The Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program, XXV cycle
Call for PhD students' applications n. 3/2023 (New publishing)
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:
The closing date for applications is November 6th st 2023 h. 12.00
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The Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program, XXV cycle
Call for PhD students' applications n. 3/2023
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:
Director of Studies: Dr. Valerio Zupo, SZN
Supervisors: Dr. Maria Costantini, SZN
Prof. Robert Hoehndorf, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Department of
Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology
Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology
SZN Seat: Ischia (NA) and Naples, Italy*
*part of the research activity will also be carried on a the co-financing University premises: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
The closing date for applications is October 11th st 2023 h. 12.00
Interviews of selected candidates will be held in videoconference on October 17th, 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 September 8th 2023
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PhD Program Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn – The Open University, XXV cycle
Call for PhD students n. 2/2023
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.
The closing date for applications is July 13th 2023 h. 12.00
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Published on June 19th 2023
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PhD Program Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn – The Open University, XXV cycle
Call for PhD students n. 1/2023
N. 4 Ph.D. fellowships 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.
The closing date for applications is June 21st 2023 h. 12.00
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Published on May 25th 2023
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program 2022 - 2023 (4th call)
A 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 (Info & Admission), for the following project:
Functional Ecology of the Microbial Plastisphere
Director of Studies: Raffaella Casotti (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn)
Supervisor: Mario Celussi (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale)
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
The closing date for applications is November 3rd 2022 h. 12.00 (CET)
Published on October 11th 2022
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program 2022 - 2023 (3rd call)
A 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 (Info & Admission), for the following project:
Functional Ecology of the Microbial Plastisphere
Director of Studies: Raffaella Casotti (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn)
Supervisor: Mario Celussi (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale)
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
The closing date for applications is September 2nd 2022 h. 12.00 (CET)
Published on July 15th 2022
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program 2022 - 2023
A 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 (Info & Admission), for the following project:
Tackling diversity through DNA barcoding and integrative taxonomy: Decapod Assemblages Revealed IN the Gulf of Naples (DARING)
Director of Studies: Fabio Crocetta
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
The closing date for applications is JULY 15th 2022 h. 12.00
Published on June 28th 2022
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program
2022 - 2023
Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is JUNE 8th 2022 h. 12.00
1. Evolution of the sex determination mechanisms in the diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia
Director of Studies: Maria I. Ferrante
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
2. The molecular basis of circadian rhythms in echinoderm larvae
Director of Studies: Rossella Annunziata
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy
3. MicroRNAs-mediated environmental adaptation in marine microalgae: from physiological responses to biotechnology applications
Director of Studies: Sabrina Carrella
Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology
Seat: Naples, Italy
4. Chaetoceros, the most diverse diatom genus in the global marine phytoplankton
Director of Studies: Wiebe Kooistra
Department of Integrated Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
5. Present and future estimates for Mediterranean rhodolith-bed productivity and associated carbon fluxes
Director of Studies: Federica Ragazzola
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Ischia (NA), Italy
6. 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
7. Ichthyoplankton assemblages and fish early life stages dispersal pathways in the South-Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Director of Studies: Lorenzo Ciannelli
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Ischia (NA), Italy
Updated on May 10th 2022
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ATTENTION!!! DEADLINE POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 21st 2021 h. 12.00
Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program
2021 - 2022
A 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is SEPTEMBER 7th 2021 h. 12.00 SEPTEMBER 21st 2021 h. 2021
Director of Studies: Gerardo Della Sala
Ecosustainable Department of Marine Biotechnology
Seat: Naples, Italy
published on July 23rd 2021
updated on September 7th 2021
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Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is JUNE 10th 2021 h. 12.00
1. Keep an Eye on the Argonauta! A comparative evolutionary analysis of key genes for vision in littoral versus deep-sea octopuses
Director of Studies: Salvatore D’Aniello
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy
2. Explore the use of assisted evolution approaches for improving seagrass restoration and for enhancing the resilience of restored populations (AEvol-Sea)
Director of Studies: Gabriele Procaccini
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
3. 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
4. Prostaglandin pathway based functional studies to unveil plankton communication networks
Director of Studies: Valeria Di Dato
Department of Marine Biotechnology
Seat: Naples, Italy
5. Investigating the role of oceanic circulation in plankton communities structure and functioning
Director of Studies: Daniele Iudicone
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
published on May 5th 2021
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Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is JUNE 30th 2020 h. 12.00
1. Unveiling the evolution of sulfur-containing amino acid metabolic pathways: insight from Cnidaria
Director of Studies: Immacolata Castellano
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy
2. An Echinoderm Model to Understand the Biological Functions of the Golgi Ribbon
Director of Studies: Francesco Ferraro
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy
3. Social and ecological roles for cleanerfishes in temperate reef communities
Director of Studies: Trevor Willis
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Fano (PU) and Naples, Italy
4. Exposure of microalgae to heavy metals: effects of growth, bioremediation strategies and identification of new methods to identify physiological damages
Director of Studies: Angela Sardo
Department of Marine Biotechnology
Seat: Naples, Italy
5. Beyond the connectome: Contributing to the understanding on how neuromodulators shape neural circuits in the octopus
Director of Studies: Giovanna Ponte
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Seat: Naples, Italy
6. Investigating the impact of ocean oxygen minima expansion on demersal communities in NW Africa
Director of Studies: Priscilla Licandro
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Naples, Italy
7. The importance of sharks and rays to coastal ecosystem function
Director of Studies: Trevor Willis
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Seat: Fano (PU) and Naples, Italy
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A 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is OCTOBER 28th 2019 h. 12.00
Microalgal derivatives as nutraceutical supplements for chemoprevention
Director of Studies: Adrianna Ianora
Internal Supervisor: Clementina Sansone
Department: Marine Biotechnology
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Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is JULY 15th 2019 h. 12.00
1. Impact of microbe-Jellyfish associations on the Carbon and NItrogen Cycles in coastal marine Ecosystems (JuICE)
Director of Studies: Ulisse Cardini
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
2. Biosynthesis of long chain aliphatic compounds from Nannochloropsis spp.
Director of Studies: Sergio Balzano
Department of Marine Biotechnology
3. Nitrate sensing and uptake in diatoms: from molecular evolution to functional characterization
Director of Studies: Alessandra Rogato
Internal Supervisor: Maria I. Ferrante
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
4. Copepods as model organisms to evaluate the toxicity of emerging contaminants: an ecotoxicogenomic approach
Director of Studies: Isabella Buttino
Internal Supervisor: Ylenia Carotenuto
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
5. ‘SFerOASys’ Sponges as Fertilizing agents in Ocean Acidified Systems: Who’s in the Loop?
Director of Studies: Laura Núñez Pons
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Call published pendig Deliberation of the Administration Board
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Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is JULY 20th 2018 h. 12.00
1. Multilevel assessment of seagrass response to main climatic and anthropogenic stressors: epigenetic changes and early warning indicators of mortality
Director of Studies: Gabriele Procaccini
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
2. Dietary composition of scyphomedusae in the Gulf of Naples
Director of Studies: Isabella D’Ambra
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
3. Evolution of the TRH neuropeptide pathway and its growth regulation function in echinoderms
Director of Studies: Maria I. Arnone
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals
4. Plankton-benthos coupling at different time scales
Director of Studies: Marina Montresor
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
5. Interactions between microalgae and bacteria during growth in photobioreactor: Modulation and biotechnological implications
Director of Studies: Christophe Brunet
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
6. Microalgal enzymes with biotechnological applications
Director of Studies: Chiara Lauritano
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
7. Pigment cell gene regulatory networks in the Ciona robusta nervous system
Director of Studies: Filomena Ristoratore
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals
8. Modelling cell response and molecular mechanisms of extracellular self-DNA inhibition
Director of Studies: Maria Luisa Chiusano
Department of Research Infrastructures for marine biological resources
9. Sea urchin as a model for development of new ecosafety nanoremediation
Director of Studies: Elisabetta Tosti
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals
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A Ph.D. fellowship is available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy) on the project:
Investigating the role of connectivity in diatom ecology and evolution
Director of studies: Daniele Iudicone
Supervisors: Remo Sanges and Olivier Jaillon (CEA – Institut de Génomique – Genoscope)
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates (Info & Admission)
The closing date for applications is January 15th 2018
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Call for a PhD position in the framework of the ITN EvoCELL “Animal evolution from a cell type perspective: multidisciplinary training in single-cell genomics, evo-devo and in science outreach”, to carry out a PhD Program with the project:
Director of studies: Maria I. Arnone
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates (Info & Admission)
The closing date for applications is December 15th 2017
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Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is SEPTEMBER 12th 2017
1. Integrating observational data to understan phytoplankton dynamics in a changing world
Director of studies: Adriana Zingone
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
2. New fluorescent proteins from the sea
Director of studies: Salvatore D’Aniello
Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms Department
3. Short-term responses of marine bacteria and phytoplankton to disturbance in marine coastal areas by automated high-frequency flow cytometry
Director of studies: Raffaella Casotti
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
4. Bacteria-diatom interactions in the context of oxylipin production
Director of studies: Raffaella Casotti
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
5. Structure function and evolution of the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of 5-thiohistidines: from life in the ocean to implications for human health
Director of studies: Immacolata Castellano
Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms Department
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Call for a PhD position in the framework of the MarPipe Project “Improving the flow in the pipeline of the next generation of marine biodiscovery scientists”, to carry out interdisciplinary training at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy) on the project:
Drug discovery from marine microalgae
Director of studies: Adrianna Ianora
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates (Info & Admission)
The closing date for applications is May 10th 2017
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An additional Ph.D. fellowship is available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy) on the project:
Marine biotechnologies for the decontamination and restoration of degraded marine habitats
Director of studies: Adrianna Ianora
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is October 27th, 2016
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program
2016 - 2017
An additional Ph.D. fellowship is available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples (Italy) on the project:
Targeted-metabolomics of phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of Naples and effects of algal oxylipins on the reproduction and gene expression of copepods
Director of studies: Ylenia Carotenuto
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Applications are invited from suitably qualified postgraduate candidates (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is July 22nd 2016
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Open University - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program
2016 - 2017
Ph.D. fellowships 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 (Info & Admission).
The closing date for applications is May 30th 2016
1. Bacteria-diatom interactions in the context of oxylipin production
Director of studies: Raffaella Casotti
Department of Integrative Marine Biology
2. Evolution of a Gene Regulatory Network controlling gut patterning: Comparing upstream control and chromatin 3-D organization around xlox/pdx1 and cdx genes in sea urchin, sea star and amphioxus
Director of studies: Maria I. Arnone
Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms
3. Global population structure in selected species of the planktonic diatom genus Chaetoceros
Director of studies: Wiebe Kooistra
Department of Integrative Marine Biology
4. Studying evolution at the protein level: Combining biochemistry and systems biology approaches to unravel the mechanisms underlying the evolution of the transcription factor Brachyury
Director of studies: Giovanna Benvenuto
Department Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources
