11 positions available:5 positions with bursary supported by University Tor Vergata2 positions for non-Italian applicants with their own support2 positions without financial support2 positions for Italian governmental employees with their own salary supportAdditional 200 EUR/month support for lodging to students from outsidethe province of RomeApprox. 1200 EUR/year for travels, congresses.Applicants should submit their research program in one of the following fields:1) Role of mitochondria in the adaptation to environmental stresses2) Biodeterioration in ancient parchment: metagenomic study of the microbial succession process and of its main characters3) Engineered microbial consortia for the rehabilitation of domestic wastewater4) Movements of air and pollen masses in the urban environment: applications in "health medicine"5) Microalgae adaptation to environmental stresses6) Molecular bio-archaeology: multi-omic characterization of ancient human populations7) A genomic perspective on the origins, evolution and adaptation of Galapagos Iguanas8) Exploiting bacteriophages and components thereof as tools to fight multi-drug resistance bacteria9) Conservation of a flagship species: tracking the Critically Endangered Pink Iguana from Galápagos to assess species distribution and habitat suitability modelsThe call will close on Apr. 30, 2020.Dates for the admission test will follow.More details at: http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php/it/