The PhD Course

Type of PhD: PhD

Duration: 3 years

Access: Call for applications

Language: English/Italian

Teaching method: In presence/On Line

Credits: 16

Start date: 01/10/2024

Location: Interuniversity Department of Physics - Bari

Department: Interuniversity Department of Physics

Doctorate website: www.uniba.it/en/phd-courses/physics [EN] - www.uniba.it/it/dottorati/fisica [IT]

Coordinator: Domenico Di Bari

Area of ​​affiliation: Physical Sciences

Course description

The training project of the PhD in physics is aimed at second level graduates interested in acquiring and developing knowledge and methodologies of study and analysis in the physical sciences, with the ultimate goal of independently carrying out a research project. The project must have characteristics of high originality in the context of basic or applied physics research with demonstrable relevance in the context of international scientific production.
The participation in the doctorate is expected of students who have graduated from non-Italian universities. The training activity includes disciplinary teaching activities, of a general and specialized nature more specifically related to the research topic of the thesis project identified by the doctoral student, accompanied by other teaching activities of an
interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature. The choice of the supervisor is accompanied by the inclusion of the doctoral student's activities in those of a research group that contributes to the training of the doctoral student with seminar and laboratory activities. The relevance in the international context of the research project chosen by the doctoral student is supported by the strongly recommended possibility of spending a research period abroad, in laboratories of important international academic or research institutions, on study topics related to the thesis project.
The presence of laboratories with appropriate equipment for the various activities possible in the doctorate and of an advanced computing center at the Department of Physics act as an important and additional support for the implementation of the project.

Course objectives

The PhD Course in Physics at the University of Bari Aldo Moro aims to:

  1. train researchers with adequate skills to carry out highly qualified research activities, in an autonomous and original way, at public and private institutions and entities. PhDs must be able to operate profitably in national and international universities and research centers and to effectively promote innovation and research also in the world of industry and business;
  2. promote through the study and research activities of those enrolled in the doctoral course the advancement and deepening of knowledge in the various fields of Physics and related sciences, through the implementation of projects that have highly original characteristics and strong scientific relevance recognized at an international level;
  3. contribute to the development and improvement of instrumental techniques, analysis and management methods for applications in different sectors and disciplines, also in the field of interdisciplinary research (Biology, Medicine, Environment, Cultural Heritage, Economics, Data Science, Mechatronics);
  4. train highly qualified professionals in the knowledge of physics and in the ability to apply its methodologies in contexts of higher education and
    teaching.