Job Information
Organisation/Company: Dipartimento DIMES Università della Calabria
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 21 Sep 2026 - 12:00 (UTC)
Country: Italy
Type of Contract: To be defined
Job Status: Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
This position is part of the MSCA Doctoral Network UNVEIL (Grant Agreement No. 101226363) and aims to optimise pseudo-noise Pulse-Compression Thermography (PuCT) for the inspection of paintings. The work combines signal processing with the design and construction of a modular LED-based heating system: sources covering the UV to NIR range will make it possible to heat the varnish, the paint layer and the layer underneath selectively, improving the resolution between layers. Pseudo-noise PuCT works with low heating power, increases the sensitivity to small thermal changes and makes the excitation easy to tune for different types of painting (canvas, panel, wall and fresco). Imaging procedures based on different post-processing methods (virtual wave, deconvolution) will be implemented to increase the signal-to-noise ratio and to enable thermal stratigraphy of the artwork, first on mock-ups and then with a portable system.
Where to apply
Website: https://www.dimes.unical.it
Additional Information
Benefits
- Employment contract with full social security: yes
- Total amount per fellowship per year: 54378
- Currency: Euro
- Covers salary: yes
- Covers travel and subsistence: yes
- Covers research costs: no
- Covers other costs: In addition to the living allowance and the mobility allowance, the family allowance (EUR 660.00/month) and the MSCA 'Long term leave' and 'Special needs' allowances are provided where applicable. The net amount depends on social security contributions and on local taxation. Research, training and networking costs, including the secondments at CNRS - IRL Georgia Tech-CNRS (France) and at the Centre for Conservation and Restoration 'La Venaria Reale' (Italy), are covered by the UNVEIL project.
- Maximum duration of fellowship: 36
Eligibility criteria
MSCA eligibility requirements at the date of recruitment: a Master's degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific field (engineering, physics, imaging science, science and technology for the conservation of cultural heritage or non-destructive evaluation); applicants must not already hold a doctoral degree; applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Italy for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before recruitment (mobility rule). Assessment (maximum 60 points): qualifications up to 30 points (research project up to 20, CV up to 10) and oral examination up to 30 points; a minimum of 21 points is required to be admitted to the oral examination and to pass it. Knowledge of English is tested during the oral examination and must be at level B1 or above of the CEFR.
Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:
- Italy
Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:
- OTHER
Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:
- OTHER
Selection process
Admission procedure for Administrative Category 997 (EU Funds) of the PhD programme TEACH - TEchnology Applied to Cultural Heritage, XLII cycle (Rector's Decree No. 996 of 10 August 2026): assessment of qualifications, assessment of the research project (up to 16,000 characters including spaces) and an oral examination. Applications must be submitted online through the Esse3 portal (https://unical.esse3.cineca.it/) by 21 September 2026, 12:00 noon (Europe/Rome), together with a non-refundable administrative fee of EUR 10.00. The results of the assessment of qualifications will be published on 2 October 2026; the oral examination will take place online on 6 October 2026. Results are published at https://dices.unical.it/ricerca/dottorato-di-ricerca/. Applicants are also asked to complete the expression of interest form on the UNVEIL website (https://unveil-dn.eu/contact/). Recruitment follows an open, transparent, merit-based, impartial and equitable procedure (OTM-R).
Additional comments
- Annual budget: 54378
- Frequency of calls: mensile
- International mobility required: yes
Website for additional job details: https://unical.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/archivio22_bandi-di-concorso_0_35736_874_1.html
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Dipartimento DIMES Università della Calabria
Country: Italy
Contact
City: Rende
Website: https://www.dimes.unical.it
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