The Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program, XXV cycle

Call for PhD students' applications  n. 1/2023

Communication on the interviews

N. 4 Ph.D. fellowship are available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates.

In the application you can choose among the following projects (you have to indicate your 1st and 2nd choice):

A unique refugium from climate warming in the Levantine Basin, eastern Mediterranean Sea
Director of Studies: Paolo Giulio Albano
Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement
Seat: Naples, Italy

How marine invertebrates cope with environmental stressors: regulation of the inflammatory response through the endocannabinoids-microbiota interplay
Director of Studies: Paolo Sordino
Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms Department
Seat: Sicily Marine Centre, Messina, Italy

The ribbon-like Golgi architecture. Its roles in development and the molecular determinants of its evolution
Director of Studies: Francesco Ferraro
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy

Range expansion of loggerhead turtles into the Western Mediterranean: spatial distribution, habitat connectivity and response to climate change
Director of Studies: Sandra Hochscheid
Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement
Seat: Marine Turtle Research Center, Portici (NA, Italy

CODING_ Circadian clock and photoperiodism in marine angiosperms(seagrasses): evolution and ecological significance
Director of Studies: Emanuela Dattolo
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy

Mya arenaria in tidal flats: the role of the Holobiont in an ancient European invader (MarsH)
Director of Studies: Ulisse Cardini
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Genova Marine Centre, Genova, Italy

Novel Signalling Pathways Mobilizing Ca2+ and F-actin in Starfish and Sea Urchin Eggs
Director of Studies: Jong Tai Chun
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy

Role of Retinoic Acid in Cardiomyocytes Specification during Ciona robusta Embryogenesis
Director of Studies: Enrico D'Aniello
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy

High-frequency automated imaging to capture phytoplankton morpho-functional traits
Director of Studies: Diana Sarno
Department of Research Infrastructures for marine biological resources
Seat: Naples, Italy

Chemosensory perception in copepods: behavioral, physiological and molecular responses to biotic stimuli
Director of Studies: Ylenia Carotenuto
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy

The closing date for applications is June 21st 2023 h. 12.00

Interviews of selected candidates will be held in videoconference on July 17th and 18th 2023

Please read carefully the information files below, also containing the link to the application form

Info & Admission requirements

How to Apply

Reference letter 2023

Published on May 25th 2023

The Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program, XXV cycle

Call for PhD students' applications  n. 2/2023

Communication on the interviews

N. 1 Ph.D. fellowship is available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates for the following project:

Evolution of pancreatic cell types: a single cell transcriptomic approach

Director of Studies: Maria I. Arnone

Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms

Seat: Naples, Italy

The closing date for applications is July 13th st 2023 h. 12.00

Interviews of selected candidates will be held in videoconference on July 18, 2023

Please read carefully the information files below, also containing the link to the application form

Info & Admission requirements

How to Apply

Reference letter 2023

Published on June 19th 2023 

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are glad to announce the Euromarine Summer School “Emerging topics in coastal marine ecosystems - eTOPs” will take place from 4th to 13th July 2023 in Cadiz (Spain).

The Summer School eTOPs aims at interdisciplinary training of PhD students working in coastal marine ecosystems. This Summer School is coordinated by Euromarine Network researchers from Universidad de Cadiz (UCA, Spain), Centro de Ciencias do Mar (CCMAR, Portugal), and Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN, Italy) and will be delivered by 29 professional experts from 14 institutions.

The eTOPs Summer School will cover a broad and interdisciplinary training in a series of emerging topics in the study of coastal marine ecosystems and will include theoretical formation with practical laboratory sessions and field trips. The topics addressed include climate change, i.e. marine heatwaves and ocean acidification, global anthropogenic impacts, i.e. microplastics and emerging pollutants, and biological risks, i.e. invasive species. It will also address climate change mitigation strategies, i.e. blue carbon, technology development, i.e. unmanned vehicles, and management and conservation strategies for marine protected areas.

eTOPs will grant PhD students, mostly from the EuroMarine network. Participants will be certified through the UCA International Doctoral School in Marine Studies EIDEMAR with recognition doctoral training course credits/hours.

Information about the Summer School and application link at https://euromarinesummerschool.uca.es

Call for application is now open. Deadline for applications is 9th March 2023

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STUDIO E MONITORAGGIO DELLE PRATERIE DI POSIDONIA OCEANICA
Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi 2 – 6 settembre 2024

L’Unità MOTax (Marine Organism Taxonomy), in collaborazione con il Museo Vivo del Mare “MUSea”, organizza una Summer School sulla Posidonia oceanica dal titolo: “Studio e Monitoraggio delle Praterie di Posidonia oceanica”.
Il corso, organizzato in lezioni frontali, attività di campo (immersioni subacquee) ed attività di laboratorio, è rivolto a chi è in possesso di un’adeguata formazione naturalistica e che intenda acquisire le conoscenze necessarie per svolgere indagini sulle praterie di Posidonia oceanica: dalla stesura del piano di campionamento a tutte le attività di campo a mare, dalle analisi di laboratorio alle attività di elaborazione statistica dei dati.
In particolare, la Summer School ha l’obiettivo di formare i partecipanti all’applicazione della metodologia PREI, Posidonia Rapid Easy Index, strumento metodologico d’indagine dello stato delle praterie a Posidonia oceanica per l’implementazione territoriale delle Direttive Comunitarie Direttiva Quadro Sulle Acque (2000/60/CE) e Direttiva Strategia Marina (2008/56/CE), ISPRA.
Il corso, diretto dal dott. Luigi Valiante direttore scientifico del Museo Vivo del Mare, si avvale della collaborazione della Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn con la partecipazione del dott. Gabriele Procaccini Dirigente di Ricerca del Dipartimento Ecologia Marina Integrata e del dott. Paolo Fasciglione dell’Unità specializzata in tassonomia MOTax.
La durata è di 5 giorni, le lezioni frontali e le attività di laboratorio si svolgono presso il Museo Vivo del Mare “MUSea” che ha sede al Palazzo Vinciprova di Pioppi (Pollica), mentre le attività di campo (immersioni subacquee) saranno effettuate nell’Area a Tutela “la Punta” di Pioppi, nel Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e degli Alburni.

Lezioni frontali:
• Fisiologia, ecologia, ruolo ecosistemico, gestione della fascia costiera, conservazione
• Resilienza e capacità di adattamento
• Analisi dei dati, applicazione dell’indice PREI con dimostrazioni pratiche

Attività di campo, immersioni sulla prateria:
• Identificazione dei limiti della prateria, misure di densità e valutazione dell’indice di copertura
• Prelievo e tecniche di campionamento dei fasci fogliari
• Campionamento fauna vagile associata ai rizomi
• Campionamento fauna vagile associata alle foglie

Attività di laboratorio:
• Descrittori morfometrici (fenologia)
• Analisi della comunità epifita
• Studio della fauna vagile

Docenti
• Luigi Valiante (Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi)
• Gabriele Procaccini (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli)
• Paolo Fasciglione (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli)
• Michele Scardi (Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata)

Quota di partecipazione:
450,00 euro, la quota comprende:
5 gg di corso presso il Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi (palazzo Vinciprova) di cui:
• 16 ore di attività scientifiche in immersione sulla prateria di Posidonia oceanica;
• 12 ore di laboratorio presso le sale attrezzate del MUSea;
• 12 ore di lezioni frontali da parte del personale tecnico scientifico;
• materiale didattico;
• Cena sociale/Coffee break

NOVITA'
BORSA DI STUDIO EUGENIO FRESI
Lo sponsor GoUp formazione srls finanzia una borsa di studio per la partecipazione al corso
Invio candidature, modalità di partecipazione ed un "ricordo" del professore Eugenio Fresi al link sotto:
https://storage.vabo.tools/BandoBorsadiStudioEugenioFresi.pdf

Organizzatori: Paolo Fasciglione (SZN), Luigi Maria Valiante (MUSea)

Info e domanda di partecipazione:
• www.centrostudisealab.it
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Fine iscrizioni: 15 luglio 2024
Conferma partecipazione e pagamento: 31 luglio 2024

STUDIO E MONITORAGGIO DELLE PRATERIE DI POSIDONIA OCEANICA
Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi 2 – 6 settembre 2024

L’Unità MOTax (Marine Organism Taxonomy), in collaborazione con il Museo Vivo del Mare “MUSea”, organizza una Summer School sulla Posidonia oceanica dal titolo: “Studio e Monitoraggio delle Praterie di Posidonia oceanica”.
Il corso, organizzato in lezioni frontali, attività di campo (immersioni subacquee) ed attività di laboratorio, è rivolto a chi è in possesso di un’adeguata formazione naturalistica e che intenda acquisire le conoscenze necessarie per svolgere indagini sulle praterie di Posidonia oceanica: dalla stesura del piano di campionamento a tutte le attività di campo a mare, dalle analisi di laboratorio alle attività di elaborazione statistica dei dati.
In particolare, la Summer School ha l’obiettivo di formare i partecipanti all’applicazione della metodologia PREI, Posidonia Rapid Easy Index, strumento metodologico d’indagine dello stato delle praterie a Posidonia oceanica per l’implementazione territoriale delle Direttive Comunitarie Direttiva Quadro Sulle Acque (2000/60/CE) e Direttiva Strategia Marina (2008/56/CE), ISPRA.
Il corso, diretto dal dott. Luigi Valiante direttore scientifico del Museo Vivo del Mare, si avvale della collaborazione della Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn con la partecipazione del dott. Gabriele Procaccini Dirigente di Ricerca del Dipartimento Ecologia Marina Integrata e del dott. Paolo Fasciglione dell’Unità specializzata in tassonomia MOTax.
La durata è di 5 giorni, le lezioni frontali e le attività di laboratorio si svolgono presso il Museo Vivo del Mare “MUSea” che ha sede al Palazzo Vinciprova di Pioppi (Pollica), mentre le attività di campo (immersioni subacquee) saranno effettuate nell’Area a Tutela “la Punta” di Pioppi, nel Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e degli Alburni.

Lezioni frontali:
• Fisiologia, ecologia, ruolo ecosistemico, gestione della fascia costiera, conservazione
• Resilienza e capacità di adattamento
• Analisi dei dati, applicazione dell’indice PREI con dimostrazioni pratiche

Attività di campo, immersioni sulla prateria:
• Identificazione dei limiti della prateria, misure di densità e valutazione dell’indice di copertura
• Prelievo e tecniche di campionamento dei fasci fogliari
• Campionamento fauna vagile associata ai rizomi
• Campionamento fauna vagile associata alle foglie

Attività di laboratorio:
• Descrittori morfometrici (fenologia)
• Analisi della comunità epifita
• Studio della fauna vagile

Docenti
• Luigi Valiante (Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi)
• Gabriele Procaccini (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli)
• Paolo Fasciglione (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli)
• Michele Scardi (Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata)

Quota di partecipazione:
450,00 euro, la quota comprende:
5 gg di corso presso il Museo Vivo del Mare di Pioppi (palazzo Vinciprova) di cui:
• 16 ore di attività scientifiche in immersione sulla prateria di Posidonia oceanica;
• 12 ore di laboratorio presso le sale attrezzate del MUSea;
• 12 ore di lezioni frontali da parte del personale tecnico scientifico;
• materiale didattico;
• Cena sociale/Coffee break

NOVITA'
BORSA DI STUDIO EUGENIO FRESI
Lo sponsor GoUp formazione srls finanzia una borsa di studio per la partecipazione al corso
Invio candidature, modalità di partecipazione ed un "ricordo" del professore Eugenio Fresi al link sotto:
https://storage.vabo.tools/BandoBorsadiStudioEugenioFresi.pdf

Organizzatori: Paolo Fasciglione (SZN), Luigi Maria Valiante (MUSea)

Info e domanda di partecipazione:
• www.centrostudisealab.it
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Fine iscrizioni: 15 luglio 2024
Conferma partecipazione e pagamento: 31 luglio 2024

PhD Thesis @SZN

BEFORE STARTING YOUR APPLICATION

Allow yourself 45 to 60 minutes to complete the online application.
In order to submit an application our the PhD program, you must first create an account. This account will allow you to save your application and continue it at a later date.
We strongly recommend to submit your application ahead of the deadline in order to avoid any last minute problems with online submission. No application will be accepted after the deadline of November 3rd 2022 - h. 12.00 (CET)

Candidates with disabilities should please detail any eventual facility they require to participate in the eventual interview. Every effort will be made to ensure that they can participate on an equal basis with other candidates and all reasonable arrangements requested by disabled candidates will be adopted.

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

Before starting the procedure please be sure to have the following documents:
- cv (European form desirable)
- a scanned copy of your degree (For European Citizens Self-Declaration Affidavit - In accordance with article 46 T.U. – D.P.R. no. 445- 28.12.2000)
- a scanned copy of the IELTS (or alternative as indicated at the page Info & Admission) certificate (if applicable) (For European Citizens Self-Declaration Affidavit - In accordance with article 46 T.U. – D.P.R. no. 445- 28.12.2000)
- a scanned copy of the ID document
- a scanned copy of the declaration automatically produced by the system at the end of the application procedure, duly signed*

STEP 1
Read the project for which a fellowship is available.

STEP 2
LINK TO THE SZN ONLINE APPLICATION
CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
FILL IN THE ONLINE FORM*

*At the end of the online application procedure, the system will produce a declaration that the candidate will have to print, sign, scan and save as a PDF or JPG file.
This file must be attached to the application in the appropriate section.
Attaching this document is a mandatory prerequisite to complete the online application procedure.
After submitting the application, you will receive an email confirming of the submission. This message has the value of receipt, if you do not receive it, please contact the PhD office at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.

STEP 3
Download the form for the recommendation letter (available here and in the application form) and send it to 2 persons acquainted with your professional achievements who are able to give a qualified judgment of your skills and professional qualities as perspective PhD student. The letters of recommendation are an essential part of your application. It is your responsibility to contact your referees and to ensure that they write to us before the deadline for receiving applications on November 3rd 2022 - h. 12.00 (CET). Please forward the form to each of these two referees and ask them to send their letters of recommendation from their institutional directly to this email address: phdszn(at)szn.it.

INFO
If you have any question regarding the application process, please, contact Gabriella Grossi
From Monday to Friday h. 9.00 – 12.30 and 14.00-15.00 
Phone: +39-081-5833396
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DEADLINE November 3rd 2022 - h. 12.00 (CET)

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE OF INTERVIEW

Interviews of selected candidates will be held in videoconference on November 11th 2022  on November 14th 2022 at h.  14:30 at the link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89239275003?pwd=Z1Q2eUVOWEtIWXRVdnlBOW4wVkp4Zz09

 Updated on 14/11/2022

The SZN hosts International PhD programs in collaboration with the Open University (UK) and European Universities. Research students have the opportunity to develop top-level research and improve their personal skills and professional competence by living, experiencing and working in the laboratories of the SZN. A dedicated staff supports each research student and his/her needs are identified and jointly agreed upon, with the student at the beginning of the activity. All needs and progresses are regularly followed and updated as appropriate.
All SZN PhD students take advantage of our international Higher Education Program, consisting of international courses, seminars, workshops and colloquia. Over the last three years more than 40 students have completed their PhD program at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn.

International PhD Program in collaboration with the Open University (OU)

The International PhD Programme, originally established in 1998, represents the prime commitment to first class training and education. Our International  PhD Program in Life Sciences is based on internationality, dedicated mentoring, career development, additional skills, in order to provide our  PhD students with the best starting platform for a successful career in science by inspiring and fostering talented young scientists to turn them into skilled and creative future leaders. It provides comprehensive training that promotes scientific excellence, independence and creativity. We provide close internal mentoring jointly with the tutoring of an international expert, highly specialized courses, additional skill exercises, career development. More than 95% of our students have successfully completed their PhD degree and most of our graduates have taken up positions all over the world. Every year we accept an average of 6 new students, selected from a large pool of international applicants.

POSITIONS ON OFFER

PhD Program in collaboration with Italian and European Universities

SZN has a long lasting PhD Program in collaboration with Italian and European Universities. More than 130 PhD students graduated in different scientific disciplines, in collaboration with many Italian and European Universities.
The following PhD Programs are currently running:

- University of Naples Federico II, Biology
- Polytechnic University of the Marche, Biology – Curriculum “Marine Biology and Ecology”
- Sant’Anna School of Advances Studies – Pisa, Biorobotics
- University of Siena, Environmental, geological and polar sciences and technologies
- University of Trieste, Environmental life sciences
- KU Leuven (Belgium), Science
- University of Calabria, Life Sciences
- University of Bremen, Germany - Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences
- University of Vienna, Austria – Biology
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Traslational Medicine
- University of Messina, Applied Biology and Experimental Medicine
- University of Tuscia, Ecology and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources
- University of Rome Sapienza, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
- University of Pisa, Biology
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Marine Sciences

The PhD programs in collaboration with the European Universities, follow the rules and selection procedures of each University. All information concerning the call for applications, the duration, the financial support, the admission requirements can be found on:
INFO AND ADMISSION:
University of Naples Federico II 
Polytechnic University of Marche
Sant’Anna School of Advances Studies
University of Siena
University of Trieste
KU Leuven
University of Calabria
University of Bremen
University of Vienna
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
University of Messina
University of Tuscia
University of Rome Sapienza
University of Pisa
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Courses

Highly specialized PhD-level courses, seminars by leading scientists, as well as skill exercises programs are offered annually to SZN students. Students are required to attend all training activities in order to qualify for the degree. All courses, seminars and tutorials are held in English.

PhD planning and management

The President of the SZN is responsible for the strategic direction of the Higher Education Program. The SZN PhD Programme is managed by a PhD Board, a PhD Steering Committee, and by the Coordinator of the PhD Program Dr. Sabrina Carrella, responsible for overseeing the research degree provision.

The PhD Board includes all the staff scientists and technologists of the SZN.

PhD Steering Committee members are: Dr. Sabrina Carrella, Coordinator, Dr. Ylenia Carotenuto, Dr. Chiara Lauritano, Dr. Serena Leone.

Administration and organization is managed by the Higher Education & University Liaison Office.

CONTACTS: Higher Education & University Liaison Office - Gabriella Grossi  Tel. +39-081-5833396 and Margherita Groeben Tel. +39-081-5833310 at phdszn(at)szn.it

OUR RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS:
Research Departments

Research activities at the SZN require the employment of a large number of PhDs and young researchers. PostDoc programs are defined on a 3-year basis and PostDocs are continuously recruited through public calls. Their work is linked either to specific research EU programs or to flagship programs of the SZN. The recruitment of PostDocs allow their further training in specific research fields and is operated either through grants or by means of Assegni di Ricerca, whose duration can vary from 1 to 5 years.

SZN INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS

Since the early nineties SZN promotes and hosts a very important series of international seminars, involving either the participation of SZN scientists (including early stage researchers) to top level scientists from all around the world, including Noble Prizes who have conducted or present their research at the SZN.

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SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, CONGRESSES AND WORKSHOPS

The SZN promotes and organizes meetings and workshops aimed to high level scientific exchanges, to support the scientific communities to meet and discuss topics with leaders in the field as well as to discuss common themes and exchange cross-disciplinary results.

ADVANCED COURSES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

The SZN has a long tradition in the organization of Advanced Courses for the training of scientists working in public or private institutions, and Summer Schools, that include summer schools in the History of Biology and the most advanced scientific issues (e.g., Advanced Phytoplankton Course) aiming at promoting the transfer of new methods and emerging techniques to a specialized audience.