PhD Course in

Chemical, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Director: Prof. CARMINE GAETA (E-mail: cgaeta@unisa.it )
Organization: Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli” (DCB)
Period: three-year
a) Chemistry
Curriculum:
b) Biological and Environmental Sciences
Curriculum a: 4 scholarships for the following projects:

1) Novel lactones in the synthesis of bioactive heterocyclic

Scholarships funded by
5
the University.
compounds
2) Polymeric Materials: Structural features, Properties and
Applications
3) New chiral macrocycles: synthesis and properties
4) Intra- and intermolecular non-covalent interactions in molecular
recognition

Curriculum b: 1 scholarship for the following project:

5) Cellular and mitochondrial metabolic adaptation to exposure
to bioactive compounds
Scholarship funded by
the University and Curriculum a
reserved to candidates 1
who have obtained a project to be defined upon the outcome of the selection
Available master degree abroad
positions: Curriculum a: 1 scholarship for the following project:
Scholarships financed
Development and application of bioinformatics approaches
with PNRR funds - DM 1
for the study of biomolecules involved in
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physiopathological processes of the human organism
Curriculum a: 1 scholarship for the following project:
Scholarship financed
Polymeric films, biodegradable and non-biodegradable,
with funds – DM 629 1
with antimicrobial properties for applications in
Impresa MACRA srl
food packaging
Curriculum a: 1 scholarship for the following project:
Scholarship financed Development of catalytic systems and processes with low
with funds – DM 629
1 environmental impact for the synthesis of biodegradable
Impresa Novamont; a
polyesters
Versalis company

n. 2 to curriculum a
Positions without n. 1 to curriculum b
3
scholarship
projects to be defined upon the outcome of the selection
LM-6 Biologia
LM-7 Biotecnologie agrarie
LM-8 Biotecnologie industriali
LM-9 Biotecnologie mediche, veterinarie e farmaceutiche
Qualification LM-10 Conservazione dei beni architettonici e ambientali
required for LM-11 Scienze per la conservazione dei beni culturali
admission to the LM-13 Farmacia e farmacia industriale
competition LM-17 Fisica
LM-21 Ingegneria biomedica
LM-22 Ingegneria chimica
LM-35 Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio
LM-53 Scienza e ingegneria dei materiali
 LM-54 Scienze chimiche
LM-60 Scienze della natura
LM-61 Scienze della nutrizione umana
LM-70 Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
LM-71 Scienze e tecnologie della chimica industriale
LM-73 Scienze e tecnologie forestali ed ambientali
LM-75 Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio
LMR/02 Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali
LM Sc. Mat. Scienze dei materiali
LM-53. Ingegneria dei materiali
6/S (specialistiche in biologia)
7/S (specialistiche in biotecnologie agrarie)
8/S (specialistiche in biotecnologie industriali)
9/S (specialistiche in biotecnologie mediche, veterinarie e farmaceutiche)
10/S (specialistiche in conservazione dei beni architettonici e ambientali)
11/S (specialistiche in conservazione dei beni scientifici e della civilta industriale)
14/S (specialistiche in farmacia e farmacia industriale)
20/S (specialistiche in fisica)
26/S (specialistiche in ingegneria biomedica)
27/S (specialistiche in ingegneria chimica)
38/S (specialistiche in ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio)
61/S (specialistiche in scienza e ingegneria dei materiali)
62/S (specialistiche in scienze chimiche)
68/S (specialistiche in scienze della natura)
77/S (specialistiche in scienze e tecnologie agrarie)
78/S (specialistiche in scienze e tecnologie agroalimentari)
81/S (specialistiche in scienze e tecnologie della chimica industriale)
82/S (specialistiche in scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio)

Foreign qualification equivalent to the master's / specialist degrees listed above

DOCUMENTS, CURRICULUM AND INTERVIEW
Considered
documents:
✓ Academic, scientific The curriculum must include the list of
and professional exams taken in undergraduate and
curriculum; postgraduate degrees, with an indication of
✓ Graduation marks; the obtained marks.
✓ Research project
concerning one of The candidate must present a research
ASSESSMENT
the above specified project related to one of the topics listed in
OF 60 scores
ADMISSION topics; the call: this project will be evaluated for
QUALIFICATION
TESTS ✓ Letters of the purposes of the selection but will not be
presentations by binding for the purposes of the doctoral
scholars project assigned to the winners.
✓ Other qualifications Candidates who obtain at least 40/60 in the
deemed useful assessment of qualifications will be
(thesis, publications, admitted to the interview.
congresses, etc.)

From 40
Upon request a remote interview may be
INTERVIEW up to 60
arranged over the net.
scores
INTERVIEW: DATE: 9 September 2023
 TIME: 10.00 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Chemistry
and Biology “A. Zambelli”, building
F, 3rd floor, room 50-51.

The candidates residing abroad

may request to be interviewed via
internet (TEAMS platform),
ADMISSION
communicating to the email
EXAMINATION
address ufforpla@unisa.it their e-
SCHEDULE:
mail and their personal references,
and attaching a PDF file with a copy
of the passport. On the day and at
the hour set for the interview, the
candidate must be connected and
must be identified by the Selection
Committee.
Language : Italian or English