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In our organisation and across our campuses we welcome skilled professionals and experts with whom we study, innovate and build a whole new future. A dynamic environment that generates enthusiasm, a powerful force that allows you to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
That’s why talents and expertise are welcome at all times! Joining Area Science Park gives you the opportunity to contribute and explore the many opportunities that the Park has to offer.
Why work at Area Science Park?
In carrying out our initiatives, the care of human resources, their well-being and their work is a fundamental principle of Area Science Park: people, relationships and skills are at the core of our mission, with the aim of adding value to the whole system.
Area Science Park has an active community of over 2,800 people. Half are under 40 years old; three-quarters are university graduates or even have a PhD. More than half are engaged in R&D. Women represent over a third of the total (37%).
Staff of Area Science Park have access to a gym, a counselling desk, an anti-violence counter and can participate in conferences on prevention and well-being. In addition, at the disposal of all the tenants of Area Science Park, there are canteens, coffee bars, ATMs, equipped green spaces, cycling paths and electric vehicle charging stations.
It is not surprising that one of the first guests of Area Science Park are children. Every year the inter-company nursery welcomes them to help the men and women working on our campuses balance their work commitments with their role as parents.
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This section collects all the job openings and notices of competition promoted directly by Area Science Park as a public research organisation. Discover open positions and follow the instructions to apply.
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From here you can access calls for experts and professionals as well as positions for joining competition committees. You can also apply to become an evaluator of the applications to set up in Area Science Park by registering in the Register of Evaluators.
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Discover the research-related contracts, doctorates and scholarships offered by Area Science Park to researchers, PhDs, PhD students and thesis students, get your opportunity for professional growth. Every year, we also promote scholarships dedicated to young people from all over Italy to work in the companies located there.
Seize a new professional opportunity, at Area Science Park there are many companies in search of the right person. If you are an experienced professional or researcher who would like to contribute, read the open job offers on our two campuses now.
Become an associate and collaborate with Area Science Park.
We have always promoted the meeting of skills and expertise within our organisation, that is why we open the doors to external professors and researchers for the appointment of scientific or technical assignments.
Are you a company or an organisation active in science and technology? Become a partner of Area Science Park! Together we will create initiatives, programmes and projects to maximise the impact of research and promote innovation.
Are you a young and talented student? We need you for thesis, training programmes, internships and other forms of collaboration. Join the Area Science Park team!
Collaborating with Area Science Park also means working as a service and product provider. In this section you can find all the calls and active competitions promoted by the Organisation.
Job opportunity in Area Science Park
Here you can find all the job opportunities in Area Science Park
3 visiting research fellowships for Kenyan researchers at LADE – Data Engineering Laboratory
Area Science Park is offering three visiting research fellowships, each lasting three consecutive months, to researchers of Kenyan nationality wishing to carry out research activities at the Data Engineering Laboratory (LADE) in Trieste, within the PRP@CERIC ecosystem. The fellowships are part of an Italian Ministry of Universities and Research programme supporting international research mobility and access to research infrastructures. The expected start period is January 2027. The research activities will focus on: Track A | FAIR-by-design data pipelines for genomics and HPC: development of reproducible, automated data pipelines connecting genomic research workflows with high-performance computing infrastructure, following FAIR data principles. Track B | Benchmarking generative large language models: evaluation of generative LLMs in terms of performance, scalability, accuracy and computational efficiency across different models, hardware configurations and inference strategies. Track C | AI-augmented numerical simulation for biological applications: application of machine learning techniques to enhance numerical simulations, including surrogate models, parameter estimation and optimisation for biological research. Applicants must meet the following requirements: Kenyan nationality and an active research profile at a university, research organisation or equivalent institution; enrolment in a PhD programme, or a PhD or equivalent qualification corresponding to EQF level 8, relevant to the proposed research; relevant experience in at least one of the research areas described above; good command of English and availability to carry out the fellowship in Trieste. Early-career researchers and women researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. The full call for applications provides complete information on eligibility requirements, research activities, application procedures and evaluation criteria. Applicants are advised to read it carefully before submitting their application. Application Submission – Deadline and Procedure Applications, including all required supporting documentation in English, must be submitted through the online application form by 12:00 noon (CET) on 15 November 2026. Enquiries may be submitted until 8 November 2026.
Research contracts and scholarshipsFirst Technologist – Permanent | Hydrogen and energy infrastructures
Area Science Park is seeking to recruit one permanent First Technologist (Professional Level II under the National Collective Labour Agreement for Education and Research), in the technological sector of Research and Innovation Support. The First Technologist will join the APSU – Hydrogen Production, Storage and Utilisation Systems Analysis Laboratory, currently being established by Area Science Park as part of the H2 SmartLab project, and will work as a specialist in hydrogen and research and technology infrastructures for the energy sector. The selected candidate will carry out activities involving research, development, design, operation, management and testing, with a particular focus on the experimental activities and operational management of plants and equipment for the characterisation and validation of systems and components for hydrogen production, storage and utilisation. For a more detailed description of the main activities, please refer to the profile description included in the call for applications (available in Italian only). Requirements Candidates must hold a Master’s degree – or an equivalent qualification as specified in the call – in one of the following degree classes: LM-17 Physics; LM-22 Chemical Engineering; LM-25 Automation Engineering; LM-28 Electrical Engineering; LM-29 Electronic Engineering; LM-30 Energy and Nuclear Engineering; LM-33 Mechanical Engineering; LM-44 Mathematical and Physical Modelling for Engineering; LM-53 Materials Engineering; LM-54 Chemical Sciences; LM-71 Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Technologies. Candidates must also have at least eight years of specific post-master’s professional experience in the field specified in the profile description. In addition, candidates must have: a good command of English knowledge of the main software tools and IT applications supporting research data analysis for non-Italian applicants, an adequate command of Italian availability to travel within Italy and abroad. The relevant call for applications is No. 03/2026: please download and read it carefully for full details of the eligibility requirements and selection procedure (available in Italian only). Area Science Park ensures equal opportunities for men and women in terms of access to employment and treatment in the workplace, in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 198 of 11 April 2006. Submitting an Application – Deadlines and Procedure Applications must be submitted by 12:00 AM on November 5, 2026, exclusively through the Recruitment Portal, available at www.inPA.gov.it, by completing the online form after reading the call for applications. For any further information and/or requests for IT support, please write to: concorsi@areasciencepark.it IMPORTANT. To follow the procedure and all related updates, please consult the call for applications page on the Transparent Administration website (available in Italian only).
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