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:
ENG: Call for Admissions to 2 PhD Programmes, XLII cycle, A.Y 2026/2027 |
UNIBS
<https://www.unibs.it/en/university/work-us/calls-and-notices/call-admissions-2-phd-programmes-xlii-cycle-ay-20262027>
ITA: Bando di selezione per l'ammissione ai corsi di Dottorato di Ricerca,
XLII ciclo, a.a. 2026/2027 | UNIBS
<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>
*Deadline for applications: 12 June 2026 at 14:00 (CEST) *
For further information please contact Carlo Filippi at
carlo.filippi@unibs.it