To whom it may concern

Dear Mr/Ms                            

As stated in the Board of Directors’ resolution n. ___ of __________ and according to the results of the selection procedure published on EURAXESS website at the link __________, as successful candidate of the selection, I hereby assign you the research grant (“assegno di ricerca”) funded  in the frame of the project ______________________________________________________, to be carried out at the Department of ___________________________________________________ for the research program ___________________________________________________________ (see section “Basic Information” of the EURAXESS job offer).  

The research grant (“assegno di ricerca”) will be allocated from ________________________ and will have a duration of ____________ months. 

The research will be performed in compliance with the following organization rules set by the hosting department ________________________

The salary will be paid to the researcher by the University of Pisa on a monthly basis, tax- exempt. The annual grant amount including all charges is € _________________ please quote the amount provided for in the selection call , considering whether the grantee is in possession of an appropriate additional social security cover or uniquely the social security cover GESTIONE SEPARATA INPS (www.inps.it) 

The annual amount is € ____________, gross of social security deductions to be paid by the research fellow and net of the social security contribution paid by the University, under Law no. 335/95 art. 2, paragraphs 26 and subsequent amendments. The University of Pisa guarantees insurance cover against accidents and civil liability.

I inform you that the supervisor of your research activity will be Prof. ______________________. You will find attached the document “Details on the implementation of research activities” with all the information on schedule and further details on the research activities. 

I invite you to read the Regulation on research grants  available on the University website at http://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/regolament/index.htm including the rules to strictly comply with during activities. 

For female grantees only - please remind that, under art. 7 of the Regulations mentioned above, in case of maternity, the grant is suspended for the entire period of maternity mandatory leave; therefore, in the event of maternity, you are recommended to immediately notify the facility administrative secretariat to take any precaution to protect both mother and child.

 Pisa, ___ / ___ / ______
 THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT/CENTRE

 __________________________________
 (Signature for acceptance)

 THE GRANT BENEFICIARY 

 ___________________________
(Signature for acceptance)

In attachment: “Details on the implementation of research activities”.