Announcement of selection - A.Y. 2024-2025

Rector's Decree no. 673 June 14, 2024, published in this webpage on June 17, 2024
*please note that only the Italian version of the call is legally binding, the English version is provided for information only.

Positions: 20 +1+1
Scholarships: 10 +1
Positions without scholarship reserved for employees engaged in highly qualified activities: 10 +1

The Academic year starts November 1, 2024
Duration of the PhD 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

How to apply

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

Deadline for application: August 1st, 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 

A - Designing scalable and efficient data-centric and traditional HPC applications on emerging parallel architectures (Leonardo S.p.A.)
B - Design of Structural Batteries for Aeronautical Application (Leonardo S.p.A.)
C - Model Development or Digital Twin for simulation and data synthesis for critical evaluation in supply chain (Adige S.p.A.)
D - The operating Table as an intelligent hub for data-logging to promote physical patient comfort during surgery (OPT SurgiSystems S.r.l.)
E - Transformative AI-Driven Gamification: Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Sustainability Awareness (FBK- AWorld Srl Società Benefit)
F - Development of innovative Porous Transport Layers (PTL) for low-temperature electrolysis(FBK - UFI Hydrogen S.r.l.)
G - Development of electrodes for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in PEM electrolysis cell with Catalyst-Coated Substrates (CCS) methods (FBK - UFI Hydrogen S.r.l.)
H - Securing Digital wallets in complex ecosystems (FBK - Dedagroup SpA)
I - Extending DevSecOps for securing the microservice lifecycle (FBK - Dedagroup SpA)
J - Artificial intelligence techniques for automatic image/video analysis (FBK - SI-MEDIA srl)
K - Research and development of advanced technologies in the field of tomography with the support of AI, applied to space missions (Bluetensor Srl) additional published on 04/07/2024

Positions without scholarship reserved to employees of partner companies (working on highly qualified research activity):

AE - A realistic modeling and simulation software framework for the analysis of insects population dynamics (reserved to employees at Biocentis srl)
BE - Bacterial cellulose-derived aerogels for energy storage and environmental applications (reserved to employees at Bioniks srl​)
CE - Autonomous Robot Design and Implementation for Racetrack High-performance Mapping (reserved to employees at Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A)
DE - Driving Innovation in Edge Computing and IoT with MLOps (reserved to employees at Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
EE - AI and Human Skills – How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Human Capital (reserved to employees at  Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
FE -  System security for next-generation computing (reserved to employees at Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH)
GE - System security for heterogeneous platforms (reserved to employees at Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH)
HE - Impact of Industrial Production and Service Conditions on Hydrogen Absorption in Timber Screws (reserved to employees at Rotho Blaas S.r.l)
IE -  Characterization of the Effect of Folding Interfering Degraders in cellular model (reserved to employees at  Sybilla Biotech spa)
JE - Conceptualization and manufacturing of different microbiome-based agents for daily home oral hygiene (reserved to employees at Prebiomics Srl)
KE - Enabling Advanced (Quantum-Secure) Security and privacy Crypto Primitives through HW-based Trusted Computing Abstractions (reserved to employees at Ubitech) additional published on 25/07/2024

For information about positions and scholarships with reserved research topics and additional scholarship see the dedicated webpage.

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 available from Agust 2nd, 2024.