PhD Opportunities in Chemistry in Italy

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche is recruiting for a research contract within the Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante in Portici. The project sits in the scientific area of abiotic and biotic stresses linked to climate change and is centred on applied microbiology for the identification, isolation and functional characterisation of beneficial microorganisms for plants. The successful researcher will work on the microbial biodiversity of soils and organic matrices using microbio...

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...

The Sustain Vitis MSCA Industrial Doctoral Network offers 15 fully funded PhD positions focused on the sustainability and innovation of viticulture and enology across Europe. Fondazione Edmund Mach coordinates the network, with participating institutions including Hochschule Geisenheim University, the University of Bordeaux, and Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, alongside additional research and industrial partners. The doctoral projects span interdisciplinary research in grapevine bi...

The University of Padua’s Department of Chemical Sciences, through the MOC Laboratories, is offering two doctoral positions in the POLY4EV Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, focused on molecularly designed polymers for electric vehicles. The first PhD project, Architecturally Controlled Polymers for EV Lubricants , investigates polymer synthesis and molecular architecture, including branched and cyclic polymers. The research targets advanced lubrication materials, friction and wear reducti...

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...

Human Technopole (HT) in Milan, Italy, is inviting international applicants to its Fall 2026 call for fully funded PhD positions. The programme is designed for doctoral research in life sciences and related interdisciplinary fields. Research areas listed in the announcement include biotechnology, bioinformatics, computational biology, data science and other connected areas of life-science research. The programme may suit students interested in biological systems, computational methods, data-driv...

Project overview: The MOC Lab at the University of Padova is recruiting two doctoral researchers for the POLY4EV Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, an international consortium focused on polymer chemistry, tribology, thermal management and electric-vehicle technologies. Research environment: The position is embedded in the Department of Chemical Sciences at the University of Padova and its MOC Laboratories, where the group develops advanced polymeric materials through molecular design and ...

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...

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...