The best-case scenarios: why ISSNAF can be useful.
To better explain the Foundation's goals we imagined here some scenarios of activity for the foundation. These are only a few possibilities, it's up to you to imagine other way in which we can help you!
SCIENTISTS LOOKING FOR COLLABORATIONS. You are a scientist at any level and you are looking for a collaboration in a particular university well known for a particular expertise on a scientific subject. Check on the the ISSNAF database if any italian is working there: your opportunity to begin a collaboration may be much higher.
YOUNG SCIENTISTS LOOKING FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. You are a graduate student in your last year of program and you are looking for a postdoc position abroad. The ISSNAF website is the first place where to look for possibilities according to your geographic and/or field-specific desires to come to work in North America.
GROUP LEADERS OFFERING A POSITION. You are a PI / group leader in an italian university and you are looking for a postdoc or scientist for a recently opened position in your lab / institution. You are explicitly searching a researcher with previous work experience in the United States or Canada. The ISSNAFoundation is the perfect link between your needs and a number of possible candidates. Through the website you can make a direct search on present members or you can contact the Foundation with your position.
COMPANIES LOOKING FOR COLLABORATIONS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. You are a company in Italy interested in the biomedical sector (or any other specialistic field) and you are looking for interactions with italian scientists working in the filed in North America. The ISSNAF website with its database and geographic search features is THE place where start such a search. Possibilities are that members of the foundation perfectly fit the profile searched or can act as qualified links to qualified specialists.
COMPANIES WILLING TO STRENGHTEN EMPLOYEES TRAINING. You are an expanding italian company seeking training opportunities (education / internship) for your employees in the United States. ISSNAF can be a great source for connections with north american institutions where italian scientists are already working.
ASSOCIATIONS FOSTERING EDUCATION AND EXCHANGES. You are an italo-american (or just italian or american) association willing to fund an exhange fellowship to allow americans to go in Italy or italians to go to America. The Foundation has the knowledge, the connections and the people to support the choise of institution and potential fellowship's recipients.