Career opportunities

  Job orientation

Graduates of Environmental Engineering can find employment in public authorities or private companies acting in the fields of environmental protection and/or land management, public administrations, insurance companies, public and private research centers.

They may also work in engineering firms or as freelance consultants dealing with various environmental issues (e.g. waste control and reuse, water and land management, environmental impact assessment, monitoring, modeling, risk management).

Students planning to start their professional careers can consult the different career guidance opportunities offered by the University of Padua, such as mentoring projects, job counseling, workshops also for the development of soft skills and more. The dedicated website provides more information about all the projects and possibilities. If you want to get in touch with companies or find a job, you can find more services at this page.

  PhD programmes

The University offers students the possibility to continue their academic career following a PhD programme. The University of Padua as well as the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA) published PhD positions every academic year.

For more information on PhD programmes, please consult the dedicated website.

  Alumni Association

The Alumni Association seeks to unite all its graduates within a community to which all may have freedom of access and equal consideration. In this way, former students — Alumni — can continue to be inspired in their professional and private lives by the fundamental values of the University, becoming  standard bearers wherever they may be.
Students can register under the following link.