Call for application for admission to the Ph.D. in Agro-food system (41 cycle) - a.y. 2025/2026

► Starting a Ph.D.

► Public competition announcement 2025 - Application form

Deadline: Wednesday, September 10^th 2025 - 12.00 am (local time)

Before starting the application procedure, please read carefully the Call for Admission

The application will only be complete and valid after:

• having uploaded all mandatory documents and any optional documents;

• having paid the selection fee of € 50.00 (nonrefundable) to be paid online;

• downloading the application file, which will be generated automatically by the system;

• uploading the .pdf file of the application itself on the portal.

Applicants are asked to confirm what they have submitted at each step by clicking on the 'continue' icon, at the bottom right corner. As proof of the validity of the application, the candidate will receive a confirmation e-mail from the PhD Office. In the event of non-receipt of the e-mail, the candidate will have to log back into the portal to complete the procedure and finalise the application.

For problems with expired users - username and password no longer valid - write to: servicedesk.it@unicatt.it

For further information contact +39 0523 599 476/493 email agrisystem-pc@unicatt.it  from h. 9 to h. 12 (Monday - Friday). The office will be closed for summer holidays from August 4 to August 15,  2025

► Positions: 24

► Scholarship-based positions: 18

► Additional scholarship: 1

scholarship for the implementation of the following research projects

• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Strategies to improve the health, welfare and sustainability of dairy cows”, financed by Regione Emilia-Romagna (DGR n. 315 of 10/03/2025), within the 41st-cycle research- training programme - Advanced skills for the resilience of territories and communities.- submitted following the Avviso approved by DGR n. 2072/2024. PR FSE+ 2021/2027. Priority 2 - Education and Training - Specific objective e)”, CUP J33C25000250008 - info Prof. ErminioTrevisi
• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Development of a forecasting model for the acid-rot complex in viticulture: the role of Drosophila as vector and metabolic mediator”, financed by Regione Emilia-Romagna (DGR n. 732 of 19/05/2025) within the 41st-cycle research-training programme “Advanced skills to meet the challenges of the technological, cultural, economic and social transition towards sustainability.”- submitted following the Avviso approved by DGR n. 344/2025. PR FSE+ 2021/2027. Priority 2 - Education and Training - Specific objective e)”, CUP J33C25000580002 - info  Prof. Ilaria Negri
• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Survey and pilot interventions for the promotion of integrated rural development in Low-Income Countries”, financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation, Research Center C3S “Production of proper food: sufficient, safe and sustainable” - info Proff. Vincenzo Tabaglio, Giuseppe Bertoni, Andrea Minuti
• 2 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “The genomic and system biology of heat stress in livestock” financed by Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Foundation, Nutrigenomic and Proteomic Research Center – PRONUTRIGEN and Research Center on Sustainable Dairy Production – CREI - info Proff. Riccardo Negrini, Gabriele Rocchetti
• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Food consumption, psychology and planetary health: among consumers’ perceptions, communication practices and behavioral change” financed by Invernizzi Reference Center on Agri-Food - IRCAF - info Proff. Guendalina Graffigna, ErminioTrevisi
• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Mitigation strategies for methane and ammonia emissions in dairy cattle” financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi, Research Center on Sustainable Dairy Production – CREI -  info Proff. ErminioTrevisi, Andrea Minuti
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Reduction of Clostridium spp. contamination and improvement of feed quality in livestock farms”, financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi, Research Center on Sustainable Dairy Production – CREI -  info Proff. Antonio Gallo, Daniela Bassi
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “The role of dairy products in promoting healthy and sustainable diets: new perspectives for integrating nutritional aspects into life cycle assessment” financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation - info Proff. Margherita Dall'Asta, Federico Froldi
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Use of SNP markers and whole genome sequences to investigate livestock and fish biodiversity” financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation - info Proff. Licia Colli, Paolo Ajmone Marsan
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Risk assessment of antimicrobial resistance in the food system: the role of microbiomes in the spread of AMR bacteria and genes”, financed by Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation - info Prof. Pier Sandro Cocconcelli
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Innovative Food Biotechnologies for microbiological food safety”, financed by the European project ELEVATE - Empowering HEIs for Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Interdisciplinary Innovation, Proposal Number 24585, CUP J33C25000400006 - info Prof. Pier Sandro Cocconcelli
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Innovations in the management of wine-making processes and by-products” -  info Proff. Milena Lambri, Giorgia Spigno
• 1 place with scholarship for the realisation of the research project “Processing Foods to Design Structures for Optimal Functionality and Performance” - info Proff. Roberta Dordoni, Giorgia Spigno
• 1 place with scholarship, named after Eugenio and Germana Parizzi Foundation, for the implementation of the research project “Development of new protocols for precision viticulture”. info Prof. Matteo Gatti
• 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Innovative approaches for the control of Alternaria toxins in the tomato production chain”, financed by Regione Emilia-Romagna within the framework of the completion of the program for rural development under the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan, EU Regulation (EU) No 2021/2115 of 02/12/21, intervention SRG01, support to PEI AGRI Operational Groups INNOPOM Project – Innovative systems for Alternaria control and related mycotoxins in tomatoes, CUP: E47F23002390007 - info prof. Terenzio Bertuzzi

► Additional scholarship: 1 place with scholarship for the implementation of the research project “Agricultural practices and agro-ecosystem processes: dynamics of crop productivity, nitrogen, and carbon in cropping systems” financed by BIORECOVER project “Functional biodiversity and resilient systems for soil fertility and agro-ecosystem protection“, D.D. n.0540396 (14/10/2024) - CUP J33C24002550008 - info dr. Andrea Fiorini

For the 41th cycle, in addition to the no. 16 finalized  scholarships, the University provides:

- no. 2 scholarships in the Economics-Legal area

► Places without scholarship: 6

• no. 1 place for the Economic-Legal Area
• no. 5 place fot the Biological-Agricultural Area