Italian second cycle master's degree (“Laurea Magistrale”, under D.M. 270/04 or “Laurea Specialistica”, under D.M. 509/99) or Italian degree obtained prior to D.M. 509/99 (the previous Italian regulations) or Second cycle Master's degree obtained abroad, equivalent to the above-mentioned Italian degrees and recognized as suitable for the admission to doctoral program.
Further information available in the Call.

The PhD Course aims to train experts in advanced research methodologies in the environmental and materials fields. The central theme of the Doctorate aggregates disciplines and methodologies suitable for this purpose and consistent with the areas ERC PE4, PE5, PE10, LS8. Environmental emergencies have highlighted the need for professionals able to understand and interpret the relationships that regulate the Earth system from both the abiotic and the biotic point of view.

The development of new materials with controlled properties and specific applications is critical to addressing global challenges in strategic areas such as: chemistry, pharmacology, electronics, clean energy and waste management. The PhD will be able to work in the following fields: definition of the processes that regulate the interactions between the geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere; prediction, prevention and mitigation of natural risks; identification and optimal use of natural resources; environmental impact and sustainability of human activities; study and conservation of cultural heritage; environmentally friendly chemical strategies; preparation and characterization of materials with innovative functional properties; devices and methodologies for electrochemical sensors; multiscale computational strategies for the study of materials; chemometry, multivariate analysis of signals and images, Big Data, applied biology, evolutionary and environmental biology.

The full list is available at: http://www.m3es.unimore.it/site/home/research.html. In addition, specific skills will be acquired for an effective dissemination of scientific notions in an accessible and understandable form.