Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics 
Roma, Italy Descripción del proyecto
Announcement n. 29216
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS In accordance with Resolution no. 17938 of September 30th, 2026 the 2027/2028 INFN Fellowship Program offers 16 (sixteen) positions for research activity in Theoretical Physics. Eligible candidates may be: • Non-Italian citizens with a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent qualification) obtained from a foreign institution, or • Italian citizens who, at the time of the application, hold a position in a foreign institution and have been continuously abroad for at least three years. The Fellowship cannot be awarded to those who have already benefited from the INFN Fellowship for a total duration of twenty-four months. Those who have already received a Post-Doctoral Fellowship or a fixed-term contract ("contratto a tempo determinato") with the INFN cannot participate in the call. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree (or an equivalent qualification), obtained no more than eight years prior to the call deadline, i.e. on or after November 12th, 2018. This time limit may be extended in case of: - Maternity (18 months for each child born before or after the Ph.D. award, up to a maximum of 4.5 years); - Paternity (effective time of leave taken for each child born before or after the Ph.D. award, up to a maximum of 4.5 years); - National Service (effective time of leave taken after the Ph.D. award); - Long-term illness, i.e. over 90 days, (effective time of leave taken for each incident occurred after the Ph.D. award). The total elapsed time since the award of the PhD should not in any case surpass twelve years and six months. The reasons for an extension of the time limit must be duly documented only in case of a successful application. Failure in providing the appropriate documentation will result in the ineligibility for the appointment. Candidates who are preparing their doctoral thesis are eligible to apply; however they must have obtained their Ph.D. degree by November 1st, 2027 or in any case before taking up their appointment with INFN. The research topics of the 16 fellowships and the corresponding INFN sites are listed in Annex 1. Each candidate may apply up to a maximum of two fellowships. The annual gross salary is 36.000,00 €. Each fellowship is granted for two years. Travel tickets to and from INFN sites will be reimbursed at the beginning and at the end of the fellowship; also lunch tickets will be provided for working days.
Applications, in electronic form, must be submitted to INFN not later than November 12th, 2026 (11:59 p.m. CET) through the website reclutamento.dsi.infn.it In the application the candidates must specify the date of their Ph.D., the foreign institution, the institution’s country, the selected research topic(s) and the corresponding INFN site(s) (up to a maximum of two) among those listed in Annex 1, and must include: - a curriculum vitae; - a publication list; - the names and e-mail addresses of three referees, each of them may upload a reference letter not later than November 15th, 2026 (11:59 p.m. CET). Italian applicants must also specify the foreign institution where they hold a position and must certify that they have been continuously abroad at least since November 12th, 2023. Candidates will be excluded from participation in this call if they submit their application later than the deadline indicated. Incomplete applications (lack of information or missing files) will not be considered. The selection of the candidates will be based on: 1) the candidate's scientific qualities, as shown by his/her CV and his/her track record of results achieved; 2) quality and relevance of the submitted scientific publications to be evaluated taking into account the specific research area and the candidate's career stage; 3) qualification of the candidate as attested in the submitted reference letters; 4) matching of the candidate's scientific experience and qualifications with the research topic of the Fellowship. For each fellowship primary consideration will be given to candidates working in the corresponding specific research topic; however candidates working in other subjects may be also considered. At the end of the selection process, the results of the selection will be published at INFN website (Job Opportunities – Details of the announcement). Successful candidates will then receive an official communication from the INFN administration offices. The appointed fellows should start their fellowships not later than November 1st, 2027; however, special requests to defer the starting date can be considered. The INFN guarantees equal work access opportunities to men and women in accordance with Law No. 125 of 10 April 1991, Legislative Decree 57/165/2001 and Articles 42 and 48 of Legislative Decree 198/2006. This public selection procedure is funded by INFN ordinary funds. Data Controller: National Institute of Nuclear Physics: email address: presidenza@presid.infn.it. Data Protection Officer email address: dpo@infn.it. In accordance with the provisions of Art. 13 of the EU Regulation 2016/679, the personal data requested will be collected and processed, also with the use of multiple IT tools, exclusively within the call and in compliance with the legal regulation for these activities. All information candidates provide will be treated confidentially to establish their eligibility and qualifications; if not provided, candidates will be excluded from the selection process. Data shall be kept just for the selection period and subsequently retained for storage purposes only.
INFN guarantees that candidates can access to their personal data concerning, as well as their rectification, deletion and limitation and the right to object to the personal data processing; it also guarantees the right to file a complaint with the Data Processing Authority regarding the processing carried out. For other issues not covered by this announcement, reference is made to the Disciplinary of July 1st, 2025 which is an integral part of this announcement and is available on the website: jobs.dsi.infn.it For information please send an e-mail to ac.dru.assegni.borse@lists.infn.it Roma, October 13th 2026
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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE Il PRESIDENTE (Prof. Antonio Zoccoli)1
1 Documento informatico firmato digitalmente ai sensi della legge 241/90 art. 15 c 2, del testo unico D.P.R. 28 dicembre 2000, n. 445, del D.Lgs. 7 marzo 2005, n. 82, e norme collegate, il quale sostituisce il testo cartaceo e la firma autografa
ANNEX 1
INFN Section or Laboratory Bari
Research Topic
Research Program
Astrophysical probes of novel Weakly Interacting Slim Particles (WISPs)
The project aims to investigate the production and observable signatures of weakly interacting slim particles (WISPs, such as axions, dark photons, and massive gravitons) in stars, supernovae, and neutron stars. It combines quantum field theory in hightemperature and high-density astrophysical environments, advanced stellar evolution simulations, and multi-messenger analyses (photons, γ-rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves) to identify new observational signatures, place tighter constraints on theoretical models, and uncover potential evidence for new physics beyond the Standard Model
Bologna
String theory in the sky: cosmology, gravitational waves and axions
This research program is focused on string cosmology, in particular on signatures of string theory in current observations. The areas under study will be early and late time cosmology, gravitational wave signals and axion physics. Each of them are promising to test string theory since they involve typical features of string compactifications like rolling moduli fields, de Sitter and quintessence models, cosmic superstring networks, primordial black holes, gravitational reheating and axion-like particles. The program will exploit modern computational techniques based on Machine Learning
Bologna
Next-Generation Quantum Observables for Precision Collider Physics and Indirect Searches for New Physics
The project aims to develop a new generation of observables for collider physics by combining high-precision theoretical predictions, tools inspired by quantum information (tomography, density matrices, entanglement etc.), and effective descriptions of fundamental interactions within the SMEFT and HEFT frameworks. Its objective is to enhance sensitivity to possible deviations from the Standard Model through innovative analysis strategies for the LHC and future colliders, integrating methodological advances, state-of-the-art perturbative calculations, and phenomenological studies
Cagliari
Phenomenological applications of noncommutative geometry in quantum gravity
This is an excerpt; the full call is in the official documents below.
Call details
- Institution: National Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Call type: Borsa
- Call code: 29216/2026
- Applications open: 13-10-2026
- Application deadline: 12-11-2026