PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Human Resources in Italy

This opportunity is an MBA International Scholarship Programme at LUISS Business School in Rome. It supports candidates for the full-time MBA and is structured as a partial scholarship rather than full funding. The scholarship is aimed at strengthening access to the MBA for outstanding applicants from several groups: merit-based candidates, women in business, applicants with a STEM background, and international non-Italian applicants. The award is positioned around the MBA cohort and recognises ...

School of Higher Studies "Giacomo Leopardi" at the University of Macerata offers a competitive fee exemption and student support package for students admitted to the School of Advanced Studies. The scheme is integrated into the university experience and combines financial relief with accommodation, meals, and academic enrichment. Successful students are enrolled at the University of Macerata while benefiting from the School’s special status. The award includes automatic waiver of the annual enro...

Mobility Scholarships under the Afya Moja project support postgraduate researchers from Benin to spend 3 to 6 months at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy for research work and further training. The opportunity is embedded in a health and technology collaboration linking Italian universities with partner universities in Benin. Successful applicants will carry out their stay at one of the host faculties in Naples and take part in the university’s research and training environment durin...

Women in Business Scholarship at Luiss Business School supports female applicants to the full-time MBA in Rome, Italy. The award is a merit-based tuition discount of up to €16,000 for a 12-month MBA taught in English. The scholarship is attached to the MBA admissions process and is aimed at strong applicants from any professional or academic background. It is not based on financial need. The funding reduces the programme fee but does not cover accommodation, travel, living expenses or study mate...

Bocconi University's Master of Science in Economic and Social Sciences (ESS) is a two-year, full-time graduate programme in Milan, Italy, taught entirely in English and worth 120 ECTS credits. The programme is designed for advanced study in economics and the social sciences, offering an internationally oriented academic environment for students interested in economic analysis and broader social-science perspectives. It leads to a master's degree and is identified by course code BI09R/B/2025. The...

Bocconi University invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD in Social and Political Science in Italy. The program prepares motivated researchers for academic and research careers in political economy, political science, demography, public management and administration, and sociology. During the first two years, students develop advanced theoretical and methodological skills, select a specialization aligned with their interests and faculty expertise, and complete a research paper with ...

The European University Institute (EUI) is announcing its Doctoral Programme in Political and Social Sciences for the 2027–28 academic year. This residential PhD programme is based at the Badia Fiesolana in San Domenico di Fiesole, near Florence, Italy. Research opportunities span politics and comparative politics, political theory, international relations, and sociology, with opportunities for cross-disciplinary work and interaction across the department. PhD researchers benefit from intensive ...

Università di Pisa is offering a fully funded PhD vacancy within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network project MicroMan4Health: Data-Centric Micromanufacturing Platform Towards Added Value in the Health Sector . The position, titled Hybrid modelling of micro-wire EDM for deterministic micromanufacturing of medical micro-surgical instruments , is hosted by the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering and linked to the broader Smart Industry PhD pathway at the University of Pisa. The r...

The Department of Economics and Management "Marco Fanno" at the University of Padua is seeking outstanding young scholars for a postdoc position in Economics . The position is funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant RESTATE and is led by Alessia Russo . The post indicates a start date of September 2027 . Eligibility: applicants should hold a PhD in Economics or a related field. Application deadline: 30 November 2026. This opportunity is relevant for candidates interested in economics, postdoctoral ...