Doctoral Programme in Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering - a.y. 2023/2024
The University of Trento opens the call for positions for the 39th Cycle (Academic Year 2023/2024) of the Doctoral Programme in Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering.
In List of Calls for Phd positions, announcements of selection from past years are available.
Announcement of selection - A.Y. 2023-2024
Rector's Decree no. 625 of July 20, 2023, posted on this webpage on July 20, 2023.
*please note that only the Italian version of the call is legally binding, the English version is provided for information only.
Positions: 15 +1
Scholarships: 14 +1 (of which 12 +1 on specific reserved topics)
Research fellowships for the coverage of a PhD position: 1 (on specific reserved topic)
Supernumerary positions: 4 (see art. 7 of the notice)
The Academic year starts on November 1, 2023
Duration of the PhD Programme: 3 years
Candidates selected by special committees for admission related to specific international mobility programmes in which the University of Trento participates may also be admitted on additional positions.
How to apply
To partecipate to the selection procedure, fill in the application online within the deadline.
Application online available from July 21, 2023.
Deadline for application: September 4, 2023, hrs. 4.00 PM (Italian time)
Applicants are advised to register well in advance of the deadline. The University shall not be considered responsible for any dysfunctions due to technical problems and/or overload of the communication line and/or of the OS, for the loss of communication due to incorrect address details or late communication about possible change of address of the candidates, or for any other problem and delay due to third parties, unexpected cases or circumstances beyond one’s control.
Details about funded positions
Curriculum A: Civil and Enviromental Engineering
Curriculum B: Mechanics, Materials, Chemistry and Energy
Curriculum C: Modelling and Simulation
Curriculum D: Architecture and Planning, Landscape
Positions and scholarships increased after the publication of the call are in bold (indicated with +).
| Curriculum | Financer | Nr. scholarships | Topic of research |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | University of Trento | 2 |
For a description of the possible topic please see the "Research subjects" file |
| A | University of Trento and Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
A1 - Chaos and morphological predictions in fluvial and tidal systems |
| A | Scholarships funded by MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research) within the action "Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2023-2027 (Legge 232/2016)", Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica, CUP no. E63C22003880001" | 1 |
A2 - Hybrid Machine Learning and Process-based modeling in environmental applications |
| A |
Additional positions with scholarship within the PNRR project, Mission 4, component 2 iNEST - Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem (ECS00000043 – CUP E63C22001030007) |
1 | A3 - Water management and risk mitigation strategies to reduce the pollution associated to stormwater urban runoff by preserving the natural capital |
| B | University of Trento - Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) | 1 | B1 - Development of high-performance MEMS inertial sensors |
| B | Scholarships funded by MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research) within the action "Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2023-2027 (Legge 232/2016)", Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica, CUP no. E63C22003880001" | 1 | B2 - Metamaterials and metasurfaces for mechanical or space applications |
| B |
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering scholarship within the Project HORIZON EUROPE ERC 2022 COG S-FOAM, GA n° 101086644 – CUP E63C23000510006 |
1 | B3 – Enhancing Self-Foldability and Shape-Morphing in Origami/Kirigami-Based Metamaterials |
| C | University of Trento - Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering | 1 | C1 - Innovative methods in Monitoring and Uncertainty Quantification of critical bridges |
| C |
Additional positions with scholarship within the PNRR project, Mission 4, component 2 CN1 - National centre for HPC, SPOKE 7, (CN0000013 – CUP E63C22000970007) |
2 |
C2 – Innovative Wave-Manipulation Multiscale Metamaterial Design for the Smart Electromagnetic Environment C3 – Exploring instabilities and bifurcations for advanced metamaterials |
| C |
Additional positions with scholarship within the PNRR project, Mission 4, component 2 CN1 - National centre for HPC, SPOKE 9, (CN0000013 – CUP E63C22000970007) |
1 | C4 – Innovative metamaterials and metastructures for risk reduction and fitness for service of special risk industrial plants |
| C | ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange | +1 | C5 - Automatized choice of fire design of steel structure with new generation of fire models |
| D | University of Trento | 1 | For a description of the possible topic please see the "Research subjects" file |
| D |
Eurac Research Research Fellowship |
1 | D1 - Dynamic and multi-sensory variability in indoor environments to transform comfort-energy trade-offs into opportunities for more flexible and healthier buildings |
| D | HEAD-Genuit-Stiftung | 1 | D2 – Development of a “Noise Footprint” framework |
For details about the topics of scholarships with reserved research topics and about the possibile topics of scholarships without a specific topic see the file "Research subjects".
Scholarships that will be available after the publication of this call can be selected by using the entry “Other” in the proper section of the online application, and specifying the title of the additional scholarship in the research subject. Applicants who have already closed and sent the application before the publication of additional scholarships can apply for those scholarships using an additional online application (more information will be given on the selection website).
Examination’s schedule and results
Assessment schedule: from September 11, 2023
List of exclusions of incomplete applications:
List of exclusions for not recognized qualification: published on September 12, 2023
Final results: published on September 29, 2023
Deadline for enrolment:
Position with scholarship: October 7, 2023
Position without scholarship: not applicable
Information about first year enrollment procedure available at the related web page.
Useful links
Opportunities within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)
More information at https://www.unitn.it/en/phd-nrrp-calls.
Last update: September 29, 2023