PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Journalism in Italy

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...

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...

Università degli Studi Roma Tre is accepting applications for a postdoctoral research position within the project Listening to Mediterranean Futures: Sound Media, Science Communication, and Public Participation in Marine Protection . The project is part of an agreement between the Department of Philosophy, Communication, and Performing Arts at Roma Tre and ISPRA. The principal investigator is Professor Marta Perrotta. The research focuses on podcasting, digital audio, audio journalism, sound med...

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 ...

Fondazione Machiavelli ETS is offering a Senior Research Fellow – Demography and Statistics position for a three-year research programme on immigration in Europe and its demographic, social, and economic effects. The role is based in Rome, Italy , and is part of a research team working on data collection, harmonisation, and analysis across several European countries. The successful candidate will work on official and administrative statistics, with a strong focus on dataset quality, documentatio...

Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships (2027–29) in the collaborative research project Connected Teams – Practicing Transcultural Art Histories under the Conditions of Ecological Crises and Digital Transformations: India, Latin America, and Europe . The project is jointly hosted by the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) with 4A_Lab, Berlin , Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC) , and El Departamento de Historia del Arte, Universidad de los Andes, Bogo...

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 ...

The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz (Max Planck Institute) is inviting applications for fully funded postdoctoral fellowships in the collaborative research project Connected Teams , running from 2027 to 2029. The fellowship supports collaborative, transcultural research at the intersection of art history, ecology, and digital transformations . Placements are available through partner institutions in India, Colombia, and Italy, offering an international research environment focused on Globa...