Physics

Overview

The Physics PhD degree from University of Pisa students main goal is to perform original research, achieving scientific independence with an international characterization. Research is performed under the supervision of a tutor, who is defined during the 1st year. 

Educational and training project:

The PhD course in Physics at the University of Pisa represents the last educational stage and the first introduction to scientific research, being characterized by a large variety of experimental and theoretical research lines, and allowing PhD students to enter national and international collaborations leading frontier research in various fields.

Career opportunities:

• While favouring training for fundamental and applied research in the context of Italian and foreign public and private research institutions, which has so far represented the natural and most frequent employment for doctors from this PhD Course, research training in Physics represents also an important and appreciated aspect in industry in very heterogeneous sectors (advanced manufacturing, electronics, energy, ICT, aerospace, medical, etc.).

•  This aspect is testified by various PhD Theses, already concluded or in progress, which see a close collaboration with companies with a strong vocation for scientific and/or technological innovation.

• This has represented a second important and by now consolidated professional outlet for PhDs in Physics, many of whom have undertaken careers in companies with a strong R&D characterization. The establishment of the Professional Order of Chemists and Physicists, and the strengthening of collaborations between research institutions and companies envisaged in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, represent further opportunities for professional integration and growth for PhDs.