PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Energy Engineering in Italy

Scholarship “Roberto Rocca” is a merit- and need-aware scholarship at the Polytechnic University of Milan for students enrolled in a master’s degree in engineering. It provides a one-off gross payment and is supported by a charitable donation from Dalmine S.p.A. in memory of Roberto Rocca, a former engineering student from Milan. The award is available to students in one of the eligible engineering pathways at Politecnico di Milano, including Automation and Control, Chemical, Computer Science, E...

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 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...

Politecnico di Torino is seeking a PhD candidate to join its Multi-Scale Modeling Laboratory (SMaLL) through the newly funded EIC Pathfinder Open project IONFLUX. The project explores whether artificial intelligence and molecular-level understanding can be combined to discover entirely new energy-storage materials. The doctoral researcher will focus on adaptive materials for next-generation sodium batteries, working at the intersection of molecular simulations, machine learning, and materials sc...

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...

POLY4EV is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network coordinated through the University of Padova and involving a wide European consortium of universities, research institutes, and industrial partners. The network offers 15 PhD projects focused on designing innovative polymer materials that can improve the efficiency and sustainability of electric vehicles. The research spans several connected themes: polymeric additives for EV lubricants, advanced thermal management materials, and polymeric bin...

The Multi-Scale Modeling Laboratory (SMaLL) at Politecnico di Torino is offering one postdoctoral position within the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Open project IONFLUX . The project focuses on AI-guided materials discovery for sodium batteries , specifically the development of adaptive catholytes based on NaI-AlCl₃-BiI₃ compositions. The successful candidate will contribute to a research program that combines atomistic simulation , graph neural networks , Bayesian optimization , ...