PhD in Veterinary Sciences

Academic Year 2022-2023
Subject area Medical, Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Medical Sciences
Cycle 38
Coordinator Prof. Carolina Castagnetti
Language English, Italian
Duration 3 years

Application deadline: Dec 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

2nd NRRP Call for Applications - Further PhD positions

Enrolment: From Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 06, 2023 - On www.studenti.unibo.it, PhD candidates awarding NRRP positions should use NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Mar 01, 2023

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Application deadline: Aug 02, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

NRRP Call for Applications

Enrolment: From Sep 30, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022 - On www.studenti.unibo.it download NRRP forms only

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

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Application deadline: Jun 09, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Expired)

Call for Applications

Positions: More information in the PhD Programme Table

Enrolment: From Jul 26, 2022 to Aug 05, 2022

Doctoral programme start date: Nov 01, 2022

Operating centre
Ozzano dell'Emilia (Bologna)
Main Department
Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences - DIMEVET
Curricula
  1. Basic Sciences
  2. Animal Production and Food Safety
  3. Animal Health
  4. Clinical Sciences
Research topics

Curriculum 1: Basic Sciences

The research activity will deal with projects in veterinary anatomy and physiology as well as in biochemistry and clinical biochemistry applied to veterinary medicine. All the domestic species, as well as the exotic ones, may be investigated. The research project will be defined with the tutor.

Curriculum 2: Animal Production and Food Safety

All the research activities related to breeding/rearing, alimentation and nutrition of all the domestic and most of the aquatic species will be considered. In addition, the research activity will focus on the control of the quality and the safety of all the products of animal origin.

Curriculum 3: Animal Health

The research activities will deal with infectious and parasitic diseases of domestic animals, the epidemiology and the zoonosis with their sanitary control. They will also focus on the pathological anatomy in domestic species, from both histological and macroscopic points of view.

Curriculum 4: Clinical Sciences

Research activities will regard internal medicine, surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology in all the species of veterinary interest.

Job opportunities and potential areas of employment
The career opportunities are all the ones of the graduated in Veterinary Medicine and related disciplines (animal production and biology), but with a clearly higher qualification. Other career opportunities may be given by employment in public (IZS, ISS, University) or private (pharmaceutical industry, feed mills, processing plants of food of animal origin) companies.
Admission Board

NRRP Call - Further PhD Positions
Appointed by RD 952/2022 Prot. n. 0357333 of 02/12/2022

Surname Name University / Institution Role Email
Caffara Monica Università di Bologna Member monica.caffara@unibo.it
Castagnetti Carolina Università di Bologna Member carolina.castagnetti@unibo.it
Giacometti Federica Università di Bologna Member federica.giacometti3@unibo.it
Nesci Salvatore Università di Bologna Member salvatore.nesci@unibo.it
Sarli Giuseppe Università di Bologna Member giuseppe.sarli@unibo.it
Chiocchetti Roberto Università di Bologna Substitute roberto.chiocchetti@unibo.it
Fioravanti Marialetizia Università di Bologna Substitute marialeti.fioravanti@unibo.it
Martelli Giovanna Università di Bologna Substitute giovanna.martelli@unibo.it
Nannoni Eleonora Università di Bologna Substitute eleonora.nannoni2@unibo.it
Pisoni Luciano Università di Bologna Substitute luciano.pisoni@unibo.it

Call for Application and NRRP Call
Appointed by RD 830/2022 Prot. n. 0127511 of 30/05/2022
Confirmed by RD 1103/2022 Prot. n. 0162873 of 17/07/2022

Surname Name University / Institution Role email Curriculum
Castagnetti Carolina Università di Bologna Member Clinical Sciences
Giacometti Federica Università di Bologna Member Animal Production and Food Safety
Nesci Salvatore Università di Bologna Member Basic Sciences
Sarli Giuseppe Università di Bologna Member Animal Health
Chiocchetti Roberto Università di Bologna Substitute Basic Sciences
Fioravanti Marialetizia Università di Bologna Substitute Animal Health
Martelli Giovanna Università di Bologna Substitute Animal Production and Food Safety
Nannoni Eleonora Università di Bologna Substitute Animal Production and Food Safety
Pisoni Luciano Università di Bologna Substitute Clinical Sciences

* The following shall take part in the work of the Examination Board as expert members for positions linked to specific research topics for the NRRP Call:

  • Gino Villetti - Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA
  • Luigi Gavazzi, Fabio Bernardi - Gesco Società coperativa agricola
  • Roberta Majer, Benedetta Tugnoli - Vetagro SpA
  • Fausto Toni - Progeo
Learning outcomes

The training objectives are different depending on the curriculum chosen by the Student. In fact, the Students could attend curricula whose aim is the acquisition of a know-how which will allow them to carry out a highly qualified research activity in the field of Veterinary and Biological Sciences: some will attend curricula focused on basic research, while others will follow professionalizing curricula whose aim is the acquisition of very qualified knowledge in the veterinary clinical activity and in animal production. It is important to stress that these last ones will have the opportunity to draw noteworthy cues of applied research from the clinical cases.  

Activities to be carried out by Doctoral candidates

The PhD students, through the methodologies of the biomedical research applied to veterinary sciences, food safety and animal production, will conduct their research activity in the labs, the examination rooms and all the structures typical of the activity of a Vet (veterinary hospital,  dairy farm, National Institute for Artificial Insemination, slaughterhouse, labs and fishpond for Aquaculture and fish pathology located in Cesenatico, processing industries of animal origin food, etc.). All the students will allways closely operate with their supervisor. 

Research training activities compliant with the Doctoral programme's learning outcomes

The PhD students, through the methodologies of the biomedic research applied to veterinary sciences, food safety and animal production, will conduct their research activity in the labs, surgerys and in all the structures typical of the activity of a Vet (veterinary hospital, dairy farm, National Institute for Artificial Insemination, slaughterhouse, labs and fishpond for Aquaculture and fish pathology located in Cesenatico processing industries of animal origin food, etc.) All the students will allways closely operate with their tutor. Bologna University will guarantee a basic formation on the management of the research, on the knowledge of the research systems, its financing and its valoriation. The Doctorate will collaborate with the Centro Linguistico for the organization of courses on scientific English language; in addition, courses on the safety of the working environment will be activated. The Doctorate will organise seminars (by members of the Doctorate Council and by other teachers of DIMEVET) on transversal items (common to the 4 curricula of the Doctorate). Finally, the supervisors will stimulate the students to participate in events (workshops, congresses, scientific meetings, stages, etc.) and will improve their informatic knowledge in relation to their specific research projects.
The compulsory mini-courses to be attended during the three years of the doctorate are listed below: 1- Integrated course of “Bioinformatics and Statistics” - 12 hours; 2- Seminars on the quality assurance system - 4 hours; 3- Seminars on
how to exploit the results of your research - 6 hours; 4 - Seminars on how to manage one's own research activity - 6 hours; 5- Seminars on antimicrobial resistance - 8 hours; 6- Course on the discipline of the use of animals for scientific and educational purposes - 4 pm.

Internationalization features

Each PhD student should spend a period of training activity abroad, in Universities or research centers highly qualified.
The involvement of foreign teachers is already widely utilized. The PhD students have the possibility to work in European financed projects.
Agreements for awarding double doctoral degrees have bieen signed with the University of Litoral (Argentina) and the Univeristy of Mekelle (Ethiopia).

Expected research results and products

The research activity of the students should exit in publications in International journals, especially in those of highl level, in presentig papers at both International and National meetings and in documentation of clinical cases.
All published papers will be inserted in the IRIS system.
At least two publications indexed on ISI/SCOPUS/PUBMED are expected to be producet in order to be admitted to sit the final exam.