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

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI)

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

Description - Call for Expression of Interest for a joint application under the upcoming Call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

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.

The University of Genoa will organize in May the fifth edition of theMasterclass MSCA@Uni Ge.Selected candidate 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 place in Spring2026.

The proposed research topic focuses on the investigation of corrosion mechanisms in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys exposed to aggressive environments using advanced electrochemical techniques. The activity will address both fundamental and applied aspects of corrosion science, including localized corrosion, passivity breakdown, galvanic effects, and environmentally assisted degradation. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use and development of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), polarization methods, and localized electrochemical techniques for in situ and non-invasive diagnostics.

The project may also involve the modelling and deconvolution of electrochemical data, the design of customized experimental setups, and the correlation between electrochemical responses and microstructural features.

Research Group

The candidate will be hosted by a research group specialized in metallurgy, corrosion science, and electrochemical diagnostics of materials. The group combines strong expertise in experimental electrochemistry with advanced data analysis, modelling, and the development of custom instrumentation and software tools. Research activities span from fundamental studies on corrosion mechanisms to applied projects involving industrial components, energy materials, and metallic cultural heritage artefacts.

The laboratory is equipped for electrochemical testing (including EIS, polarization, and localized techniques) and microstructural characterization. The group promotes an interdisciplinary and international research environment, with strong links to both academic and applied research networks.

Application

An expression of interest shall be sent to prof. Roberto Spotorno (roberto.spotorno , ORCID:

-0454) 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: