PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Earth Science in Italy

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , with the position based at the Naples secondary office and connected to the broader ISMAR scientific network. The successful candidate will join a research programme focused on marine wind retrieval from L-band SAR data , supporting the development of operational ocean products in anticipation of the ROSE-L satellite mission. The work sits within the research projects RL2OCEAN -...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione (ITC) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , at the Bari branch. The selected researcher will work on the project SIMA - Sviluppo di sistemi Intelligenti per il Monitoraggio avanzato dell'Ambiente , under the scientific direction of Carmine Massarelli . The activity focuses on predictive modelling and multi-level machine learning for understanding the dynamics of pollutants in soil, subsoil and aquifer syst...

This research contract at Politecnico di Milano is based in the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB) and is embedded in the Horizon Europe BEHOLDER project. The research focuses on developing a simulator of pollutant dispersion in urban environments aimed at improving the personalized estimation of individual exposure . The selected researcher will work on an urban dispersion simulator implemented in Python/Blender , currently based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics ...

Politecnico di Milano is offering one postdoctoral contract in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Milano campus. The project sits in the scientific area of hydraulics and hydrology and is centered on flood risk modelling . The researcher will work on the modelling of flood hazard and risk for risk management purposes in both ordinary and emergency conditions. The activity includes developing hydraulic models and methods for estimating flood damage to exposed elements ac...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto di Geoscienze (GEO) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Perugia, continuing the scientific line of the former Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (IRPI) . The project sits within a wider research framework on water resources and climate impacts, and it is explicitly designed to address drought processes in a changing climate. The selected researcher will work on the generation, evolution, and propagation of droughts , with...

This postdoctoral opening at Politecnico di Milano is hosted by the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” and supports research in chemical plants and technologies . The project focuses on the development and validation of an innovative electrolysis system for low-cost e-fuels production , combining laboratory-scale experimentation with modelling work. The successful researcher will work on technologies conceived and patented at Politecnico di Milano to produ...

Politecnico di Milano is offering one postdoctoral contract in the Department of Energy at the Bovisa campus. The project is centered on catalytic processes for the synthesis of low-carbon fuels , combining literature analysis, simulation, mathematical modelling, and experimental work. The researcher will work on processes for producing fuels from CO and green hydrogen , with attention to renewable fuel pathways and to the development of e-fuels, e-chemicals, and bio-fuels . The experimental com...

The University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia in Italy will soon launch recruitment for a two-year Postdoctoral Researcher position within a Horizon Europe research project. The project focuses on high-resolution Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of urban microclimate using the open-source OpenFOAM tool. Research will investigate the combined effects of wind flow, temperature, and pollutant dispersion in urban environments. Applicants must hold a PhD and have strong CFD expe...

Sapienza University of Rome is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the HORIZON project NatureRestoreR , hosted in the Biodiversity & Global Change Lab . The project aims to develop flexible ecological modelling tools that can help EU authorities design and optimize effective nature restoration plans. The postdoc will work on species distribution modelling at fine spatial scales using advanced approaches such as nSDM and iSDM across Europe. The role is strongly quantitative and is well suite...