Where: Brescia, Italy
When: application deadline June 12th, 2026
The Operations Research Group of the University of Brescia (OR-Brescia) is looking for candidates for 7 fully funded PhD positions in Analytics for Economics and Management (AEM).
The PhD students in Operations Research will join a research group internationally known for its extensive research on the application of optimization models and solution methods to problems arising in a variety of application areas such as logistics, transportation, scheduling, and finance.
The list of research topics in which OR-Brescia is currently active includes Vehicle Routing Problems (with special emphasis on last-mile logistics applications), Location Problems (with special emphasis on fairness in customers’ service), Passenger Transportation (with special emphasis on coordination and fairness issues), Inventory-Routing Problems.
All students are encouraged to spend visiting research periods at international organizations through ad hoc mobility agreements.
The website of the PhD program is: https://aem.unibs.it/
AEM in a nutshell
- Contract Type: Scholarship of 36 months (potentially extendable to 48)
- Commitment: Full time
- Location: Brescia (Lombardy, Italy)
- Official language: English
- Starting date: November 1st, 2026
The call for the PhD program is available at:
- https://www.unibs.it/it/ateneo/lavora-con-noi/bandi-e-gare/bando-di-selezione-lammissione-ai-corsi-di-dottorato-di-ricerca-xlii-ciclo-aa-20262027 (ITA)
- https://www.unibs.it/en/university/work-us/calls-and-notices/call-admissions-2-phd-programmes-xlii-cycle-ay-20262027 (ENG)
Deadline for applications: 12 June 2026 at 14:00 (CEST).
Contact: Prof. Carlo Filippi carlo.filippi@unibs.it