1st Call

Publication of the call: from 27/03/2025
Application deadline: by 29/04/2025 (by noon local time)
Admission interviews (online): 20/05/2025 the interview will be held in person in room A2.01 at the Faculty of Education in Brixen-Bressanone or via MS Teams. Candidates who make a motivated request by 10/05/2025 can participate in the admission interview online. Requests must be submitted via mail PhD_Education@unibz.it 
Publication of ranking lists: by 16/06/2025

Confirmation of the PhD position - 1st Call

Applicants with scholarship: Starting from the publication of the ranking list by 01/07/2025 
Applicants without scholarship: Starting from 02/07/2025 by 17/07/2025
Enrolment: Starting from 02/07/2025 until 31/10/2025 (by noon local time)

Total positions: 5

1st Call

Positions with university scholarships: 4
Positions without scholarship: 1

1st Call

The candidate must present a research project proposal . Candidates for the programme may model a project based on one of the following topics proposed by Faculty researchers in the different research areas, but they are also welcome to present their own proposals on unrelated topics, but nonetheless coherent with the Faculty Research Areas. 

In order to apply to this programme you need one of the following qualifications:

• a postgraduate degree as per Italian Ministerial Decree no. 509/1999
• a postgraduate degree as per Italian Ministerial Decree no. 270/2004
• a degree of the former Italian university system, or an equivalent degree obtained abroad (university level education of at least five years).

If you have not yet achieved one of the above mentioned titles within the enrolment deadline, you will be admitted conditionally to the selection procedure and you must produce the degree certificate within the enrolment’s deadline. If not, your application is considered null and void. 

Prerequisites for admission to the doctoral programmes are an appropriate educational and/or cultural background and/or experience in the research. Qualifications in the field of interest of the PhD programme are preferred.

The Commission reserves the right to decide and to assess whether or not previous qualifications are suitable for admission purposes.

All candidates have to be proficient in at least two of the three languages of the programme: Italian, German, English. Language certification at B2 level (CEFR) in two of the three languages of the PhD programme (Italian, German, English) is a prerequisite for participating in the selection process according to the table of the unibz recognized language certificates.

Knowledge of the language may also be demonstrated by qualifications (secondary school/bachelor/master) related to a programme held entirely in the language to certificate. In this case, Italian and EU candidates must declare this on the application portal, and upload the qualification both in the section related to the general application and in the one related to the language certificates. Also non-EU citizens must upload a copy of their diploma and any additional documentation indicating the language of instruction related to the foreign qualification in both sections. Candidates demonstrate their language proficiency in the application portal (in the section “upload language certificates”) after they have created an application in the section “create/manage applications”.

Candidates without the certification of language proficiency are excluded from the admission procedure.

Applications to the selection procedure can be submitted from the date of the announcement of the public competition.

Each application is subject to a payment for administrative expenses (50 €). This registration fee cannot be reimbursed under any circumstances.
In order to apply, you need to follow these steps:

1. Create an account at Application Portal and upload in electronic format a passport-size colour photo and a valid ID (passport or identity card, front/back);
2. In the application portal, select the PhD programme and pay the registration fee of 50 € (see instructions in the portal);
3. Fill in the online form in the same portal and upload the additional required documents (see the specific attachments to the call for each PhD programme).

Completing the application online is the only way to submit the application. Applications will not be considered if:

• incomplete or without compulsory entry qualifications/requirements;
• sent by e-mail.

It is necessary to upload the required documentation for each PhD programme chosen in the portal. A traffic light system indicates complete/incomplete documentation (missing documents will be marked in red).

Only documents uploaded by the deadline will be evaluated. It is advisable to apply online well in advance and to check the portal regularly to take note of any notes concerning missing and/or incorrect documents.

After the deadline, it will no longer be possible to complete/correct incomplete applications.
The University is not liable if the portal is overcharged, due to the net or to the software itself.

To apply to the PhD programme, applicants must include the documentation listed below. Incomplete applications will be excluded from the competition.
Diploma supplement or the Master degree diploma together with the transcript of records of all passed exams (=certificate with exams list of Master degree):

• if graduated in Italy:    
  diploma supplement or self-declaration (following the Italian D.P.R. no. 445/2000) of the degree awarded with the exams passed (if graduated) or just with the exams passed (if not graduated yet);
• if graduated abroad:     
  diploma supplement or final degree certificate with exams passed (if graduated) or transcript of records (if not graduated yet) in Italian, German or English.
  For qualifications obtained abroad, also: scale of grades awarded by the home university (with a minimum final grade to obtain the qualification and a maximum final grade achievable).

The above must contain the following information: final grade, exams passed with grade and date of passing, credit points, scientific fields (the latter only for Italian titles), university where the degree was or will be awarded and date of graduation. unibz reserves the right to request a description of the contents of the single courses and/or teaching hours where necessary.

• Language certification at B2 level (CEFR) attesting proficiency in two of the official languages of the programme – Italian, German, English – according to the table of the unibz recognised language certificates (in the case of Italian public institutions, the certificates MUST be replaced by a self-declaration).
• Curriculum vitae (CV) in English or in Italian or in German (possibly following the EU format that can be downloaded here). The CV must be updated with all data and information of the current year.
• Research proposal: Research project (PDF/A file) written in Italian or German or English (max. 3 pages, using this template, Times New Roman 11 font) to be uploaded to the portal and containing the following information at the top of the first page:
  • Name and Surname;
  • The main research area, classified among the research areas mentioned in the table "Research areas" above;
  • The topic, which is either freely proposed by the candidate or is coherent with one of the Research Project.

Only one research project can be submitted per application.

The project preferences indicated by the candidate are not binding for the purposes of the assignment of the position: The illustrated research proposal does not necessarily represent the research to be developed during the PhD.

Admission is based on the successful outcome of the selection procedure. The selection procedure consists of the evaluation of a research project uploaded by the candidate on the application portal and a personal interview.

Candidates whose project scores a minimum of 40/60 points will be admitted to the oral test.

The research project may be written in Italian, German or English, at the candidate's choice, and must respect the maximum length of 8,000 characters, using this template in Times New Roman 11 font.

The research project to be submitted/uploaded to the portal contains the following information at the top of the first page:

• Name and surname;
• The main research area, classified among the research areas mentioned in the research topics;
• the topic, either freely proposed by the candidate or related to one of the research topics. Only one research project may be submitted per application. 

Evaluation criteria for the research project:

• Up to a maximum of 8 points; - Formal register and terminological accuracy; 
• Coherence of the proposal with the research topics relevant to the doctoral programme - up to a maximum of 15 points; 
• Clarity of the logical and argumentative structure - up to a maximum of 10 points; 
• Content related to positions of the scientific community - up to a maximum of 7 points;
• Originality of the project's research design; - up to a maximum of 10 points;         
• Clarity of the methodological approach for the proposed research project - up to a maximum of 10 points. 

The evaluation criteria of the oral test take into consideration the following criteria: 

• Attitude towards research;
• Possession of a language level appropriate to the language of the programme;
  ability to argue in relation to the theoretical and methodological hypotheses of the research project presented.

To pass the oral test, candidates must obtain a minimum score of 40/60.

Date and time of the interview are indicated in the "Deadlines" section of this page.

• prof. Dorothy L. Zinn - President
• prof. Demis Basso
• prof. Jeanette Hoffmann

To confirm your study place, you need to log in to the application portal and pay the following fees (€ 250 in total) using one of the payment methods indicated on the portal by the specified deadline.

• Administrative fees: € 50 
• One-off registration fee: € 200, including a € 16 revenue stamp

If you fail to meet this deadline, you will automatically lose your place. Once you have confirmed your place by paying the instalment, there is no refund of tuition fees unless you are a non-EU applicant living abroad and you have not received the necessary documents from the Italian authorities in your country.

There are no other fees to be paid.