Join us

We host qualified undergraduate (laurea triennale e magistrale) and PhD (dottorato) students willing to work on computation-based projects. Mentoring takes place in collaboration with an academic advisor (relatore interno) at your home institution.

Thesis topics

Projects are usually available within our current research themes (inquire for details):

  • The geometry of protein motion: intrinsic dimension and collective variables for molecular dynamics.
  • GPCR dynamics and allostery: analysis of large collections of receptor simulations.
  • Machine learning and large MD datasets: statistical learning on biomolecular simulations and other large data sets.
  • Binding, misfolding and disease: simulations of drug binding and of disease-related protein variants.
  • Computational statistics: time-series alignment and models of disease progression and survival.

Students of the University of Milan can also find our proposals among the thesis offers of the Department of Biosciences.

What you need

  • A degree-in-the-making: engineering, physics, and chemistry and biology (as long as you have an interest in quantitative and computational aspects) courses will usually find interesting and challenging projects.
  • A reasonable knowledge of computer programming and of the English language.
  • A supporting professor in your home institution (“relatore interno”).

What you get

  • You will be developing analysis methods with the aim to contribute to actual, ongoing research and scholarly papers.
  • You will learn to use state-of-the-art software, methods, and development practices.
  • Supervision generally occurs via a combination of on-site and remote sessions.
  • We’ll collaborate with Italian or foreign institutions, depending on your interest, topic, and availability of data.

PhD and post-doctoral positions

There are occasionally opportunities for PhD students. Fellowships and positions are advertised on the official CNR websites, e.g. Concorsi e opportunità, Selezioni online and Concorsi e selezioni.

How to apply

Write to Toni Giorgino (first name dot last name at cnr.it) with a short CV, your exam transcript, and a few lines on the topics that interest you.