A competition for associate professor positions has been advertised by MURST (Italian Ministery for University and Research), the deadline for application is the 30th Aprile 1996. Full details are available in italian from the MURST server (http://sirio.cineca.it/murst-diu/), these include: - text of the ads published on the GU (Offical Gazet), - positions available (e.g. 68+49 in comp. sci., 174 in math. disciplines) - sample application (for italian and foreigners) Eugenio Moggi --