Call for application 42nd cycle

Bando ordinario


Applications for participation in the competition, together with the corresponding payment, must be duly completed no later than 14:00 CET on 17 June 2026.

Educational goals and objectives

ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE FOR ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
The PhD program ensures the acquisition of multidisciplinary skills and knowledge, tightly integrated, and aimed at training scientists oriented towards the world of industrial research, experts in the analysis and management of complex systems. Educational objectives are achieved thanks to possible synergies among the different scientific areas of the researchers involved in the board of professors, summarized as follows:
- Multidisciplinary analysis of complex systems;
- Development and transfer of knowledge for innovative technologies in civil and industrial fields (acoustics, electronics, electromagnetism, optics, photonics, and thermodynamics);
- Participation in the innovation process of companies with mathematical and statistical methods for reliable production processes and uncertainty management;
- Chemical and physicochemical foundations for optimization in various sectors of synthetic processing technologies;
- Study of the interaction between structures and physical environment, including its transformation involving architecture and society;
- Study of mechanics of materials, and non-traditional structures through advanced modeling;
- Study of mechanical systems through the methodologies of theoretical and applied mechanics;
- Analysis of confined environment physics, environmental conditioning for human well-being, methodologies and techniques for the analysis of the environment;
- Study of machines, plants, and electrical and electronic systems for energy, referring to their planning, management, and control, including interaction with computer science, automation, and telecommunications in smart buildings, microgrids, smart grids, smart mobility, smart cities, and power electronic components in industrial applications;
- Study of electrical and energy systems with integration of renewable generation, storage systems, e-mobility systems, innovative energy technologies;
- In-depth study of electrical and electronic measurement science and technology with applications in information engineering, industrial and environmental monitoring, and component and system characterization;
- Smart grid management, mobility management, energy management, green/sustainable finance, and in general, study and analysis of major management issues of industrial systems, infrastructures, and complex systems with an integrated engineering-financial approach.

Number of positions available


Sapienza Scholarships Affliliated Institutions or Excellence Industrial PhD Without scholarship
3 5 (+1*) 0 2* Dopo la pubblicazione del bando è stata finanziata 1 borsa dall'INAIL sulla tematica: Sviluppo di dispositivi indossabili intelligenti per la sicurezza del lavoratore al fine di monitorare e mitigare l’esposizione a segnali acustici in ambienti di lavoro complessi.

Annotazioni

Themes, curriculum and specific competence



Scholarships funded by affiliated Institution and Departments of Excellence

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: ACEA SPA
Topic: Development of advanced energy models for the simulation and analysis of the national and local electricity system, with short-, medium-, and long-term time horizons.

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE (ENEA)
Topic: Methods, models and tools to maximize self-consumption from renewable energy sources in residential contexts

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: ASM TERNI S.P.A
Topic: Role of Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) in European and National energy systems: assessing impacts on distribution grid reliability and techno-economic and environmental sustainability.

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE DI BASE E APPLICATE PER L’INGEGNERIA (SBAI)
Topic: FIS3 Call (Project FIS-2024-04024 - Development of eutectic solvents for the recovery of critical materials from battery waste

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE DI BASE E APPLICATE PER L’INGEGNERIA (SBAI)
Topic: FIS3 Call (Project FIS-2024-04024 - Development of multi-technique platforms for the chemical-physical characterization of eutectic solvents)

1 scholarship funded by the affiliated Institution: ISTITUTO NAZIONALE ASSICURAZIONE INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO (INAIL)

Sapienza scholarships: 3

The call includes additional places reserved for scholarship recipients from foreign countries.


Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment Qualifications and research project presented by the candidate will be evaluated.

The minimum score (obtained summing the score of qualifications and of the research proposal) for the admission to the oral exam is 40/60.
Research Project For the purposes of selection for the PhD programme, the candidate must submit a research project that can be used to assess the candidate's propensity for research and his/her ability to organise the various stages of the project in total autonomy, which must not exceed of 10,000 characters (including spaces, excluding bibliography). This project, submitted for the purposes of the competition, will not be considered compulsory for the research activity of winner participants, with exclusion of the cases whose grant is funded on a specific research project.

The minimum score (obtained summing the score of qualifications and of the research proposal) for the admission to the oral exam is 40/60.
language INGLESE
ITALIANO
Oral interview The oral exam consists of an interview on the research project presented. The candidate is allowed to use a presentation.

Minimum score valid 40/60.
language ITALIANO
INGLESE

contacts and info lorenzo.fusilli@uniroma1.it https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ENGINEERING-AND-APPLIED-SCIENCE-FOR-ENERGY-AND-INDUSTRY_nD3569_IT.aspx

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills

Required documentation

§ degree thesis abstract
mandatory
3000 characters including spaces, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ research project
mandatory
10000 characters including spaces, excluding bibliography, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the candidate, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ List of publications
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional
Max 5, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day23/06/2026 ERRATA CORRIGE: ESITO 26/06/2026
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ENGINEERING-AND-APPLIED-SCIENCE-FOR-ENERGY-AND-INDUSTRY_nD3569.aspx
date of publication23/06/2026
contactslorenzo.fusilli@uniroma1.it

Altra tipologia (Research Project)
day23/06/2026 1.00.00 ERRATA CORRIGE: ESITO 26/06/2026
notesnone
time08:00
classroomnon indicato
addressnon indicato
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ENGINEERING-AND-APPLIED-SCIENCE-FOR-ENERGY-AND-INDUSTRY_nD3569.aspx
date of publication23/06/2026
contactslorenzo.fusilli@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day13/07/2026
notesnone
time09:30
classroomaula 40
addressVia delle Sette Sale 12b
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/ENGINEERING-AND-APPLIED-SCIENCE-FOR-ENERGY-AND-INDUSTRY_nD3569.aspx
date of publication13/07/2026
contactslorenzo.fusilli@uniroma1.it


Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 20

Voto di laurea
Degree grade

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
Voto di Laurea Magistrale, a ciclo unico, V.O. e Specialistica (max 10 punti)
University Master Degree mark (max 10 points)
110, 110 e lode
110, 110 cum laude		10,0
109 -108
109-108		8,0
107 -106
107-106		6,0
105 -104
105-104		4,0
103 -102
103-102		2,0
<102
<102		0,0
Per i candidati che conseguiranno il titolo di ammissione dopo la presentazione della candidatura, ma comunque prima del 31 ottobre 2026, la griglia al punto precedente è sostituita dalla seguente, relativa alla media aritmetica dei voti di LM:
Students who will obtain their Master's Degree after submission of the application, but before October 31, 2026, the grid in point 1 is replaced by the following on the average value of exam scores for the M.Sc. Degree:
29 - 30
29-30		10,0
28 – 28.99
28-28.99		8,0
27 - 27.99
27 - 27.99		6,0
26 - 26.99
26 - 26.99		4,0
25 - 25.99
25 - 25.99		2,0
<25
<25		0,0

Voto di Laurea triennale (max 4 points)
University bachelor degree mark (max 4 points)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 4
I candidati con Laurea Triennale disporranno di un punteggio aggiuntivo, in funzione del voto di Laurea fino a 4 punti, a valorizzare il titolo conseguito ed il relativo voto di primo livello, data la loro rilevanza negli ambiti tematici del Corso di Dottorato
Candidates with a Bachelor Degree will receive an additional score, based on their Degree grade, up to 4 points, to enhance the first-level qualification and related grade, given their relevance to the thematic areas of the PhD Course
110, 110 e lode
110, 110 cum laude		4,0
109 -108
109 -108		3,0
107 -106
107 -106		2,0
105 -102
105 -102		1,0
<1020,0

Pubblicazioni (max punti 3)
Publications (max 3 points)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 3
È possibile assegnare fino a un massimo di punti per ciascun prodotto valutabile. All'interno di ciascuna sotto-categoria si possono valutare più prodotti, fino al raggiungimento del punteggio massimo complessivo di 3 punti per la categoria "Pubblicazioni"
Up to a maximum of points may be awarded for each individual assessable product. Within the sub-category, multiple products may be evaluated, up to the overall maximum of 3 points allocated to the “Publications” category
Pubblicazione ISI o Scopus
ISI or Scopus Publication		2,0
Contributo a convegno
Contribution to a lecture/ congress 		0,5

Esperienze di ricerca (max 3 punti)
Research experiences (max 3 points)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 3
Con riguardo alle esperienze di ricerca la Commissione può assegnare fino al punteggio massimo indicato per ciascuna delle sotto-categorie
With regard to research experiences, the Commission can award up to the maximum score specified for each of the sub-categories
Esperienze all’estero (almeno due mesi, compreso Erasmus)
Experience abroad (at least 2 months, including Erasmus)		1,5
Contratti di collaborazione alla ricerca
Collaboration contracts		1,0
Corsi di formazione alla ricerca
Training coursesfor researchers		0,5
Altra tipologia (Research Project)

Altra tipologia

Progetto di Ricerca
Research Project

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 40

Conoscenza dello stato dell’arte
Knowledge of the state of the art

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

Originalità e contenuto innovativo
Innovative aspects of the project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

Chiarezza e completezza dell’esposizione degli obiettivi, delle metodologie e dei potenziali risultati
Clarity and completeness of the presentation of objectives, methodologies, and potential results

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

Fattibilità del progetto
Feasibility of the project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5

Pertinenza del progetto con gli obiettivi formativi del dottorato
Relevance of the project to the educational objectives of the PhD programme

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5
Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 60

Discussione delle tematiche relative al progetto di ricerca
Discussion of topics related to the research project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 40

Discussione dell’elaborato e dei titoli del candidato: chiarezza espositiva, capacità di sintesi e interesse scientifico del curriculum
Discussion of the paper and the candidate's qualifications: clarity of presentation, ability to synthesize, and scientific interest of the CV

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

Lingua straniera
Foreign language

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
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