Call for Applications: National PhD in Artificial Intelligence – AI for Society

[Salvatore Ruggieri]

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

Are you interested in researching the future of human-centered Artificial Intelligence and its impact on society?

Applications are now open for the multidisciplinary Italian National PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence – AI for Society.

🔗 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://phd-ai-society.di.unipi.it/applications/
🗓️ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 August 2026, 13:00 CEST
📅 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭: 1 November 2026
⏳ 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 3 years

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

🎓 36 fully funded, full-time PhD positions
💶 Net monthly scholarship of approximately €1,200
💼 Research budget of approximately €11,000 over three years
📚 Advanced multidisciplinary training in fundamental and applied AI research
🌍 Research topics at the intersection of AI, computer science, statistics, health, ethics, law, economics, physics, and human-centered technologies

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Applicants must hold, or obtain by 31 October 2026, a Master’s degree or equivalent qualification.
Selection will be based on:
• Academic curriculum
• Research project (wrt available scholarship topics)
• Interview

We look forward to receiving applications from motivated candidates eager to contribute to responsible and socially aware AI research.