PhD in Mountain Environment and Agriculture
Bolzano, Italy
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 180 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
This PhD program aims to provide talented and motivated students with in-depth research skills that will allow them to tackle relevant agricultural and environmental problems in mountain areas. Students will have the chance to join a range of training opportunities, seminars, and conferences and to work under the guidance of supervisors within international research teams.
The three-year program is highly interdisciplinary; competencies span from ecology to hydrology, from crop production to animal science, from forestry to agricultural engineering, and from plant protection to marketing. The PhD projects tackle, among others, the efficient use of natural resources, the sustainable production methods in agriculture and forestry, and the effect of climate change on natural and managed mountain ecosystems.
The Scientific Committee includes internationally renowned scientists from Italian and foreign Universities as well as from Research Centres, like Eurac Research and Limburg Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
The international research training and the skills developed during the doctoral program will help you meet your career aspirations, both inside and outside research institutions.
Admissions
Curriculum
During the first year, you attend courses, prepare and submit your research plan under the guidance of the main supervisor, and also present a seminar on the state-of-the-art in your area of interest. You are encouraged to develop an excellent command of methodological techniques and to start preliminary research activity.
In the second year, you are expected to carry out research activities according to the research plan and schedule and to spend a training period in a foreign university or research center. In the third year, you are mainly required to concentrate on data elaboration and on writing your thesis.
During the three-year period, you are also required to acquire credit points by attending seminars, and summer/winter schools, by presenting contributions to international conferences, and by writing scientific papers for high-ranked international journals. The dissertation is expected to be a collection of scientific papers with a comprehensive introduction, discussion, and conclusion.
Semester 1
Advanced Scientific English
Semester 1
Statistical methods for agricultural and environmental sciences
Semester 1
Theory of Scientific Method
Semester 1-2
Information Literacy
Semester 1-2
Optional Activity
Semester 1-2
Research Activity - 2nd year
Semester 1-2
Optional Activity - 3rd year
Semester 1-2
Research Plan
Semester 1-2
Research Activity
Semester 1-2
State of the Art
Semester 1-2
Optional Activity - 2nd year
Semester 1-2
Research Activity - 3rd year