IIT gives graduate students the opportunity to earn a doctoral degree by making good use of its state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities. All our supervisors have an international standing, interdisciplinarity is the rule and the environment is international; in short, if you want a challenging, but rewarding start for a career in research, we are here for you. 

IIT is not a degree-awarding body though.  

PhD students are registered in a number of Italian & International Universities IIT has agreements with, and the Universities award the degree, in addition of being ultimately responsible for the organizational and training aspects of the PhD. IIT provides the research environment and finances the bursaries that the Universities will eventually award to the students, after a public selection process. 

IIT is an excellent research institution. We have already said it.
It also has a mission to link basic research with technological development and technology transfer. This is a plus, if you are interested in understanding the potential economical and societal implications of your research. Another distinctive trait of IIT is independence; our research groups are financially and intellectually independent, IIT provides them with the means and the freedom to concentrate on what they think is worth investigating.
On the top of these favourable points, we have established an umbrella structure, with the aim to give a distinctive IIT flavour independent of which IIT centre you are in, or which University you are registered at. With time, we aim to harmonize administrative procedures and create communal training programmes, and most importantly provide a single contact point for PhD-related queries.
In this framework, we have also launched (2021) an IIT-managed doctoral programme in collaboration with the Open University as a quality control- and degree awarding body. This programme is delivered through an Affiliated Research Centre (ARC@IIT) and you can gather more information about it by clicking here.

Check out the positions available at the ARC.

Please read carefully the description of the submission process as indicated in the individual advert; the details may be considerably different depending on the University involved. The procedures must be followed by all applicants.

IIT has agreed to finance and host 4 scholarships for developing their Ph.D. project. Openings are proposed by:

• Lucia Beccai, Principal Investigator of the Soft BioRobotics Perception research line, located in Genova, at the Center for Convergent Technologies - 1 position available;
• Barbara Mazzolai, Principal Investigator of the Bioinspired Soft Robotics research line, located in Genova, a the  Center for Convergent Technologies, offering projects on Soft robots inspired by animals and plants - 2 scholarships available;
• Gianni Ciofani, Principal Investigator of the Smart-Bio Interfaces research line, located in the Center for Materials Interfaces - 1 position available;
• Virgilio Mattoli, Technologist at the Center for Materials Interfaces - 1 position available

To apply:  full information is available at the general web page of the Call for application 2022-2023 to the Ph.D. in Biorobotics of the Scuola Superiore Universitaria Sant'Anna di Pisa - School of Advanced Studies Sant'Anna Pisa, where are expressed the general conditions and the online application. Please notice the Deadline for application submission stated on top of the page.

1 position available for the development of the research topic: "Geneless optomodulation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias ".
Supervisor: Guglielmo Lanzani, Principal Investigator of the Nanomaterials for Energy and Lifescience Research Line, located at the Center for Nano Science and Technology of the IIT in Milano.
Prospective candidates can contact silvia.matti@iit.it and guglielmo.lanzani@iit.it to learn more about the research topic.
For more information, please visit web page of the PhD course in Technologies for Biomolecular Systems (TeCSBI) and the Project based Scholarships page.
 

1 position available for the development of the research topic: "Biomaterials for the healing of corals and conservation of reefs biodiversity ".
Supervisor: Athanassia Athanassiou, Principal Investigator of the Smart Materials Research Line Research Line, located at the Center for Convergent Technologies, in Genova.
Prospective candidates may contact silvia.tumino@iit.it or athanassia.athanassiou@iit.it to learn more about the research topic.
For more information, please visit the web page of the PdD course in Chemical, Geological and Environmental Sciences and the Project based Scholarships page.

Openings are proposed by:

1. Mario Caironi, Principal Investigator of the Printed and Molecular Electronics research line, located at the Center for Nano Science and Technology of the IIT in Milano: 1 position available for the research theme “Organic Semiconductors for Edible Electronics”. Interested candidates can write to annalisa.nava@iit.it and mario.caironi@iit.it for more information on the research project. 
2. Michele Parrinello, Principal Investigator of the Atomistic simulations research line, located at the Center for Human Technologies of the IIT in Genova: 1 position available for the research theme “Machine learning and molecular dynamics”. Interested candidates can write to sara.guastavino@iit.it and michele.parrinello@iit.it for more information on the research project. 

For more information, please the web page of the PdD course in Materials Science and Nanotechnology and the Project based Scholarships page.

To apply:  full information is available at the general web page of the Call for application 2022-2023 to the Ph.D. programmes of the Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, where are available links
to the Online application guide, to a list of FAQs and to the Call for Applications. In the description sheet, for each programme applicants can find information on all PhD Courses.
This project is listed in the available “project based scholarships”.
Please notice the Deadline for application submission stated on top of the page.
 

3 positions available for the development of the research in the field of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Medicina personalizzata, Computational Chemistry & Physics.
All positions will be hosted in the Computational and Chemical Biology Research Line, located at the Center for Human Technologies in Genova

For more information, please visit web page of the PhD course in Data Science and Computation of the Alma Mater web site.It is recommended to refer to the University's web page for all the relevant information and deadlines

4 positions are available for the development of the research in the field of Drug Discovery.

• 3 positions will be hosted in the Computational and Chemical Biology Research Line, located at the Center for Human Technologies in Genova
• 1 position will be hosted in the Molecular Modeling and Drug Discovery Research line, located at the Center for Human Technologies in Genova

For more information, please visit web page of the Phd Course in Biotechnological, Biocomputational, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences of the Alma Mater web site

To apply:  full information is available at the general web page of the PhD Programmes of the Alma Mater - Università di Bologna, where are available links to all PhD Courses, to the Online application guide, to a list of FAQs, to the Regulation Governing the PhD Programme Degrees (Third Cycle Programme) and to the Call for Applications. 
This project is listed in the available “project based scholarships”.
Please notice the Deadline for application submission stated on top of the page.

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20 Openings are proposed by:

• Chiara Bartolozzi, Principal Investigator of the Event-Driven Perception for Robotics research line, located at the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) of  the IIT in Genova;
• Darwin Caldwell, Principal Investigator of the Advanced Robotics research line, located at the CRIS;
• Lorenzo Natale, Principal Investigator of the Humanoid Sensing and Perception research line, located at the CRIS;
• Massimiliano Pontil, Principal Investigator of the Computational Statistics and Machine Learning research line, located at the Center for Human Technologies (CHT) of the IIT in Genova;
• Claudio Semini, Principal Investigator of the  Dynamic Legged Systems Lab, located at the CRIS;
• Nikos Tsagarakis, Principal Investigator of the Humanoids and Human Centered Mechatronics (HHCM) research line, located at the CRIS;
• Arash Ajoudani, Principal Investigator of the Human-Robot Interfaces and physical Interaction (HRI²) research line, located at the CRIS;

Check the web page dedicated to the PhD course for further information.

7 Openings are proposed by:

• Giuseppe Vicidomini, Principal Investigator of the Molecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy research line, located at the Center for Human Technologies (CHT) of the IIT in Genova;
• Giangaetano Tartaglia, Principal Investigator of the RNA Systems Biology research line, with relevant activities at the CHT ;
• Athanassia Athanassiou,  Principal Investigator of the Smart Materials research line, located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT) of the IIT in Genova.

Check the web page dedicated to the PhD course for further information.

8 Openings are proposed by:

• Monica Gori, Principal Investigator of the Unit for Visually Impaired People, located at the Center for Human Technologies (CHT) of the IIT in Genova;
• Alessandra Sciutti, Principal Investigator of the COgNiTive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies research line, located at the CHT ;

Check the web page dedicated to the PhD course for further information.

3 positions are all offered by Sergey Arthyukhin, principal investigator of the Quantum Materials Theory research line, with activities located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT) of the IIT in Genova.

We suggest all interested candidates to contact S Artyukhin for further details.

5 Openings are proposed by:

• the joint supervision by Ilka Kriegel, principal investigator of the Functional Nanosystems research line,  and Giorgio Divitini, principal investigator of the Electron Spectroscopy and Microscopy research line. Both research lines are located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT), in Genova;
• Alberto Diaspro, Principal Investigator of the Nanoscopy research line and coordinator of the Nikon Imaging Centre NIC@IIT, located at the Center for Human Technologies (CHT) of the IIT in Genova;; 
• Michele Tamagnone, Principal Investigator of the Nanophotonic Devices research line, located at the CCT;
• Andrea Toma, Facility Coordinator of the Clean Room located at the CCT. 

5 openings are offered by

• Fabio Benfenati, principal investigator of the Neuroscience and Smart Materials research line, with activities in the Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology (NSYN) in Genova - Research Theme: "Physiopathology of neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity in murine and human models of neurological diseases."
• Elisabetta Colombo, researcher of the Neuroscience and Smart Materials research line, with activities in the Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology (NSYN) in Genova - Research Theme: "Hybrid synapses for vision (HyVis)."
• Tommaso Fellin, principal investigator of the Optical Approaches to Brain Function research line, with actvities developped at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT), in Genova, - Research Theme: "Optical dissection of brain circuits underlying sensory perception."
• Laura Cancedda, principal investigator of the Brain Development and Disease research line, located at the CCT - Research Theme: "Role of GABAergic transmission in ageing.";
• Raffaella Tonini, principal investigator of the Neuromodulation of Cortical and Subcortical Circuits research line, located at the CCT - Research Theme: "Investigation of the molecular and circuit substrates of behavioral flexibility".

2 openings are offered by Alessio del Bue, principal investigator of the Pattern Analysis and Computer Vision Research Line, which is located at the Center for Human Technologies (CHT) of the IIT in Genova.

One position is proposed by Tiziano Bandiera, Principal Investigator of the D3 PharmaChemistry research line, located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT) of the IIT in Genova.

8 Openings are proposed by:

• Giorgio Divitini, principal investigator of the Electron Spectroscopy and Microscopy research line, located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT), in Genova;
• Roman Krahne, principal investigator of the Optoelectronics research line, located at the CCT;
• Liberato Manna,  principal investigator of the Nanochemistry research line, located at the CCT;
• Michele Tamagnone, Principal Investigator of the Nanophotonic Devices research line, located at the CCT;
• Andrea Toma, Facility Coordinator of the Clean Room located at the CCT;
• Remo Proietti, senior researcher and Head of the Delta Lab of the IIT in Genova;
• Teresa Pellegrino, principal investigator of the https://www.iit.it/web/nanomaterials-for-biomedical-applications, located at the CCT.

One position is proposed by Ferdinando Cannella, Head of Industrial Robotic Unit, with activities located at the Center for Convergent Technologies (CCT) of the IIT in Genova.

To apply: full information is available at the general web page of the PhD programmes of the Università degli studi di Genova. This page offers all the official documentation related to the available positions: a presentation page for all PhD programmes available, the notice for competion (bando di concorso), the list of PhD programmes annexed to the notice (usually known as annexed A - elenco dei corsi di dottorato attivati).

If you are willing to apply, please check first the pages dedicated to the instructions (step 3) and the list of documents  you will need to collect; then apply. 

Please notice the deadline for application submission stated on top of the page and in the notice for competition.