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15 MSCA industrial doctoral positions (Sustain Vitis): sustainable viticulture and winemaking, including sulphite- and alcohol-free wine
Fondazione Edmund Mach is recruiting 15 doctoral candidates for Sustain Vitis, a Horizon Europe MSCA industrial doctoral network of 5 universities, 3 research centres and 14 companies across 7 European countries. Projects cover grapevine breeding and gene editing, precision viticulture and agroecology, and sulphite- and alcohol-free winemaking with alternative packaging and waste valorisation; each candidate spends at least half the fellowship in industry.
- Country
- IT
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Funded as MSCA doctoral candidates for 36 months (EC funding); amounts per host institutio
- Apply by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Full-time
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 15
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Master's degree (or equivalent) giving access to doctoral studies in the recruiting country
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What you’ll do
- Manage and carry out an individual research project within Sustain Vitis
- Write a PhD dissertation
- Take part in network research and training activities, secondments and internships
- Publish peer-reviewed articles
- Present results at international conferences and in public outreach
- Work with research staff and students at partner institutions
- Write progress reports and attend consortium meetings
- Spend at least 18 months (50%) of the fellowship in the non-academic sector
What the employer asks for
- Master's degree or equivalent giving access to doctoral studies in the recruiting country, held by the recruitment date
- Must not already hold a doctoral degree
- Must enrol in a doctoral programme in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country
- Any nationality
- MSCA mobility rule: not resided or mainly worked/studied in the recruiting country for more than 12 months in the 36 months before recruitment
- English at least B1 (assessed at interview)
Selection process
- Central administrative pre-screening by Fondazione Edmund Mach
- Evaluation of qualifications by the recruiting organisation and its doctoral school
- Video interviews by committees at FEM (DC1, 5, 7, 12), Geisenheim University (DC2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14), UTAD (DC8, 9) and University of Bordeaux (DC3, 10, 15)
Documents to keep ready
- Application form Annex A (contact details, up to two chosen DC projects, eligibility data), saved as Surname FirstName_Application.pdf
- Complete master's thesis, saved as Surname FirstName_Thesis.pdf
- CV with list of publications
- Copy of a valid identity document
Pay, benefits and perks
- 36 months of guaranteed MSCA PhD funding
- Individual career development plan
- Secondments, internships and training modules across the network
- At least 18 months of industry experience
About the employer
Fondazione Edmund Mach is a research, education and technology-transfer foundation for agriculture, food and environment in San Michele all'Adige, Trentino, and coordinates the Sustain Vitis doctoral network on the wine value chain.
How to apply
Apply by email to curricula@fmach.it. For questions, call 0461 615542.
Applications must arrive by 12:00 CET on 26 Nov 2026; start from 1 Feb 2027; procedure ends by 26 May 2027
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Grapevine breeding and gene editing
- Precision viticulture and agroecology
- Winemaking (sulphite-free and alcohol-free)
- Sustainable wine packaging
- Waste valorisation
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Send the application by ordinary email (not PEC) to curricula@fmach.it with code '413_CRI_SVI - ITN Sustain vitis' in the subject. Choose at most two DC projects on the application form. Accessibility help: +39 0461 615542.
Original posting: 2026-10-28
Checked 2026-11-06 · Updated 2026-11-06
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