Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the availability of a PhD scholarship in Finance, Markets, and Regulation at Roma Tre University.

**Application Deadline:** July 16, 2025, at 2 PM Rome time.

We strongly encourage applications from students interested in Quantitative Finance. 

The research interests of our Quantitative Finance group at Roma Tre include: sustainable finance, which integrates environmental, social and governance criteria into investment decisions; machine learning for finance, i.e., application of machine learning techniques for pattern recognition and prediction of financial markets; portfolio selection models, i.e., optimization of investment strategies based on risk management and diversification; study of cryptocurrencies in the context of alternative instruments for investment; algorithms for trading, i.e., design and validation of systematic investment strategies; behavioral finance; multivariate statistical analysis for finance; study of risk measures in the context of quantitative assessment of uncertainty and potential economic and financial impacts. For more details, please visit our webpage.

The PhD program lasts three years. Each scholarship is approximately €16,243 gross per year, and students receive an additional budget of about €1,600 per year for research activities.

Please feel free to contact me at francesco.cesarone@uniroma3.it for additional information.

You can find the official call webpage here: https://apps.uniroma3.it/public/bando2025/.

We would appreciate your assistance in sharing this opportunity with any interested students or colleagues.

Best regards,  

Francesco Cesarone