Prof. Stefania Pontrandolfo (Director of the Center for Ethnographic Research and Applied Anthropology “Francesca Cappelletto” – CREAa - Department of Human Sciences - University of Verona) invites post-doctoral researchers in Cultural Anthropology to present an expression of interest to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) with Prof. Stefania Pontrandolfo as supervisor.

We welcome expressions of interest in the following research areas:

• Mobile Peoples, Service Providers Nomads, Nomadic Pastoralists, Hunter-Gatherers
• Gypsy/Roma Groups

• Anti-Nomadism and Anti-Gypsyism

   

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must be eligible according to the criteria established by the 2024 MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship call:

• To have a PhD by the call deadline (September 10, 2025)
• To have up to 8 years of research experience after the PhD
• To be citizens of an EU State or of an Associated Country or long-term resident in Europe (only for Global Fellowship)
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in Italy for more than 12 in the 36 months before the call deadline (September 10, 2025) – for European Fellowship
• Not to have resided or carried their main activity in the country of the Host Institution in the third country for more than 12 in the 36 months before the call deadline (September 10, 2025) – for a Global Fellowship.

Besides, candidates should be fluent in English, should have excellent teamwork attitude, organizational skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.

APPLICATION

Candidates should send the following documents to the following email address: stefania.pontrandolfo@univr.it by June 30, 2025.

1. A one-page cover letter in which you introduce yourself and your idea for the project
2. A CV including a list of publications, previous experience (or lack thereof) in applying for MSCA or other international fellowships, and, eventually, the name of one or more referees

Further information 

• Department Website: https://www.dsu.univr.it/?ent=home&page=dipartimento&lang=en
• Centre Website: https://sites.dsu.univr.it/creaa/ 

• Contact address: https://www.dsu.univr.it/?ent=persona&id=5047&lang=en