Career opportunities for a PhD in Management Engineering

The Ph.D. program in Management Engineering allows to develop professional figures that can rapidly find a highly qualified job not only within the University, but also in the industrial and service sector, in consulting and in Public Administration. Since 1983, more than 100 Ph.D students, among which many are foreigner, have obtained their degree. Among these, 40% is employed in Italian and foreign universities and 60% works as a freelance or in companies or public/private institutions and research centres either in Italy or abroad.

An integrated and systematic method, combined with an inter-functional and inter-organizational approach represent the key features of the Ph.D. Course in Management Engineering, which will allow Ph.D. to analyse and solve problems, to integrate technological, organizational, social, economic and financial evaluations and to propose innovative solutions to complex problems while covering job positions as researchers, managers, consultants and freelance. Conveying this integrated and systematic approach is fundamental to keep the pace with the intense process of product, process and market innovation that has been taking place in these years and that is vital for the competitiveness of our territory.

EXAMPLES OF FIRMS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE HIRED PEOPLE WITH A PH.D. IN MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

Toyota, Caterpillar, FIAT Auto, Komatsu Europe, Coin, Finnpower Italia, Mega, FIAMM

Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey&Company, KPMG, Jmac Consiel

SAS Institute, Nomisma, Ministero dei Trasporti

EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITIES WHO HAVE HIRED PEOPLE WITH A PH.D. IN MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

University of Padova, Udine, Salerno, Genova, Bologna, Parma, Napoli, Modena e Reggio Emilia

Polytechnic University of Milano, Torino

Instituto de Empresa (Madrid - Spain), University of Groningen (Groningen – The Netherlands)

Cass Business School (London - UK), Leeds University (Leeds - UK), University of Essex (Colchester - UK), University of Bath (Bath - UK)