PHD Physics

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      PHD Research Activity Presentation Initiative (PRAPI)

Call for the assignement of further PhD places to the PhD Courses 2025/26

The call expired on August 26, 2025 - 1 pm (CEST)

EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

EVALUATION OF ORAL EXAM

FINAL RANKINGS

 

Call for admission to the PhD Courses 2025/26

The call expired on  May  13 , 2025

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EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL CANDIDATES

EVALUATION OF THE ORAL EXAM

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORAL EXAM

The oral exams in presence will be held in classroom C. Voci, Department of Physics and Astronomy "Galileo Galilei", via Marzolo 8, Padova

In order to view the result of the evaluation of qualifications and the convocation of the candidates admitted to the oral exam, enter the password you received in the confirmation email when you submitted the application form.

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The Physics PhD School of the Padua University welcomes applications for 30 PhD fellowships in all areas of Physics, for the academic year 2025/26.

Interested candidates may visit the Physics PhD School home page: http://www.dfa.unipd.it/didattica/dottorati-di-ricerca/phd-physics/

The admission documents and the procedure for the application can be found at this url: https://www.unipd.it/en/phd-courses-2025-2026 -PhD Course in Physics Table
Deadline:  May 13, 2025 - 1 pm (CEST)

Details on the 30 available fellowships:

- 13 open-topic positions;
- 17 positions with assigned research topics
 

Research in Nuclear Physics within the activities of the National Laboratories of Legnaro;

Applications of nuclear physics to the study of new materials, solutions, and devices for energy production
Contact: Daniele Mengoni, email: daniele.mengoni[at]unipd(dot)it

Axions and Dark Sectors: Tests on Earth and from Astrophysics
Contact: Edoardo Vitagliano, email: edoardo.vitagliano[at]unipd(dot)it

Complex networks and quantum information techniques for early-warning detection of dysfunction in multiscale systems
Contacts: Manlio De Domenico, email: manlio.dedomenico[at]unipd(dot)it
                Simone Montangero, email: simone.montangero[at]unipd(dot)it

Development of quantum algorithms for optimization problems
Contact: Simone Montangero, email: simone.montangero[at]unipd(dot)it

Development of superconducting quantum circuits for quantum sensing in dark matter searches
Contact: Caterina Braggio, email: caterina.braggio[at]unipd(dot)it

Dynamical, thermodynamic and structural properties of glasses irradiated with X-rays
Contact: Giulio Monaco, email: giulio.monaco[at]unipd(dot)it

Exact approaches to string and field theory
Contact: Alessandro Sfondrini, email alessandro.sfondrini[at]unipd(dot)it

Experimental Development of Ion Trap Quantum Processor
Contact: Simone Montangero, email simone.montangero[at]unipd(dot)it

Innovative materials for quantum technologies
Contact: Giovanni Mattei, email: giovanni.mattei[at]unipd(dot)it

Mitigation and recovery strategies to enhance the robustness of complex systems
Contact: Manlio De Domenico, email: manlio.dedomenico[at]unipd(dot)it

Optimization techniques for resilient complex systems out of equilibrium
Contact: Manlio De Domenico, email: manlio.dedomenico[at]unipd(dot)it

Quantum Frontiers of Gravity
Contact: Gianguido Dall'Agata, email:gianguido.dallagata[at]pd(dot)pd(dot))it

Theoretical models for quantum complex systems.
Contact: Luca Salasnich, email: luca.salasnich[at]unipd(dot)it


When not explicitly indicated, the positions are to be considered without any restriction on the institution that awarded the M. Sc. (equivalent to the Italian Laurea Magistrale) to the candidate: everyone is encouraged to apply!

For detailed information about the courses for the 41th cycle, please visit  this page

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the PhD School Secretary:  Mrs. Cristina Mazzucco, didattica.dfa(at)unipd(dot)it

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More Information: 

http://www.dfa.unipd.it/didattica/dottorati-di-ricerca/phd-physics/

    The research program

    Each PhD student may choose a research topic among the very wide set of fields  of competences of the DFA members:

    Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Cosmology,  Gravitational Waves Physics, History of Physics, Multimessenger Astroparticle, Neutrino Physics , Nuclear Physics, Physics at  Colliders, Physics Didactics, Physics of Data and  of Complex Systems, Physics of Matter, Quantum Technologies, Theoretical Physics.

    The PhD candidate will be assigned a supervisor according to the research topic who will supervise her/his research and training activities. PhD-students join research groups and will work in teams including undergraduate students, post-docs, researchers and faculty members. The team-work experience is in fact an important opportunity for the PhD candidate to be involved and committed in international collaborations.

    As part of the research activity, candidates are suggested to spend a research period abroad (up to 18 months) also taking advantage of dedicated funds. The final destination can be chosen by the PhD student upon agreement with the supervisor. Periods of permanence abroad will be funded by the PhD-school and/or by the research group. Although not formally required,PhD students are encouraged to publish the results of their research in at least one publication on peer-reviewed journals before the end of the PhD program.

    Facilities

    Each PhD student has right to an equipped desk in the PhD-students room. A desk, PC and/or a Laptop may also be provided by the research groups. Access to DFA and INFN computing resources are granted upon request. Students involved in experimental activities have access to the DFA laboratories, and/or to the facilities of many national (LNL, LNGS) and international labs (CERN, GANIL, KEK, etc.) collaborating with our research groups. A list of UniPd and DFA Facilities can be found here.

    Contacts

    In case of questions or doubts, please do not hesitate contact the PhD-school secretary at:
    Cristina.Mazzucco [at] unipd.it 
    didattica.dfa [at] unipd.it