Doctoral Programme in Mathematics - Jointly run with the University of Verona

Additional scholarships cycle 40: call open
Updates on the page https://www.unitn.it/en/phd-nrrp-calls

The University of Trento announces a public selection procedure for admission to the 40th cycle (academic year 2024/2025) of the PhD Programme in “Mathematics”, jointly run with the University of Verona.

In List of Calls for Phd positions, announcements of selection from past years are available.

Announcement of selection - 40th cycle - A.Y. 2024-2025 

Rector's Decree  nr. 520 of 9/05/2024, posted on this webpage on 9/05/2024, modified with Rector's Decree  nr. 780 of 4/07/2024, posted on this webpage on 4/07/2024.
*please note that only the Italian version of the call is legally binding, the English version is provided for information only.

Positions: no. 12 +1
Scholarships: no. 12 +1 (of which 6 on specific reserved topics)

The Academic year starts November 1, 2024
Duration of the Doctoral Programme: 3 years

May also be admitted on additional positions candidates selected by special committees for admission related to specific international mobility programmes in which the University of Trento participates.

application/pdfCall_MAT_40_ENG (secondo version)(PDF | 426 KB)

How to apply 

To partecipate to the selection procedure, fill in the application online within the deadline.

Deadline for application: June 10th, 2024, 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 

Positions and scholarships increased after the publication of the call are in bold (indicated with +)

For details on the reserved topics please see the "Research topics" files in attachment.

Financer no. of scholarships Reserved topic
University of Trento 4  
University of Verona 3  
FBK (Bruno Kessler Foundation) 4 A. Mathematical Analysis of Disinformation Spreading in online Social Network
B. Quantum-safe cryptography for the Cloud
C. Quantum-safe cryptography for privacy-enhancing digital identity
D. Statistical modelling of hypergraphs
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) e Università degli Studi di Trento 1 E. Modeling to investigate emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
National Cybersecurity Agency +1 F. Post-quantum digital signatures: assessment and design (additional scolarship published on 4/07/2024)
No. of positions 12 +1  

For information about scholarships on specific reserved topics see the files "Research topics".

Applicants interested in additional scholarship can apply for it by sending an e-mail to the Doctoral Secretariat (phd.maths [at] unitn.it) indicating the subject: “Application ID number- applicant’s Surname and Name – Doctoral Programme in Mathematics – 40th cycle - Supplement to application Additiona scholarship”. 

application/pdfResearch topics(PDF | 1 MB)
application/pdfResearch topic - ACN PhD position(PDF | 157 KB)

Examination’s schedule and results 

Assessment schedule: starting from June 19, 2024 (please note that the assessment might take several days)
Oral examination: starting from July 15, 2024

List of exclusions of incomplete applications: -
List of exclusions of non-equivalent foreign degree: -

Assessment of qualifications and candidates admitted to the interview: published on June 24, 2024

Schedule interviews: published on June 24, 2024

Final ranking: published on August 9th, 2024

application/pdfConvocazioni prova orale_Schedule of interviews_MAT_40(PDF | 363 KB)
application/pdfEsiti finale_final rankings_MAT_40(PDF | 286 KB)

Deadline for enrolment:
Position with scholarship: August 19th, 2024 (The standard deadline has been delayed due to the administrative closure of the University)

Information about first year enrollment procedure available at the related web page.

Opportunities within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)
More information at https://www.unitn.it/en/phd-nrrp-calls.

Useful links

Last update: August 9th, 2024