PhD Opportunities in Data Science in Italy

University of Basilicata (UniBas) has announced the PhD Call 2026/2027 for admission to its doctoral programs (XLII Cycle) in Italy. The call covers several research areas, including Architecture , Archaeology , Cultural Heritage , History , Engineering , Sustainable Development , Science , Agricultural , Forest and Food Sciences , Health Sciences , and Mediterranean studies . Available PhD programs include: Cities and Landscapes: Architecture, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, History and Resourc...

PhD Opportunity at Politecnico di Torino, Italy The SMILIES Research Group is recruiting a PhD candidate for research on Trusted Open Hardware for Software Defined Vehicles . The project focuses on RISC-V , hardware security , Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) , automotive cybersecurity , and functional safety . This opportunity is aimed at highly motivated candidates with a strong technical background and hands-on experience in computer architecture , embedded systems , hardware design , or ...

Two places are available at the University of Milan for the 2026/2027 academic year (42nd cycle), starting on 1 January 2027 , within the industrial PhD programme Intersectoral Innovation: an intersectoral PhD programme for innovation . This call is specifically reserved for employees of partner companies and other entities , making it a strong opportunity for professionals who want to pursue doctoral training while contributing to innovation-oriented research. The programme is organised by the ...

PhD opportunity in the DIViNE Doctoral Network (Democratic Institutions and Violence Network in Europe) at the University of Milan, with research mobility and training also at Uppsala University. This fully funded doctoral position, DC6: Security Externalities and Post-Conflict Democratization, is part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network under Horizon Europe. The project examines how security provision, development pathways, and institutional reform interact in post-conflict set...

Research opportunity in microbiology , immunology , and cell biology at the University of Milan . The laboratory of Moira Paroni studies the activation and generation of pathogenic Th17 cells in response to bacterial pathogens. The project combines immunology , flow cytometry , microbiology , and molecular biology , with transcriptomic and molecular analyses plus functional studies using human primary cells and complex co-culture models. The selected candidate will work on the genetic manipulati...

The Advanced Photonics Lab at CNR NANOTEC in Lecce, Italy, is offering postdoc positions in experimental photonics, with a strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory research. The work sits at the intersection of optics, quantum mechanics, and photonic device characterization, and focuses on modern optical platforms, nonlinear and collective optical effects, and micro-/nano-structured and integrated photonic systems. The successful candidate will contribute to experimental setup development and oper...

PhD position at the University of Parma in the Department of Engineering for Industrial Systems and Technologies, within the Engineering Methods & Tools (EMT) Group led by Claudio Favi. This project is part of the ECODESIGN international research and training network funded by the EU under Horizon Europe/MSCA. It focuses on ecodesign methodologies and digital engineering approaches that support circular economy strategies at industrial scale. The doctoral research will develop CAD-integrated dat...

PhD opportunity in quantitative proteomics , interactomics , and post-translational modifications at the University of Milan / SEMM in the group of Tiziana Bonaldi . The project is DC8 – Decoding the β-Catenin PTM Interactome with Quantitative Proteomics , part of the FlexCAT Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) . The research will use quantitative MS-proteomics to study how PTMs, especially phosphorylation and arginine methylation , reshape β-catenin interaction networks and signal...

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 is an open call under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for building doctoral programmes through international partnerships. The scheme supports collaborations among universities, research institutions, research infrastructures, businesses including SMEs, and other socio-economic actors from Europe and beyond. The call is designed to fund doctoral networks that respond to well-identified research and innovation needs across a wide range of fields. It also emphasizes ...