Organisation/Company Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Department Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "A. Righi" Research Field Astronomy Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country Italy Application Deadline 1 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Department of Physics and Astronomy “A. Righi” (DIFA) at the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, in collaboration with the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 41st cycle (2025/26) of the joint PhD Programme in Astrophysics ( https://phd.unibo.it/astrophysics/en ). This year, 15 fully funded positions are available. Information about the application procedure can be found at: https://www.unibo.it/en/study/phd-professional-masters-specialisation-schools-and-other-programmes/phd https://www.unibo.it/en/study/phd-professional-masters-specialisation-schools-and-other-programmes/phd/2025-2026/astrophysics while a description of the projects available for this cycle is at: https://phd.unibo.it/astrophysics/en/2025-call-fellowships-and-projects-published DIFA ( https://physics-astronomy.unibo.it/en/ ), together with the adjacent INAF-OAS ( https://www.oas.inaf.it/en/ ) and INAF-IRA ( http://info.ira.inaf.it/en/ ), offer a lively and inspiring environment, with more than 100 academic and research staff involved in astrophysics research. The official language for allPhD courses is English. Fellowships are awarded for a period of three years, with a gross annual amount of €17,805. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact potential supervisors for further information. The deadline to submit applications is July 1. Number of offers available 15 Company/Institute Department of Physics and Astronomy “A. Righi” (DIFA) at the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, INAF-OAS, INAF-IRA Country Italy City Bologna Street via Gobetti, 93/2 Geofield J-18808-Ljbffr