2026/27 PhD program in Analytics for Economics and Management (AEM) at the University of Brescia

The Operations Research Group of the University of Brescia (OR-Brescia) is
looking for candidates for



*7 fully funded PhD positions in Analytics for Economics and Management
(AEM)*



The PhD students in Operations Research will join a research group
internationally known for its extensive research on the application of
optimization models and solution methods to problems arising in a variety
of application areas such as logistics, transportation, scheduling, and
finance.

The list of research topics in which OR-Brescia is currently active
includes Vehicle Routing Problems (with special emphasis on last-mile
logistics applications), Location Problems (with special emphasis on
fairness in customers’ service), Passenger Transportation (with special
emphasis on coordination and fairness issues), Inventory-Routing Problems.

All students are encouraged to spend visiting research periods at
international organizations through ad hoc mobility agreements.



The website of the PhD program is:

https://aem.unibs.it/


AEM in a nutshell

·        Contract Type: Scholarship of 36 months (potentially extendable to
48)

·        Commitment: Full time

·        Location: Brescia (Lombardy, Italy)

·        Official language: English

·        Starting date: November 1st, 2026.



The call for the PhD program is available at:

ENG: Call for Admissions to 2 PhD Programmes, XLII cycle, A.Y 2026/2027 |
UNIBS
<https://www.unibs.it/en/university/work-us/calls-and-notices/call-admissions-2-phd-programmes-xlii-cycle-ay-20262027>

ITA: Bando di selezione per l'ammissione ai corsi di Dottorato di Ricerca,
XLII ciclo, a.a. 2026/2027 | UNIBS
<https://www.unibs.it/it/ateneo/lavora-con-noi/bandi-e-gare/bando-di-selezione-lammissione-ai-corsi-di-dottorato-di-ricerca-xlii-ciclo-aa-20262027>


*Deadline for applications: 12 June 2026 at 14:00 (CEST) *



For further information please contact Carlo Filippi at
[email protected]

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*Carlo Filippi*
Professor of Operations Research

Department of Economics and Management

Università degli Studi di Brescia - Italy

Google Scholar Profile
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=it&user=vISehq8AAAAJ> - ORCID
Profile <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-976X>

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