Joint PhD position in gravitational-wave astronomy, Milan (Italy) and Marseille (France)

The University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and Aix-Marseille University (France) welcome applications for a joint PhD scholarship in gravitational-wave astronomy. The application deadline is April 17th, 2026 (noon CEST) for positions starting in Fall 2026:

https://en.unimib.it/study/doctoral-research-phd-programmes/applying-doctorate/calls-application

We are seeking highly motivated candidates to join our research in black-hole binary dynamics, gravitational-wave data analysis, and cosmology. Both Milano-Bicocca and Aix-Marseille host large gravitational-wave groups; candidates will benefit from both research environments as well as their broad network of external collaborators.

This joint position will be supervised by Davide Gerosa at Milano-Bicocca and Michele Mancarella at Aix-Marseille. The selected candidate is expected to spend approximately two years in Milan and one year in Marseille, although this arrangement is flexible.

Applications should be submitted through Milano-Bicocca using the link above. The PhD admission program includes several “open scholarships”, covering all research areas in the department (including ours), for which all applicants are automatically considered. Candidates interested in this joint position should explicitly indicate their interest by selecting the “project scholarship” number PROG.5, titled “Interpreting gravitational-wave data with modern inference techniques.”

For more information on our research groups, see www.davidegerosa.com/group and www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~mancarella.

We are committed to building an inclusive research environment and welcome applications from all interested candidates. For informal inquiries or expressions of interest, please contact [email protected] and [email protected].