IUSS Pavia announces call for application for PhD Programmes a.y. 2025-2026.
Number of positions available 26, divided as follows:
- n. 7 positions for the PhD programme in Cognitive Brain Sciences, in agreement with Università degli Studi di Pavia, coordinated by Prof. Eleonora Catricalà, of which:
- 2 with scholarship funded by IUSS;
- 2 with scholarship funded by IUSS Excellence Department;
- 2 with scholarship funded by University of Pavia; 1 position with scholarship funded by Istituto Auxologico Italiano.
Submission deadline 9 th June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
- n. 8 positions for the PhD programme in Earthquake Engineering, in agreement with Università degli Studi di Pavia, coordinated by Prof. Ricardo Monteiro, of which:
- 2 with scholarship funded by IUSS;
- 3 with scholarship funded by IUSS, Project SONATA (FIS2);
- 2 with scholarship funded by Fondazione Eucentre;
- 1 with scholarship funded by University of Pavia.
Submission deadline 16 th June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
- n. 8 positions for the PhD programme in The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain, and Reasoning, in agreement with Università degli studi di Milano and Scuola Normale Superiore, coordinated by Prof. Andrea Sereni, of which:
- 2 with scholarship funded by IUSS on the project FIS2 Consolidator Grant “HUMATH”;
- 2 with scholarship funded by IUSS on the project FIS2 Starting Grant “DeEP”;
- 3 with scholarship funded by Università di Milano; 1 with scholarship funded by Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa.
*Additional positions available: 3 positions funded by the University of Milan under the FIS2 Advanced Grant project.
Submission deadline 9 th June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
- n. 3 positions for the PhD programme in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics, coordinated by Prof. Valentina Bambini, of which:
1 with scholarship funded by IUSS,
2 with scholarship funded by ERC project “PROcessing MEtaphors: Neurochronometry, Acquisition and DEcay” (PROMENADE).
Submission deadline 9 th June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
If additional funding becomes available before the start of the Programmes, the number of positions may be increased.
For details of the scholarships and admission requirements see the individual sheets.
Ph.D. tab in Cognitive Brain Sciences
Doctoral Tab in Earthquake Engineering (ROSE)
Ph.D tab in The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain, and Reasoning
Ph.D. tab in The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain, and Reasoning - integration
Doctoral Board in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics
Applications, one for each Ph.D. course in which one intends to participate, must be submitted exclusively electronically using the appropriate procedure in the dedicated section of the School's website https://iusspavia.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do by the date indicated in the individual Ph.D. Course sheets.
Admission to the Ph.D. program is reserved for holders of a Master's or Master's degree, or pre-reform, or equivalent degree, in terms of duration and content, obtained abroad that gives access to doctoral courses in the country of origin and judged suitable by the Admission Committee.
In order to gain access to the doctoral tracks, it is necessary to pass the examinations stipulated in the Notices of Competition issued by the School and published on the MUR website.
PhD in Cognitive Brain Sciences
Ph.D. in Earthquake Engineering
Ph.D. in The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain, and Reasoning
Ph.D. in Theoretical and and Experimental Linguistics