1st Call

Application deadline: by 11/07/2024 (by noon local time)
Admission interviews: 24-25/07/2024 (via MS Teams)
Publication of ranking lists: by 05/08/2024

Confirmation of the PhD position - 1st Call

Applicants with scholarship: by 20/08/2024
Applicants without scholarship: starting from 21/08/2024 until 30/08/2024
Enrolment: from 21/08/2024 until 31/10/2024 (by noon local time)

Total Positions: 9

1st Call

Positions with university scholarships: 4
Positions with other types of scholarships: 1
Positions co-funded by DM 630/2024 under PNRR: 2
Positions without scholarships: 2

At this link you can find a list of potential research projects and their corresponding proposed supervisors. Other topics related to the research activities of the members of the Scientific Committee may be proposed and discussed by the candidates in accordance with the programme.

At this link you can find the list of research projects and their corresponding proposed supervisors of the MD630/2024 PNRR positions

There is also 1 scholarship with tied research topic funded by the Bruno Kessler Foundation and a 6 months stay in the Foundation:

Research Topic: Numerical simulation to explore distinctive SiC features for the development of cutting-edge devices. Requirements: basic knowledge of material physics and/or electronics; programming experience.

All citizen may apply to be admitted to a PhD programme:

• Applicants holding a postgraduate degree as per Italian Ministerial Decree no. 509/1999, a postgraduate degree as per Italian Ministerial Decree no. 270/2004, a degree of the former Italian university system, or an equivalent degree obtained abroad (university level education of at least five years);
• Applicants achieving one of the above mentioned titles within the enrolment deadline. In this case applicants will be admitted conditionally to the selection procedure and they must produce the degree certificate within the enrolment’s deadline. If not, their application is considered null and void.
• The prerequisites for admission to PhD programmes are related to having achieved an appropriate educational, and/or cultural background, and/or have worked in the PhD course areas of research.

As the program is offered in English, candidates must possess adequate English skills (corresponding at least to the upper intermediate level, B2), which will be assessed during the interview.

Applications to the selection procedure can be submitted from the date of the announcement of the public competition.

Each application is subject to a payment for administrative expenses (30 €). This registration fee cannot be reimbursed under any circumstances.
In order to apply, you need to follow these steps:

1. Create an account at Application Portal and upload in electronic format a passport-size colour photo and a valid ID (passport or identity card, front/back);
2. In the application portal, select the PhD programme and pay the registration fee of 30 € (see instructions in the portal);
3. Fill in the online form in the same portal and upload the additional required documents (see the specific attachments to the call for each PhD programme).

Completing the application online is the only way to submit the application. Applications will not be considered if:

• incomplete or without compulsory entry qualifications/requirements;
• sent by e-mail.

It is necessary to upload the required documentation for each PhD programme chosen in the portal. A traffic light system indicates complete/incomplete documentation (missing documents will be marked in red).

Only documents uploaded by the deadline will be evaluated. It is advisable to apply online well in advance and to check the portal regularly to take note of any notes concerning missing and/or incorrect documents.

After the deadline, it will no longer be possible to complete/correct incomplete applications.
The University is not liable if the portal is overcharged, due to the net or to the software itself.

To apply to the PhD programme, candidates must include the documentation listed below. Incomplete applications will be excluded from the competition.
Attention: text exceeding the maximum allowed length (if clearly indicated for a document) will not be taken into account! Please respect the format/length indicated.

Diploma supplement or the Master degree diploma together with the transcript of records of all passed exams (=certificate with exams list of Master degree):

• if graduated in Italy: diploma supplement or self-declaration (following the Italian D.P.R. no. 445/2000) of the degree awarded with the exams passed (if graduated) or just with the exams passed (if not graduated yet);

• if graduated abroad: diploma supplement or final degree certificate with exams passed (if graduated) or transcript of records (if not graduated yet) in Italian, German or English related to a second level university qualification.
  • The above must contain the following information: final grade, exams passed with grade and date of passing, credit points, scientific fields (the latter only for Italian titles), university where the degree was or will be awarded and date of graduation.
  • For qualifications obtained abroad, also: scale of grades awarded by the home university (with a minimum final grade to obtain the qualification and a maximum final grade achievable). unibz reserves the right to request a description of the contents of the single courses and/or teaching hours where necessary.

If the certificates or diplomas were awarded by Italian public bodies, the relevant self-certification forms must be completed in the portal.
If the certificates or diplomas were awarded by foreign bodies, the certificates or diplomas must be uploaded to the portal.

• Curriculum vitae (CV) in English (possibly following the EU format that can be downloaded here). In the CV you should highlight for each reported activity, dates, and individual contribution. The CV should include, if available, a portfolio of up to 3 projects from the last 5 years and/or up to 3 essays or papers published in the last 5 years.
• A research project proposal (in English) containing:
  a) a letter of motivation for participating in this doctoral programme (max. 1 page);
  b) a report illustrating the research project proposal (max. 5 pages);
  c) if available, letters of reference (max. 2).

The project preferences indicated by the candidate are not binding for the purposes of the assignment of the position. It will be the competence of the Selection Committee to orient the successful candidate to the project considered most suitable.

The admission procedure is as follows:

• Applications that meet the basic eligibility requirements will be evaluated by the Evaluation Committee, which will take into account: the CV, the project proposal and the match between the applicant’s profile/interests and the research areas of the PhD programme. The Evaluation Committee will then draw up a list of candidates to be invited to the interview.
• Selected candidates will be invited to discuss their project proposal, motivation and prove their ability to communicate in English. The interview will be conducted by video-conference. The evaluation committee will rank the candidates on the basis of a comparative evaluation.

Externally Funded Scholarships
In the case of externally funded scholarships, the applicant must explicitly mention the project and, if interested, the application in the letter of motivation.

The final ranking list will be published here.

Fees amount to € 189

In order to confirm your study place, you need to log on to the application portal and pay the tuition fees (€ 189) which includes the provincial tax for the right to study of € 173 and a revenue stamp of € 16. by one of the methods indicated on the portal by the deadline indicated above.

If you do not respect this deadline, you will automatically lose your study place. If, by paying the instalment you have confirmed the study place, there will be no refund of the tuition fees unless you are a non-EU applicant resident abroad and you do not receive the necessary documents from the Italian authorities in your country.