PhD Positions - University of Verona

[Simone Quercia]

Dear all,

The Department of Economics at the University of Verona will be offering seven PhD positions (all with scholarship) in all fields of Economics and Finance with a duration of four years. The Program offers two dedicated tracks: “Economics” and “Mathematics for Data Analytics and Finance”.

We invite applications from outstanding graduates who hold or are expected to hold a master’s degree in Economics, Finance or related fields. We would be grateful if you could help us spread this information and bring it to the attention of talented and motivated students.

The Department

The University of Verona is among the top hundred world universities with less than 50 years in the rankings of the Times Higher Education. According to RepEc, the Department of Economics ranks in the top 10% of the Italian distribution and in the top 25% of the world distribution of research departments and institutions in Economics. The Department has just been awarded with the “Department of Excellence 2023-2027” seal by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

Faculty

Faculty Members can supervise a broad range of research areas suitable for a PhD thesis. For students interested in behavioral and experimental economics, let me remark that we have a large community working in this area of research and a fully equipped laboratory for conducting economics’ experiments (VELE lab). According to RepEc, the Department of Economics ranks in the top 5% of the world distribution of research departments and institutions in the field of "Cognitive and Behavioural Economics" (February 2024).

How to apply

The application process will open in May. We will send another email when the application portal is open. In the meantime, feel free to contact the Coordinator at alessandr...@univr.it or visit the official Program webpage https://www.dse.univr.it/?ent=cs&id=1008&lang=en for interest in the PhD positions.