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Fully Funded PhD in 4D Biopharmaceuticals and Polymer Materials at University of Pisa University of Pisa in Italy

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Chemistry

Funding

Fully funded PhD position under the IDEAS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. Salary is €3,820 living allowance plus €710 mobility allowance per month gross for 36 months, full-time.

Deadline

Nov 30, 2026

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Italy

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University of Pisa

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Keywords

Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science
Drug Delivery
Biology
Electrospinning
Hydrogel
Near-infrared Technology
Nano Particles
Physics
Biomaterials

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Call for Applications: Fully Funded PhD Position at the University of Pisa, Italy under the IDEAS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network.

The recruited Doctoral Candidate will work on DC14: “4D Biopharmaceuticals with electromagnetically activated functionalities.” The project focuses on designing advanced polymer materials for drug delivery and responsive biomedical applications, including nanoparticles, hydrogels, 3D-printed scaffolds, and electrospun fibres that release drugs on demand when exposed to near-infrared light.

Host: Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa. Supervisors: Prof. Serena Danti and Prof. Giuseppe Gallone.

Funding: Fully funded PhD with a gross monthly salary of €3,820 living allowance + €710 mobility allowance for 36 months, full-time, starting 1 March 2027. The project also includes secondments at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) and Linari Engineering (Italy).

Eligibility: Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or biomedical engineering, be fluent in English, and not already hold a doctoral degree. MSCA mobility rules apply: candidates must not have lived or worked in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years before recruitment.

How to apply: Email [email protected] with the subject line “IDEAS application [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME]”. One application can cover up to 3 of the 15 IDEAS projects.

Deadline: 30 November 2026, 23:59 (Rome time).

Funding details

Fully funded PhD position under the IDEAS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. Salary is €3,820 living allowance plus €710 mobility allowance per month gross for 36 months, full-time.

What's required

Master's degree in physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or biomedical engineering; fluent English; no doctoral degree at the time of recruitment; must satisfy the MSCA mobility rule and not have lived or worked in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years before recruitment.

How to apply

Email [email protected] with the subject line 'IDEAS application [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME]'. One application can cover up to 3 of the 15 IDEAS projects.

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