22 July 2026
Open your mind. Grow your talent. Shape your future in science with the HT PhD Programme.
Human Technopole is offering 14 fully funded PhD positions for talented and motivated graduates who want to tackle fundamental questions in biology and human health through interdisciplinary research.
The open positions are part of the HT PhD Programme, a unified research and training experience designed to help early-career scientists grow from PhD students into independent researchers. PhD students carry out their research at Human Technopole, working closely with HT Group Leaders and embedded in an international scientific community.
The available projects span artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics, structural biology, molecular medicine, imaging and health data science. They are open to candidates from a broad range of backgrounds, including life sciences, medicine, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, computational biology, bioinformatics and related disciplines.
At HT, PhD students work in a world-class research environment with access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, advanced technologies and interdisciplinary expertise. They join a community built on scientific excellence, collaboration and openness, where ambitious research is supported by structured mentoring and guidance.
The positions are offered through two partner PhD programmes:
PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences, Politecnico di Milano
Ten positions are available through the PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences at Politecnico di Milano, with research carried out at Human Technopole. The open projects are:
- Morphodynamics of Cells with Extreme Shapes, Pönisch Group
- Biological Function of Cell Shape Noise Across Scales, Pönisch Group
- Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Evolution, Pinheiro Group
- Active Learning for Cell Tracking, Funke Group
- Interpretable Microscopy Image Decomposition, Funke Group
- AI Foundation Models for Electronic Health Records Data, Ganna Group
- Using Large Language Models to Improve Disease Prediction, Ganna Group
- Computational Genomics, Soranzo Group
- Pangenome-Aware Single-Cell Transcriptomics, Soranzo Group
- Foundation Models and Transfer Learning for Predicting Cancer Vulnerabilities Across Tumour Cell States, Iorio Group
Applications from 30 July to 18 September 2026.
SEMM PhD Programme in Systems Medicine
Four positions are available through the SEMM PhD Programme in Systems Medicine, with research carried out at Human Technopole. The open projects are:
- Reconstructing the paediatric AML immune ecosystem to develop next-generation cellular immunotherapies, Giustacchini Group
- Molecular mechanism of thyroid hormone regulation, Coscia Group
- Primary cilia structure, composition, function in health and ciliopathies, Pigino Group
- Advancing molecular and cellular dissection of cardiometabolic diseases, Soranzo Group
Applications from 28 July to 7 September 2026.
Ready to take the next step?
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Group Leader of the project they are interested in by sending a CV and a short cover letter outlining their background and research interests. This is an opportunity to discuss the project, ask questions and understand whether it is a good fit.
Please note that these informal contacts do not constitute an application. All applications must be submitted exclusively through the official online application platforms linked, by the relevant deadlines.
Explore the open positions and apply through the official PhD call pages.
