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Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Next-Generation Computational Methods for Simulating Coupled Complex Systems - 2026_IDR_DMAT_10

Politecnico di Milano

  • Milan, Italy
  • Mathematics

The research focuses on next-generation numerical methods and algorithmic techniques along with machine learning–enhanced strategies for simulating coupled interactions in complex living systems. Project details: 1)“NEw generation MEthods for numerical SImulationS – NEMESIS”, Grant Agreement No. 101115663, funded by the European Union, ERC Synergy Grant. CUP: D43C23003890006 2) “Stability Analysis and Control Mechanisms of Seizures - SACMS” project number 77FF5F1A CUP D43C24002430001- funded under the NRRP Mission 4 - Component 2 - Investment 1.2 - Funding of projects submitted by young resear

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Call for applications for 2 places reserved for employees of partner companies and other entities for admission to the industrial PhD programme pursuant to Article 10 of Ministerial Decree 226/2021, “

Università degli Studi di Milano · Phd and Post Graduate Programmes Office

  • Italy
  • Medical sciences

Two places have become available at the University of Milan for the 2026/2027 academic year (42nd cycle – beginning on 1 January 2027), reserved for employees of partner companies and other entities for the industrial PhD programme ‘Intersectoral Innovation: an intersectoral PhD programme for innovation’. A public competition for admission to the above doctoral research programme, based on qualifications and exams,

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

AI Agents for Occupational Safety: Training for Injury Prevention, Internal Communication and Marketing

University of Macerata

  • Italy
  • Economics » Business economics

This position involves the design, development and experimental testing of conversational AI agents — based on open-source European Large Language Models and advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures — as the central enabling technology for occupational health and safety management. The researcher will help build layered regulatory datasets (Legislative Decree 81/2008, EU directives, sector prot

Funding not stated 20 Nov 2026

Assistant Professor in the Accounting Department (ECON-06/A)

Bocconi University

  • Milano, Italy
  • Agricultural sciences » Other

Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi” of Milan, according to ex article 24 of the Law 30 December 2010, n. 240 amended by Law n. 79 of 29 June 2022 and using the methods explained in its regulations “Regulation governing Bocconi University’s procedures for selection of Assistant Professors”, emanated with the Rectoral Decree n. 105 of 21 December 2022, announces a competition for the conferral of 3 fixed-term private law contracts as Assistant Professor, to carry out research, teaching and assistance for students

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Development of electronic sensors for cardiovascular and respiratory monitoring using cardiomechanical techniques

Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II" · Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (DIETI)

  • Naples, Italy
  • Engineering » Electronic engineering

The research program involves the design, construction, and testing of electronic devices capable of detecting vibrations and sounds generated within the human body. Specifically, the research falls within the field of noninvasive cardiomechanical methods such as forcecardiography and seismocardiography. These sensors will measure mechanical parameters (such as displacement, velocity, acceleration, and pressure) at a

Funding not stated 15 Dec 2026

15 PhD positions in Zinc Energy Storage Technology

KU Leuven · Department of Materials Engineering

  • Leuven, Italy
  • Engineering

Applications are invited for 15 PhD positions (“Doctoral Candidates”, DCs) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network “ZEST – European Doctoral Network on Zinc Energy Storage Technology” within the Horizon Europe programme of the European Commission. Climate change represents one of the greatest current challenges. Heatwaves have resulted in nearly 145,000 excess deaths across Europe over the last 40 years. We are also witnessing rising sea levels, displacements of people, and increasing threats to food and water security. In addition to the cost in human lives, climate-relate

Funding not stated 31 Dec 2026

MSCA Doctoral Network "AGRIPOLYS" invites applications for 15 PhD positions

University of Padova · Department of Chemical Sciences

  • Padova, Italy
  • Chemistry

AGRIPOLYS is an international Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network dedicated to advancing the development of innovative and sustainable polymeric materials for applications in the agricultural sector. The network aims to address key challenges associated with the performance, sustainability and environmental impact of polymer-based technologies in agriculture, combining advanced polymer chemistry, m

Funding not stated 31 Dec 2026

2 PhD positions within the MSCA Doctoral Network "AGRIPOLYS" at the University of Padova, Italy

University of Padova · Department of Chemical Sciences

  • Padova, Italy
  • Chemistry » Other

The MOC Lab at the University of Padova is recruiting two PhD candidates within AGRIPOLYS - Molecularly Designed Polymers for Sustainable Agriculture, a newly funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCADN) bringing together leading European universities and industrial partners in polymer science, environmental science, plant biology and agricultural technologies. Our group develops advanced functional polym

Fully funded 31 Dec 2026

Fully Funded PhD Opportunities in Advanced Gene and Cell Therapy – MSCA COFUND RAREFIND

Fondazione Telethon ETS

  • Roma, Italy
  • Other

Applications are invited for Doctoral Candidate positions within the MSCA COFUND programme RAREFIND , a doctoral training programme led by Fondazione Telethon , hosted at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) in Pozzuoli (Naples) and the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, in partnership with Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pavia (IUSS) . RAREFIND trains the next generation of scientists in advanced gene and cell therapies , combining cutting-edge research with a structured curriculum in scientific and transferable skills. The fully funded pos

Funding not stated 30 Apr 2027

Single and multi-phase PCB coil-based bidirectional wireless power transfer systems

University of Bologna · Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi"

  • Bologna, Italy
  • Engineering

The BiWPT Doctoral Network on Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility has a clear mission: to train a new generation of experts who possess the skills and fundamental knowledge required to effectively address the challenges of bidirectional WPT systems for electric mobility, enabling vehicle-grid integration in support of Europe’s energy transition. The network will advance fundamental understanding and practical implementation of efficient, compact, and misalignment-tolerant bidirectional WPT technologies. Expected innovations include novel electromagnetic

Funding not stated 30 Apr 2027

Nonlinear modeling and optimization of reconfigurable GaN-HEMT oscillator–rectifier circuits for bidirectional wireless power transfer

University of Bologna · Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi"

  • Bologna, Italy
  • Engineering

The BiWPT Doctoral Network on Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility has a clear mission: to train a new generation of experts who possess the skills and fundamental knowledge required to effectively address the challenges of bidirectional WPT systems for electric mobility, enabling vehicle-grid integration in support of Europe’s energy transition. The network will advance fundamental understanding and practical implementation of efficient, compact, and misalignment-tolerant bidirectional WPT technologies. Expected innovations include novel electromagnetic

Fully funded 30 Apr 2027

15 funded PhD positions in technology governance and regulatory learning: REGULAIRE MSCA Doctoral Network

Technical University of Munich (TUM) · School of Social Sciences and Technology

  • München, Italy
  • Political sciences

How can institutions learn to govern technologies whose capabilities, risks and societal effects are still emerging? REGULAIRE offers 15 connected PhD projects examining regulatory learning in the governance of transformative technologies. Funded through the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and coordinated by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the network brings together ten universities with regulators, public agencies, international organisations and research networks. The doctoral projects investigate how institutions anticipate emerging challenges, test regulatory res

Funding not stated 27 May 2027

Call for applications for admission to iPhD courses - XLII cycle - academic year 2026/ 2027

University of Teramo

  • TERAMO, Italy
  • Other

Call for applications for admission to iPhD courses - XL II cycle - academic year 2026/2027. School " Project Regional High-Level Training for Innovation in One Health (SCALARE)" - CUP E97G23000240001 Please be advised that the call for applications for admission to the following doctoral programs—42nd cycle—administered by the University of Teramo has been published: 1) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGIES; 2) FOOD SCIENCES; 3) VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ANIMAL WELFARE. The full text of the call for applications is available on the University of Teramo website ( http://

Funding not stated No deadline given

Second PhD Call 2026/2027

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

- ECONOMY - APPLIED ELECTRONICS - COMPUTER SCIENCE AND AUTOMATION - MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING - FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES - MODELS AND METHODS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING - MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY - CONDENSED MATTER AND NANOMATERIALS SCIENCE -...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies - Call for one postdoctoral research position (incarico post doc) the Institute of Economics

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

The selected candidate will contribute to the research activities of the ERC FIND project by developing, calibrating, and analysing computational models with heterogeneous agents, particularly agent-based models. These models will be used to investigate the development and diffusion trajectories of...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Public selection for the awarding of no.1 post-doctoral position - GSD 10/GLOT-01 (SSD GLOT-01/B) - funded under Cooperation Agreement No. 41, Prot. No. 19225 of 09.07.2026, with the RAS - University of Cagliari

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

Public selection for the awarding of 1 Postdoctoral position, at the Department of Humanities, Languages and Cultural Heritage, for the Scientific-Disciplinary Group (GSD) 10/GLOT-01 - Theories and history of languages (SSD GLOT-01/B), funded under Cooperation Agreement No. 41, Prot. No. 19225 of 09...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Public selection for the awarding of no. 1 post-doctoral position - GSD 03/CHEM-07 (SSD CHEM-07/B), funded by the PN RIC 2021–2027 - University of Cagliari

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

Public selection for the awarding of 1 Postdoctoral position, at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, for the Scientific-Disciplinary Group (GSD) 03/CHEM-07 – Medicinal, Toxicological, Nutraceutical-Food, Fermentation and Health And Wellbeing Products Chemistry (SSD CHEM-07/B), funded...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Public selection for the awarding of no. 1 post-doctoral position - GSD 02/PHYS-04 (SSD PHYS-04/A), funded by MUR - University of Cagliari

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

Public selection for the awarding of 1 Postdoctoral position, at the Department of Physics, for the Scientific-Disciplinary Group (GSD) 02/PHYS-04 - Theoretical physics of matter, models, mathematical methods and applications (SSD PHYS-04/A), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research...

Funding not stated No deadline given

Public selection for the awarding of 1 Postdoctoral position - GSD 13/ECON-07 (SSD ECON-07/A) funded by MIMIT - University of Cagliari

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

  • Italy

Public selection for the awarding of 1 Postdoctoral position, at the Department of Economics and Business, for the Scientific-Disciplinary Group GSD 13/ECON-07 - Management- (SSD ECON-07/A), funded by Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, within the framework of the project entitled...

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