Postdoc Opportunities in Astronomy in Italy

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...

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 -...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione (ITC) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , at the Bari branch. The selected researcher will work on the project SIMA - Sviluppo di sistemi Intelligenti per il Monitoraggio avanzato dell'Ambiente , under the scientific direction of Carmine Massarelli . The activity focuses on predictive modelling and multi-level machine learning for understanding the dynamics of pollutants in soil, subsoil and aquifer syst...

This research contract at Politecnico di Milano is hosted by the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology and focuses on Autonomous Cislunar Relative Orbit control for CubeSats (ACRO-Cube) . The project is centered on the safe and fuel-efficient station-keeping of CubeSats flying in formation in the challenging cislunar region between the Earth and the Moon. The selected researcher will work on modelling relative orbital dynamics in the cislunar environment, developing and verifying reduce...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Trieste , within the FOE 2024 BSBF – Big Science Business Forum project. The work is coordinated by Dott. Angelo Giglia and is embedded in a physically rich experimental environment linked to the BEAR@Elettra beamline and related light-source facilities. The project focuses on the study and development of advanced optical and spectroscopic capabilities for the UV to soft X-r...

This research contract is hosted by the Istituto di Geoscienze (GEO) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Perugia, continuing the scientific line of the former Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (IRPI) . The project sits within a wider research framework on water resources and climate impacts, and it is explicitly designed to address drought processes in a changing climate. The selected researcher will work on the generation, evolution, and propagation of droughts , with...

The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste is offering several postdoctoral positions in its High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (HECAP) section, with an expected start in October 2027. The research environment spans a broad range of theoretical and phenomenological topics, including string theory, black holes, gauge/string duality, particle phenomenology beyond the Standard Model, dark matter, axions, Higgs and collider physics, neutrino physics, astrophysic...

Three postdoctoral positions are open at the Physics Department of the Università degli Studi di Milano within the European Research Council (ERC) project QuantumFronTiers : two junior postdoc positions and one senior postdoc position. The research focuses on quantum corrections for high-precision scattering processes relevant to the CERN LHC and future lepton colliders. The work will involve developing a high-efficiency computational framework and preparing the ingredients needed for second-ord...

The CHIRAX project at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for theoretical linear and non-linear X-ray spectroscopy of chiral molecules in solution. CHIRAX, funded by the European Research Council , focuses on steady-state and time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy using circular and helical dichroism. The project combines synchrotron-based experiments with time-resolved studies at synchrotrons and XFELs, and it is supported by strong national and international coll...