10 ph.d. positions (sovicille)

Ph.D. Call 2026/27 New Call for GSSI PhD Applications 2026/27 is now open. The Physics Division of the GSSI – Gran Sasso Science Institute (L’Aquila, Italy) is opening 10 Ph.D. positions in Astroparticle Physics, starting in the Academic Year 2026/2027.
Positions include:
- 1 Ph.D. position funded under the Grant Agreement n. “Astrocent Plus - Particle Astrophysics Science and Technology Centre”, focused on the DarkSide experiment program for direct Dark Matter searches.
- 2 Ph.D. positions funded under the FIS Project “Deep Loop Shaping for Gravitational-wave Detection”.

Applicants typically have undergraduate degrees in physics, astrophysics or related fields and are drawn from among the most talented students worldwide.
Research Environment Astroparticle Physics at GSSI includes both experimental and theoretical projects on underground rare-event searches, high-energy cosmic radiations, gravitational waves, multi-messenger astrophysics, and neutrino physics. The research is carried out in collaboration with the nearby INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory ( and INAF Osservatorio Astronomico D’Abruzzo (
Ph.D. Program Details The official language for all Ph.D. courses is English. Fellowships are awarded for a 4‑year period, with a yearly gross amount of 16,243.00 Euros. All Ph.D. students receive free accommodation at the guest house during the first year; for the remaining three years they receive a financial support of 350.00 Euros gross/month for accommodation. They receive free luncheon vouchers for all 4 years, tuition is waived, and an individual health insurance is issued to cover any accident or injury that may occur during the program. Each student is granted a contribution of 1,200.00 Euros for the purchase of a laptop for studying and research purposes.
Application Procedure The applications must be submitted through the online form available at by May 28th 2026 at 3 pm (Central European Summer Time) . Candidates from all countries, ethnicities and gende