PhD 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...

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...

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...

The Department of Management and Engineering (DTG) at the University of Padova is offering two fully funded PhD positions as MSCA Doctoral Candidates within the Horizon Europe TURBO-IMPACT Doctoral Network. The positions are hosted by the Manufacturing Technologies & Metrology research group and address measurement and manufacturing challenges for next-generation turbomachinery. The DC13 project, Advancing X-ray Computed Tomography Metrology for Next-Generation Turbomachinery , focuses on the de...

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...