Call for application PhD in Agrobiodiversity 2025-26
Deadline for the online application: May 15, 2025 at 5.00 p.m. (Italian time)
List of admitted to interview: from June 13, 2025
Ranking list: by July 15, 2025
Positions available
n. 5 positions with Scholarship funded by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
The goal of this four-year PhD Programme is to enhance human resource capacities in the use and management of genetic variation in agricultural and natural systems, to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems and the conservation of genetic resources for the well-being of present and future generations. Candidates can choose between two curricula:
- Curriculum A – Plant genetic resources
- Curriculum B – Functional biodiversity in agroecosystems
Here are some examples of research areas tackled by the PhD Programme:
- Genetic variation in single genes and entire genomes of agricultural and forestry plants and their wild relatives.
- Mechanisms that control the variability in genes and/or groups of genes, as those involved in resistance to pathogens and/or pests and tolerance to environmental factors.
- Role of functional biodiversity in maintaining genetic diversity, including evolution and co-evolution of pests/pathogens and host plants.
- Role of functional diversity, including interactions between pests/ pathogens/weeds and domesticated/volunteer/wild plants, in agroecosystem health.
- Plant and crop physiology, including plant stress physiology interaction with microbes and post-harvest physiology.
- Application of agrobiodiversity solutions at genetic, species and habitat level to improve crop performance, crop protection, sustainable crop/agroforestry management and multifunctional land use.
Beginning of the Ph.D. Programme: October 1st, 2025
Info: +39 050 882604
e-mail: info-phdlifesciences@sssup.it
Everything you need to know regarding the PhD Call: from the admission requirements, to the application procedure and the requested documents, and the evaluation criteria.