Call Expression of Interest MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships at UNIGE – N. Colloidal se

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry

Organisation / Company University of Genoa Department Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

University of Genoa, UNIGE, located in Genoa, ITALY, welcomes postdoctoral researchers of any nationality, with an excellent track record, to apply to the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026. Our University has been beneficiary of several MSCA-PF in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

The Marie Sklodowska Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of funding scheme of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation programme, dedicated to excellent research promoting international mobility, as well as interdisciplinary and intersect oral exchanges.

MSCA fellowship grant provides a competitive salary plus mobility and family allowances if applicable, as well as a contribution to cover research, training and networking costs. The research projects will have 2- or 3-years duration.

Selected candidates will be provided with special support for proposal writing and development
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The University of Genoa will organize in May the fifth edition of the
Masterclass MSCA@Uni Ge.Selectedcandidate researchers will have the opportunity to attend a 2-days online intensive training and coaching course on how to write a successful proposal.This masterclass is a pathway of support to candidates and their supervisors in preparing project proposal, includingprescreening activity of the draft proposals and the organisation of dedicated B2B meetings, by the European Research Office of Uni Ge, National Contact Point and other experts.

The masterclass will take Spring
2026
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The thematic area encompasses semiconductor materials, both in bulk form and as colloidal nanocrystals. In particular, the topic will cover emissive nanocrystals (VIS and NIR), quantum dots, persistent luminescent materials, and heterostructures. The ideal project will cover a part focused on materials synthesis, coupled with a chemical-physical investigation using, among others, XRD, TEM, thermal analysis, FTIR, and Raman. Moreover, optical characterisation (ABS, PL, PLE, PLQY etc) will be considered.

The project can cover both the development of new materials and innovative synthetic strategies (e.g. use of sustainable and green solvents). Alternative projects proposed by the candidates are also encouraged.

The suggested ERC fields are: , PE11_9, PE11_8, , .

The Nanostructure for Energy and Environmental Lab (NE2) is part of the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Genoa (Italy). Our research focuses on luminescent materials, both synthesis and characterization, materials for photocatalysis and the study and preservation of Cultural Heritage. The laboratory is fully equipped with state-of-the-art instruments able to carry out the aforementioned research.

An expression of interest shall be sent to prof. Federico Locardi (federico.locardi , Orcid :

-8282) within 15th April 2026.

Your file should contain the following elements:

For MSCA-PF 26 call (opening foreseen on 10th April 2026), at the deadline for the submission of proposals (9th September 2026) postdoctoral candidates shall have a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral research experience and must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Italy (for European Fellowship) or in the Third Country of the outgoing phase (for Global Fellowship) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the above mentioned deadline.

Info on MSCA PF available at the following link: