• Programming skills;
• Previous experience with acoustic/mechanical metamaterials modelling, design, and characterization will be a plus;
• Have very good communication skills in English both written and verbal;
• Ability to and commitment to producing scientific outputs for publication in peer-reviewed journals;
• Evidence of ability to work independently and collaboratively within an international team;
• Highly motivated, with excellent organisation skills and with strong attention to detail and quality;
• Are willing to travel to attend secondments, training and academic events.

• At the effective starting date of this contract, applicants must not have been awarded with a PhD;
• At the effective starting date of this contract, applicants must not have resided in Italy for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the appointment;
• Master's concerning the scientific disciplinary area of relevance obtained in Italy or the equivalent title obtained abroad (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering);
• An excellent track record of academic achievement.

UNICAL is organised in a Campus with an area of about 200 hectares hosting: 14 departments, 80 courses of study, 2 specialization schools, 13 interdepartmental centers, 4 Museums, the University Language Center, a residential center offering about 1.800 beds, several canteens, a public transport service for thousands of students a day, more than 200 classrooms, the largest library in Southern Italy, a Music and Entertainment Arts Center, a sport center, and a business incubator managed by the Research, Innovation and Social Impact Area (ex Liaison Office - ILO) with a great experience in EU project management within several Research Programmes (ESF, ERDF, FPs, H2020, HEU).

Only applicants who have not been resident in Italy for more than 12 months in the 36 months preceding the effective starting date of this contract are eligible for this position. Moreover, applicants must not have been awarded with a PhD at the effective starting date of this contract.

For more information on the eligibility criteria, please check https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/doctoral-networks

Admission Procedures:

 Assessment of qualifications and oral exam: during the oral test, knowledge of the English language will be tested

Assessable Qualification:

The candidates must attach to their applications:

1. A Research project and
2. Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum (CV) with attached certificate of Bachelor's and Master's Degree or Degree before Ministerial Decree 509/1999 with indication of the exams taken and related grades.

How to write the research project? Depending on the position(s) your are applying for, i.e. DC1 or DC2, please start from the specific objectives of each research proposals, which are described in the section “About the positions, salary, and the research projects”, and write down how you think to carry out your research to reach these objectives. No page limit applies.

For more details please refer to pages 19 and 20 of the call: https://unical.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/moduli/downloadFile.php?file=oggetto_allegati/2416913294125732150O__Oall_dr_620_bando_dott_di_ricerca_xl_ciclo_20242025_eng.pdf

For further information or doubts about the positions and the related application procedures please contact Prof. Marco Ricci for DC1 (marco.ricci@unical.it ) and/or Dr. Stefano Laureti for DC2 (stefano.laureti@unical.it ), who will be happy to provide more details about the project and also to give details of how to apply for the DC1 and DC2 post at University of Calabria. When submitting your application to this position, you are kindly asked to also fill out the pre-application module.

For informal inquiries, please contact Dr Stefano Laureti at info@metacmed.eu. For further information please also see the MetacMed Call for Applicants (download here) and have a look at the MetacMed website (www.metacmed.eu) to stay up-to-date!

Website for additional job details:

https://www.metacmed.eu/