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the duration is 3 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application instructions can be found on the University of Genoa’s webpage on PhD programmes: <a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202211170633570176640&URLID=6&ESV=10.0.16.7295&IV=E8BB97DA98ECD0D88C8BB3F21A154F08&TT=1668666838000&ESN=HRe5KwUe%2BXIUwCSQUN730nyb01tLcxqnUtyE%2FBn6yPE%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly91bmlnZS5pdC9lbi91c2cvZW4vcGhkLXByb2dyYW1tZXM&HK=396B0B2823D663C99E3275947EDCB18ADE2BD398955DD02CB2EBDB843DA39EDC">https://unige.it/en/usg/en/phd-programmes</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More in detail:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The PhD programs can be found in the following list: <a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202211170633570176640&URLID=4&ESV=10.0.16.7295&IV=F0C3415B4224D5396DC2B1D01B4AD255&TT=1668666838000&ESN=94L3mcb9VQ9cC5dvxqffYFYgrNvId9ECsv2eF3AkY%2BY%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly91bmlnZS5pdC9zaXRlcy9jb250ZW51dGkudW5pZ2UuaXQvZmlsZXMvZG9jdW1lbnRzL0FMTEVHQVRPX0FfWFhYVklJSSUyMC0lMjBFTl8xLnBkZg&HK=6221254FF9C465E18DBFD13C4464F91FD9A197EA519066B37B23095940201ECC">https://unige.it/sites/contenuti.unige.it/files/documents/ALLEGATO_A_XXXVIII%20-%20EN_1.pdf</a> – refer to section “Course: MECHANICAL, ENERGY AND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING / Curriculum: MECHANICS, MEASUREMENTS AND MATERIALS (CODE 9520)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Detailed application instructions are at the following link: <a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202211170633570176640&URLID=2&ESV=10.0.16.7295&IV=411E900463DBFA368EA474740069E78F&TT=1668666837999&ESN=Bcv08VxDqr6lClIOnMbU1RjbSd9IQUClp3fLXM%2BpXGs%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly91bmlnZS5pdC9zaXRlcy9jb250ZW51dGkudW5pZ2UuaXQvZmlsZXMvZG9jdW1lbnRzL0d1aWRhX2VuZ19YWFhWSUlJLnBkZg&HK=948F236EF49A333E2C565C9C653E38C4D53E430793D783D3330DA19599C17548">https://unige.it/sites/contenuti.unige.it/files/documents/Guida_eng_XXXVIII.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prospective candidates are invited to get in touch for further clarifications shall these be needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Application deadline: December 6<sup>th</sup>, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Giovanni BERSELLI, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Chair of Design Methods for Industrial Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Head of PhD School in Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>