Positions and Scholaships
a.y. 2026/2027 - cycle 42

Scholarship 8 of which:

• 1 funded by IIT linked to the theme: “Innovative mesoporous nano-systems for historical surfaces”. The scholarship focuses on developing advanced mesoporous nanomaterials for the conservation of historical surfaces. Further details on the doctoral scholarship and the CCHT IIT laboratories, located at the innovative H-Farm research hub [ENG]. 
• 1 funded by Eureka S.p.a. [ENG]. linked to the theme: “Study and development of innovative sustainable technologies, characterization methods and materials for cleaning machines”

Placed reserved to scholarship holders of foreign states: 1

Scholarship 5 of which:

• 1 tied to the PhD issued in agreement with South Denmark University (Denmark)
• 1 on research topic: “Vulnerability and law”.

Scholarship 5 of which:

• 1 tied to the research topic “Vulnerability of Social and Economic Systems”

Placed reserved to scholarship holders of foreign states: 1

Scholarship 5 of which:

• 1 tied to the Philosophy curriculum as part of the PhD issued in agreement with Université Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne (France) (*)
• 1 funded by the ERC P-AGE project, focused on the theme: “Social Defence: Uncovering the Transnational Epistemology of the Punitive Age”

Scholarship 5 of which:

• 1 tied to the research topic “Cybersecurity” as part of the PhD issued in agreement with Masarykova Univerzita (Czech Republic) (*)
• 1 tied to the research topic “Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Hydrodynamic and Contaminant Transport Forecasting”

Scholarships 9 of which:

• 1 tied to the research topic: “Biomolecular and Material Science and Technology, Stem Cell Research, Genomic Medicine, Photoimmunology, Rehabilitation Medicine” within the framework of the agreement with Kansai Medical University, (Japan). 
• 1 co-funded by Project PRIMA 2023_QUIPACK “Food value chain intelligence and integrative design for the development and implementation of innovative food packaging according to bioeconomic sustainability criteria”. Further information on on the webpage dedicated to the PhD in Engineering Physics and Materials. 
• 2 funded by the National Cancer Center - Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - CRO in Aviano tied to the research topic: “Development, production and application of targeted therapies in cancer and human diseases”. 
• 1 funded by RARA Factory S.r.l. tied to the research topic “Development of an AI-guided method for high-throughput materials growth and characterization”. Further information on the webpage dedicated to the PhD in Engineering Physics and Materials. 
• 1 funded by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia IIT – Centre for Cultural Heritage Technology (CCHT) tied to the research topic: “Hybrid nano-materials for advanced conservation of historical materials”. Further details on the doctoral scholarship and the CCHT IIT laboratories, located at the innovative H-Farm research hub. 

Places reserved for foreign candidates with scholarship: 2

Scholarships 4 of which:

• 1 tied to the PhD issued in agreement with Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria)

Placed reserved to scholarship holders of foreign states (China Scholarship Council – CSC): 1

Scholarships 10:

• 1 tied to the PhD programme in partnership (agreement currently being finalized) with Sorbonne Université (France)(*).
• 1 tied to the PhD programme in partnership with Univerza na Primorskem (Slovenia). 
• 2  tied to the research topic: “Project on cultural, linguistic and literary adaptation, which may include the ways in which texts and genres are transformed across centuries and geographical areas, as well as the way language adaptation can be the product of interaction among languages, contexts and linguistic variations”.
• 1 tied to the research topic: “Language and Communication in Deaf and Deafblind People: Socio-Haptic Communication”.
• 1 funded by AB Holding S.p.a. with predefined research topic: the project investigates diversity and intercultural dynamics within the framework of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as an organizational framework. 
• 1 funded by the Istituto di linguistica computazionale “Antonio Zampolli” CNR-ILC (Pisa) and by Progetto CHANGES-CREST tied to the research topic: “Bringing Germanic Lexicographical Heritage into the Digital Age: Reusable Retro-Digitization of Historical Dictionaries”.

Places reserved for foreign candidates with scholarship: 1

Scholarships 4

Scholarships 4 of which:

• 1 tied to the research topic: “Multi scale modelling of climate change impacts on Mediterranean coastal systems”
  1 tied to the research topic: “Participatory approaches for building climate resilience in Venice” , that establish a period of up to six months of research abroad.
  For more information on scholarships and on CSRCC, see the website of  CSICC.

Scholarships 8 of which:

• 1 tied to the research topic: “Assessing emerging pollutant risks in a changing climate: chemical fate modelling for the Northern Adriatic Sea”.
• 1 tied to the research topic: “Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment of biosolutions for the textile sector”.
• 1 co-funded by ISMAR-CNR Venice [ITA] and tied to the research topic: “Integration of high-resolution hydrodynamic modelling, data fusion and climate/management scenarios for the development of coastal digital twins”
• 1 funded by GreenDecision Srl and tied to the research topic: “Assessment of safety and sustainability of chemicals and materials in the early stages of research and development”.
• 1 tied to the research topic: “Methods and tools for the exposure assessment of environmental and human targets to chemicals and materials throughout the life cycle of innovative products and/or processes in the textile sector”.

Scholarships 10 of which:

• 3 funded by University of Trieste (**)
• 3 funded by University of Udine (**)

Scholarships 4

Scholarships 8 on which:

• 2 on a research topic in the field of Global Studies or on religious, historical, artistic, archaeological, literary, linguistic, sociological, anthropological, philosophical contexts, etc..
• 2 on transcultural research topics (in the field of Global Studies or historical, religious, artistic, archaeological, literary, linguistic, sociological, anthropological, philosophical contexts, etc. tied to PhD partnership with Heidelberg Universität (Germany) 
• 2 restricted to topics relevant to the research areas of the Project of Excellence, namely: a) transdisciplinary research on sustainability and political ecology focused on Asian and/or African contexts; b) research on languages, literatures and cultural productions in Asian and North African regions that are expressions of non-dominant identities and minorities; or c) within the scope of cultural and social inclusivity and diversity, themes related to identity and gender equality in the cultures and societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa.
• 1 funded by external grants from the Waksaw Archeological Alliance on themes related to the cultural, religious and artistic developments of Gandhara during the early centuries of the Common Era, particularly in the ancient region of Uḍḍiyāna (Swat Valley).

Placed reserved to scholarship holders of foreign states: 3

Please visit University of Padua website for all information about this Call for Application.