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International recruitment

Discover the actions fostered by Ca' Foscari to enhance international recruitment and the experience of some of our researchers:

ERC Grantees Recruitment

Ca’ Foscari is constantly hiring ERC awardees with permanent positions as associate or full professors. Whether you apply with Ca’ Foscari as your host institution or wish to transfer your awarded ERC Grant to Venice, we are here to support you at every step. 

Our dedicated team will guide you through every step of the administrative process to ensure a seamless transition. Since ERC-funded researchers are selected through a rigorous international evaluation, we are able to offer direct recruitment without the need for additional local selection procedures.

Grant portability empowers researchers with the freedom to bring their projects—and their teams—with them. Ca’ Foscari has extensive experience in hosting and relocating funded research projects, offering comprehensive support, fast-track integration, and attractive incentives to ensure excellent working conditions.

Just contact   erc@unive.it if you want to move your project to Ca’ Foscari.

Discover more about ERC funding opportunities here and meet all our ERC grantees!

“I am happy to have chosen Ca’ Foscari as the host institution for my ERC Grant. Administration and Faculty struck me from the very beginning for their dynamism and enthusiasm. Timing is everything in the portability of an ERC project and they were extremely experienced and efficient in handling all the operations, but also attentive in creating a welcoming academic environment for me and my team. I was honoured to accept their offer as Associate Professor, which I am sure will allow me to develop my scholarly career at its best”.

Riccardo Marin: PI of the ERC project “MAtCHLESS - Untapping multiparametric 2D luminescence sensing through MACHine LEarning and Spectral Sorting”

ERC with Ca’ Foscari as host institution: Top-class support

Tenure-Track Position for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowships

Global Fellowships are open to researchers currently within or outside Europe who want to move to a Third Country and then come back to an EU Member State or Associated Country.

Ca' Foscari can offer a tenure-track position to researchers who have been awarded a 36-month Global Fellowship.

If you want to apply for MSC-Global Fellowship at Ca’ Foscari just contact our Individual Funding Unit at  mariecurie@unive.it.

Discover more on MSCA fellowships.

"Having a tenure track after my Marie-Curie Global Fellowship in Japan was the best way to concretize the results of my research on pre-modern Japanese literature. The possibility of a stable career in Italy is an opportunity that not every university can offer, and this makes Ca' Foscari among the best centers in Europe for the employment for young researchers. The opportunity to return to Italy while continuing to work in the field of my specialization was the condition that made me decide to decline other offers of employment abroad that I had been offered in the meanwhile. The high specialization and wide range of the research fields covered by the faculty staff here in Venice enabled me with the chance to further deepen the scope of my research while taking advantage of a thriving human network and a stimulating and collaborative working environment that is both international and interdisciplinary."

Edoardo Gerlini, Researcher of Japanese premodern literature at the Department of Asian and North African Studies

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships at Ca’ Foscari: support that moves you forward

Researchers who choose Ca’ Foscari University of Venice as their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) will benefit from a dedicated training and support programme. This includes a structured pathway of events, tailored materials, and personalised guidance throughout the application process.

If the proposal is successful, newly awarded fellows will be welcomed with an onboarding programme designed to integrate them into Ca’ Foscari’s research community. Throughout the implementation of the project, fellows will also receive targeted training to support the development of a competitive ERC proposal as the next step in their research career.

“I am very happy to have chosen Ca' Foscari for my Marie Curie project. I have been supported by the research office from the beginning, from the drafting of the MAREA project (MAtchmaking Restoration Ecology and Aquaculture, 2021-2023) to the management of my research and dissemination activities. This has allowed me to make my way in my research field, publish scientific and outreach articles and participate in national and international congresses".

Camilla Bertolini, MSCA Fellow at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics

"Rita Levi Montalcini" Young Talents Programme

The “Rita Levi Montalcini Programme” is a programme funded by the Ministry of University and Research that is targeted to young Italian and foreign scholars who have obtained their PhDs no later than six years and have been employed abroad in research or teaching jobs for at least three years.

Ca’ Foscari promotes applications for “Rita Levi Montalcini Programme”. providing all information and a full support tho those who wish to apply. Contact us at  research@unive.it.

“After obtaining my PhD in 2013, my research developed for several years at academic institutions in Cambridge, Wien, and Geneva. I was delighted to be selected by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research in this national competition aimed at young researchers. Ca’ Foscari and the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage were an extremely welcoming host institution, and proved to be a truly international, vibrant environment. I look forward to the further developments of my research here!”

Caterina Tarlazzi, Researcher in Medieval Philosophy

Fundamental Research - Fondo Italiano per la Scienza

The Italian Science Fund - Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS) - is an initiative established by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) in 2021 to support fundamental research projects. It provides funding opportunities for researchers at various career stages, aligning with the objectives of the European Research Council (ERC).

Researchers of any nationality can choose Ca' Foscari University of Venice as Host Institution, whether or not they are already working at Ca' Foscari, to apply for a Starting Grant (junior PIs with 2-7 years of experience), a Consolidator Grant (PIs with 7-12 years of experience) or an Advanced Grant (established senior PIs with over 12 years of experience). The project duration is up to 5 years with funding between 1 to 1.9 million euros.

Find our more on FIS grant schemes - Call Fundamental Research 

Tax benefits

Professors and researchers

Professors and researchers who have carried out their research activities abroad for at least two consecutive years and who move to Italy acquiring tax residency, are entitled to significant tax benefits.

In detail, they can benefit from the exemption from payment of personal income tax on 90% of the income received by the Italian university employing them, if they are hired with the role of "Professore" or "Ricercatore".

Italian citizens not registered to AIRE (Registry Office for Italian Citizens Residing Abroad) are also entitled.

Benefits are applied to the tax period when the researcher becomes "tax resident" in Italy and in the following 5 tax years, provided that he/she remains a tax resident in Italy. The exemption is extended beyond the minimum duration under the following circumstances :

• 8 years, in case of dependent child (pre-adoption foster care is envisaged too), or when purchasing a house in Italy (the purchase can be done prior to the tax residency acquisition (up to 12 months) or after the person becomes tax resident in Italy).
• 11 years, in case the professor/researcher has at least 2 dependent children
• 13 years, in case the professor/researcher has at least 3 dependent children.

Download the estimated amounts (updated: November 2024) [484 kB].

The partners of professors or researchers moving to Italy can also be entitled to tax benefits or exemptions should they possess the requisites provided for by the Italian tax legislation (foreign tax residence for the last two years, obtainment of Italian residence, etc.). Specific information and support shall be provided by the partner's employer or accountant.

More details in the website of the Italian Income Revenue Authority.

Administrative and technical staff

The Italian tax system also grants tax incentives to administrative and technical staff who move their residence to Italy. So-called "impatriate" workers (managers and workers with high qualifications and specializations, graduates who have worked abroad, and students who have obtained an academic qualification abroad) are entitled to a minimum 5-year exemption on 70% to 90% of their personal income.

General information is provided by the Italian Revenue Agency.