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

This PhD scholarship is hosted by the Conservatorio di Musica N. Piccinni in Bari and is centred on the interdisciplinary topic of Computational Electroacoustic Music Composition, Generative Algorithmic Models and Computational Complexity . The programme brings together music theory, composition theory, electroacoustic composition, electronic music, computer science, and mathematics, offering advanced training that links artistic creation with computational and analytical methods. Candidates wil...

Fully funded PhD in Computational Biophysics and Machine Learning at the University of Cagliari in Italy, offered through the ELEVATE MSCA Doctoral Network and the Department of Physics, with a joint degree involving RWTH Aachen in Germany. The project integrates physics-based simulations with machine learning to predict protein conformations, investigate how mutations are linked to protein isoforms, and identify molecular descriptors relevant to drug design. The doctoral researcher will work at...

The Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU) in Trieste invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship starting in Fall 2027. IFPU is a collaborative research initiative linking SISSA, ICTP, INAF Trieste Observatory, and with additional support from INFN, creating an interdisciplinary environment focused on some of the most active questions in modern cosmology and fundamental physics. The fellowship is embedded in IFPU’s broad research ecosystem, where postdoctoral researcher...

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) offers its one-year Postgraduate Diploma Programme for students from disadvantaged countries who seek a pathway toward a PhD in physics or mathematics . The programme is designed for students who live in countries where opportunities for doctoral study are limited. It provides advanced academic preparation, subject knowledge and study skills intended to help participants pursue PhD degrees at institutions anywhere in the world. ...

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 -...

The Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) in L’Aquila is offering six Ph.D. positions in its doctoral program Mathematics in Natural, Social and Life Sciences . The program is organized within GSSI’s Mathematics area, which brings together faculty working across analysis, fluid dynamics, numerical analysis, and probability/statistical mechanics. The doctoral structure includes graduate coursework in the first year, after which students choose a research project and a thesis advisor. The advertised...

This research contract at Politecnico di Milano is based in the Department of Physics and is part of the MIDSENSE project. The project focuses on developing and experimentally validating a fully integrated mid-infrared sensing platform built with silicon-compatible photonic technologies. The selected researcher will contribute to the design and development of Ge/SiGe quantum cascade detectors monolithically integrated into silicon photonic circuits. The work aims to enable compact, scalable, and...

Human Technopole in Milan, Italy, is offering 12 fully funded PhD projects through the HT PhD Programme in partnership with The Open University, UK. The programme covers a broad range of life-science and computational research areas, including computational biology, genetics, machine learning, neuroscience, microscopy, cancer biology, and plant biology. Projects are designed for doctoral researchers interested in using advanced biological, quantitative, and computational approaches to investigat...

The Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) in L’Aquila, Italy, is offering six fully funded positions within its four-year PhD programme in Mathematics in Natural, Social and Life Sciences. The Fluid Dynamics area welcomes applicants to develop their own research focus rather than joining a predefined project. The Fluid Dynamics group investigates a broad range of problems in fluid mechanics and computational fluid dynamics, including turbulent flows, high-speed aerodynamics, heat transfer, hydrody...