في عام 1898 تم تعيينه لرئاسة كرسي الميكانيكا ببادوفا حيث بقي في منصبه حتى 1918، عندما تم تعيينه لرئاسة التحليل العالي في جامعة روما.
He remained in his position at Padua until 1918, when he was appointed to the Chair of Higher Analysis at the University of Rome; in another two years he was appointed to the Chair of Mechanics there.