be received by 24:00 on Friday 05 August 2016 exclusively as pdf files sent by e-mail (with delivery receipt) to ceres@conisma.it.
Based on the CVs received, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a final selection interview to be held by 12 September 2016.
The employment contract will run from 01 October 2016 for the following 12 months.
For any information regarding this notice, please send an e-mail to ceres@conisma.it .

Rome, 19 July 2016

Signed, The President of CoNISMa
Prof. Angelo Tursi

The winner of the selection was Dr María del Mar BOSCH BELMAR.

Announces a six-month scholarship

Object: Comparative study of marine organisms by means of molecular and traditional taxonomic techniques.
Education: Degree in Biological Sciences (Italian class LM06), or in Coastal Marine Biology and Ecology (Italian classes LM6 – LM48). Degree mark of at least 110/110.
Requirements: Documented experience in genetic analysis techniques applied to the taxonomy of marine organisms. Skills related to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the main groups of marine organisms.
Geographical area where the research will be carried out: Bari and the coast of Puglia (Italy)
Contract period: 2016, Feb.–Aug.
Contract amount: 9,373.00 euros
Notes: The candidate, with an age limit of 30 years on the expiry date of this notice, must have a strong aptitude for teamwork and ease in speaking and writing in Italian. Based on the CVs received, applicants will be invited to a final selection interview to be held at the local CoNISMa office, located in the Department of Biology of the University of Bari Aldo Moro.
The CVs (pdf file) must be received by February 5, 2016, by e-mail to capone@conisma.it . Rome, 25 January 2016
The winner of the selection was Dr Tamara Lazic.
Rome, 11 February 2016