<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The Department of Musicology and Cultural Heritage (Cremona) of the University of Pavia (Italy) invites applications for a one-year Research Grant (‘assegno di ricerca’) within the multidisciplinary project <i>VerDigital</i>, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">funded by the Ministry of University and Research under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4, “Education and Research” – Component 2, “From Research to Business” – Investment line 1.2, “Funding projects presented by young researchers”, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">In this context, the successful candidate will contribute to the following objectives:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">1) design and develop a model for the digital critical edition of the score of <i>Adelson e Salvini</i>, to be edited by the Principal Investigator, Dr Candida Billie Mantica;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">2) design and develop an interactive system for the score’s fruition, which will support the use of alternative variants;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">3) assist in completing a model for the digital critical edition of Bellini’s preparatory materials, in close collaboration with the Principal Investigator and the research team.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Applicants should demonstrate:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">– mastery of commonly used music notation software (e.g., Sibelius and Finale);</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">– experience with up-to-date tools for creating digital critical editions of musical texts, including MEI, TEI, Edirom, Verovio, and MEI-Friend.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Further details, including application instructions, are available at <a href="https://unipv.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/archivio22_bandi-di-concorso_0_24602_639_1.html" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer;">https://unipv.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/archivio22_bandi-di-concorso_0_24602_639_1.html</a>  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">For additional information, please contact the project’s Principal Investigator at <a href="mailto:candidabillie.mantica@unipv.it" target="_blank" style="color:blue">candidabillie.mantica@unipv.it</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please, note that the </span><b>deadline </b>for submission of applications is Thursday, <b>12th December 2024, 12 pm CET time</b>, and the Grant is expected to start on <b>1st January 2025</b>.</font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Candida Billie Mantica</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">-------------------------</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Dr Candida Billie Mantica</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Università degli Studi di Pavia</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Dipartimento di Musicologia e Beni Culturali</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Corso Garibaldi 178 – 26100, Cremona (Italia)</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">tel:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">  +39 0372 1800310</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">e-mail</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">: <a href="mailto:candidabillie.mantica@unipv.it" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">candidabillie.mantica@unipv.it</span></a> </span></p></div>