Salvatore VASTA

- Management and participation in research groups characterized by national or international collaborations

Participation in the PRIN research program 2005-2007 [prot. 2005111478] entitled: "Interculturality." Messina Unit - (National coordinator Prof. G. Cacciatore)

Co-designer and participant in the research project funded in the EU FP7 - Project ID: 217796 MIRRORS: "Monitoring Ideas Regarding Research Organizations and Reasons in Science" Coordinator prof. F. Coniglione [http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/88290_it.html] from 01-01-2008 to 31-12-2009

Participation in the PRIN 2007 research program [2007RJ73T4_001] entitled: "Historical culture and scientific culture: developments and interactions in the modern and contemporary age" - duration 24 months. (National Coordinator Prof. F. Coniglione)
from 09/22/2008 to 12/31/2010

Key staff member and co-responsible unit of the Jean Monnet Program "New skills for new challenges: sharing and boosting knowledge on European policies" (154345 - LLP-1-2009-IT-AJM-MO) (2009-2015) Head prof. Francesca Longo, University of Catania.
from 01-01-2009 to 31-12-2015

Participation in the PRIN 2010-2011 research program [2010RXPK8N_004] entitled: "Moral reflection in the face of the mind / body problem. Historical problems and theoretical perspectives." Catania Unit - (National coordinator Prof. F. Biasutti)
from 01-01-2010 to 31-12-2011

Participation in the international research group FIR 2014, funded by the University of Catania. [Proiect iD: 5D6BB2] Project title: "Reason and not reason in the history of thought. The permanent conflict between Apollo and Dionysus from ancient philosophy to neuroscience". Head of Prof. L. Cardullo.

from 01-01-2014 to 31-12-2016

P.I. and coordinator of the international research group FIRD 2017, funded by the University of Catania. Project title: "Future archetypes. Forms, functions, meanings and styles in the relation of Mythos and Logos".
from 07-11-2017 - in progress

- Participation in the Teaching Committee and assignment of teaching assignments in research doctorates accredited by the Ministry

Participation in the teaching staff of the research doctorate: "HUMAN SCIENCES" [DOT0508872]. Proposing university: University of CATANIA
Starting academic year: 2009 - Cycle: XXV - Duration: 3 years.
from 01-01-2009 to 31-12-2011

Lecture held in the Doctorate of "Human Sciences" University of Catania: 'The evolutionary question in the human sciences of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: principles and ideologies'. 1/2 - 26 January 2010 (3 hours)
from 26-01-2010 to 26-01-2010

Lecture held in the Doctorate of "Human Sciences" University of Catania: 'The evolutionary question in the human sciences between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: principles and ideologies. 2/2 - 6 April 2010 (3 hours)
from 06-04-2010 to 06-04-2010

Lecture held in the Doctorate of "Human Sciences" University of Catania, entitled: 'Theory of knowledge and philosophy of science in the culture of the nineteenth century' 1/2. April 14, 2011 (3 hours)
from 14-04-2011 to 15-04-2011

Lecture held in the Doctorate of "Human Sciences" University of Catania, entitled: 'Theory of knowledge and philosophy of science in the culture of the nineteenth century' 2/2
15 April 2011 (3 hours)
from 14-04-2011 to 15-04-2011

Participation in the teaching staff of the research doctorate: "PHILOSOPHY" [DOT1314122]. Proposing university: University of MESSINA. Starting academic year: 2013 - Cycle: XXIX - Duration: 3 years
from 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2016

Lecture held in the inter-university Doctorate of "Philosophy" at the headquarters of the University of Catania. Title: 'Contemporary theories on causality: an epistemological approach'. September 25, 2014 (3 hours)
from 25-09-2014 to 25-09-2014

Participation in the teaching committee of the research doctorate: "INTERPRETATION SCIENCES" [DOT1708948]. University proposing: University of CATANIA Starting academic year: 2017 - ongoing.

- Research periods abroad

Research period abroad, Canada September-October 2013 (Département de philosophie et des arts Université du Québec à Trois-Rivièrer) and University of Bishop, with related research seminar entitled: "From Darwin to Lorenz. How to Metaphor can be transformed into an Analogy ".

Research period abroad from 9/17/07 to 10/31/07 in the College of Liberal Arts - University of Nevada, Reno as holder of the research project "Evolution and Cognition in the Epistemology of Nineteenth Century" - Winner of the Stock Exchange of study for research abroad (DR University of Catania March 25, 2004 / No. 195).

from 09/17/2007 to 10/31/2007

Research period abroad from 01/07/09 to 28/08/09 in the College of Liberal Arts - University of Nevada, Reno as a participant in the research project MIRRORS.
from 01-07-2009 to 08.8.2009

Research period abroad with PRIN funds, as part of the Prin 2010-2011 - Imperial College, London 2013
from 23-08-2013 to 10-10-2013

Institutional Assignments

2017- to date

Quality Manager Study Course in Pedagogical Sciences and Educational Planning (LM 85 - Pedagogical Sciences) - University of Catania.

2017-2018

Member of the University Disciplinary Committee

2016 -2018

Delegate of the Director of the Department of Education Sciences Delegate for the department's website.

2013-2016

Member of the Study Group Review Group in Pedagogical Sciences and Educational Planning (LM 85 - Pedagogical Sciences) - University of Catania.
Activities carried out: compilation of annual and cyclical reports.

2013

Internal monitoring and evaluation expert
Master in "Expert in job placement services" - second edition
University of Catania CIP 2007.IT.051.PO.003 // IV / I2 / F / 9.2.14 / 1371- CUP: E65C10000870009

2012

Internal monitoring and evaluation expert
Master in "Expert in job placement services" - first edition
University of Catania CIP 2007.IT.051.PO.003 // IV / I2 / F / 9.2.14 / 1371- CUP: E65C10000870009

2008-2015

Member of study plans commissions
Study courses: Educational sciences - Pedagogical sciences