Welcome to DAD
WELCOME TO DAD: Who Does What at the Architecture and Design District
E-mail Addresses and Contacts
You may contact DAD offices for information regarding the Department’s technical and administrative support activities.
Depending on your inquiry, please contact the appropriate institutional e-mail address listed below.
Using the institutional mailboxes allows for faster and more efficient processing of requests.
Head of Department
Architecture and Design District Manager
Certified E-mail (PEC)
Governing Bodies
organicollegiali.dad@polito.it
• support for the management of the Department’s governing bodies (Executive Committee, Department Council);
• requests for ISBN codes for publications/books;
• use of DAD logo;
• support for electoral procedures at DAD carried out through the ELIGO platform;
• communications regarding returns to work after prolonged absences of academic staff.
Communication
• DAD internal and external communication activities;
• DAD website and social media content management;
• communication activities related to DAD PhD Programmes.
Teaching – Secretariat of Architecture and Design
segreteria.collegioAD@polito.it
• support activities for matters relating to Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs under the responsibility of DAD;
• management of e-mail communications to students.
PhD Office
• support for matters relating to PhD Programs under the responsibility of DAD.
Laboratories
Please consult the list of laboratories to obtain direct contact details:
https://www.dad.polito.it/il_dipartimento/laboratori_e_centri/laboratori
Research Office
• support in the submission of project proposals, including budget preparation, forms, agreements and contracts;
• support for patent application procedures;
• support in the definition, negotiation and management of third-party contracts and collaboration agreements;
• support in the management of research funding to be paid to or received from external bodies;
• support in the management of sponsorships, donations and liberal contributions in favour of DAD – Politecnico di Torino.
Procurement Office
• support in the purchase of goods and services;
• support for registration procedures for conferences, workshops and scientific associations and payment of membership fees;
• management of payments to Italian and foreign suppliers, and customs procedures;
• management of reimbursements by bank transfer for petty cash expense replenishment;
• petty cash management;
• support for the assignment of engagements for lectures and seminars to external staff and guests;
• management of procedures relating to remuneration of permanent staff.
Accounting
• budgeting and accounting;
• accounting management and checks for research and teaching projects (availability of funds, management of revenues and transfers).
Mission Management
• support for missions involving non-permanent staff (students, grant holders, research fellows), guests and external personnel.
For academic staff institutional missions, please contact the central office at:
pific.ufficiomissioni@polito.it
Human Resources
• support activities for submitting requests for renewal of research grants, activation of research fellowships, PhD scholarships, occasional collaborations, research contracts, research assignments and post-doctoral appointments.
Logistics and General Services
• management of communications via Certified E-mail (PEC);
• dispatch of registered mail and small parcels;
• support for maintenance requests and technical interventions at DAD premises;
• management of consumable materials for photocopiers and printers;
• key duplication;
• coordination of logistics activities and emergency procedures with the relevant offices;
• coordination of interventions by internal and external companies at DAD premises.
Booking DAD spaces
To book spaces at DAD premises, please write to: prenotazionespazi.dad@polito.it
Booking DAD van
The van available to permanent DAD staff can be booked at least two days in advance by writing to:
prenotazionefurgone.dad@polito.it
For booking purposes, please indicate: first name, last name, telephone number of the user, reason for use, destination, date and estimated start and end times of use.
Vehicle availability can be checked on the intranet at the following link:
https://mypoli.polito.it/intra/dotnet/gestione_aule_dip/CalendarAule.aspx
Manuale d'uso furgone DAD (ITA) 
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IT Services
• support for departmental IT services;
• management of accounts, access and cloud services;
• support for workstations, laboratories, specialized software and IT equipment;
• technical support and liaison with the University’s central IT Services.
Health and Safety
• for all matters relating to workplace health and safety, including required procedures and dedicated training courses.
