ITMO Fellowship Program
Next call
December 1
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Since 2014, ITMO Fellowship has been attracting top talents from around the world to ITMO University, including:
Lecturers
Young scientists
Team leaders
Research and Engineering teams
The program offers six tracks for ambitious scientists wishing to join the university’s ongoing research projects, pursue new fields, or assemble their own teams.
Are you ready for cutting-edge research? Then join the ITMO Fellowship program!
Lecturers
Young scientists
Team leaders
Research and Engineering teams
The program offers six tracks for ambitious scientists wishing to join the university’s ongoing research projects, pursue new fields, or assemble their own teams.
Are you ready for cutting-edge research? Then join the ITMO Fellowship program!
- 50+Research centers, Institutes, and Laboratories
- 16Key fields
- 60+Applications per year
- 23Current participants
Why ITMO
ITMO University is one of the top universities in Russia. With over 120 years of experience, the university pursues a range of fields, including photonics, optics, quantum communications, intelligent technologies, robotics, information security, smart materials, nanomaterials, nanotechnologies, and life sciences.
ITMO today is more than simply a frontier science and educational center in Russia; it’s a research and educational corporation. We establish laboratories and centers with the country’s leading companies, test novel educational methods, and build startups that enter the world’s best acceleration programs.
ITMO today is more than simply a frontier science and educational center in Russia; it’s a research and educational corporation. We establish laboratories and centers with the country’s leading companies, test novel educational methods, and build startups that enter the world’s best acceleration programs.
Free culture and environment lay at our core. Our students and employees not only study, work, and grow professionally; they also get to be a part of ITMO Family — a special, welcoming community. Here at ITMO, we believe in openness, academic freedom, respect for the individual, integrity, and love.
Science and technologies
top-tier scientists, international laboratories, and breakthrough research
a positive work environment, administrative support, and frontier studies
Academic freedom
Lifestyle
a community of peers who do science and sports together — and inspire each other with their passions
we exchange solutions, scale up our ideas, and expand our network
Open code
Industrial partners
we team up with the industry’s leaders to create innovative centers and produce solutions for today’s challenges
24/7 fully-equipped coworking spaces, courses for our staff, and a digital library
Environment for growth
WHAT WE OFFER
CURRENT PARTICIPANTS
- Stanislav BaturinResearch Fellow, Faculty of PhysicsStanislav has collaborated with the University of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and the Euclid Techlabs, USA, from 2015 to 2021. He joined the ITMO Fellowship Program as a Fellow in 2021 and is currently working at the Faculty of Physics on vortex ultra-relativistic particle sources for quantum studies.
Amongst his most impactful publications are "Limiting effects in drive bunch beam dynamics in beam-driven accelerators: instability and collective effects" and "Evolution of an accelerated charged vortex particle in an inhomogeneous magnetic lens."
Learn more - Ekaterina ShishatskayaResearch Professor, Infochemistry Scientific Center
Ekaterina is the head of the Department of Medical Biology of the Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnologies, Siberian Federal University. In 2009, she received the Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of science and innovation for young scientists.
Ekaterina joined the ITMO Fellowship Program in 2022 as a Research Professor to implement the project on materials for regenerative medicine in collaboration with Infochemistry Scientific Center.
Learn more - Ali AbbasiPostdoc, International Laboratory "Hybrid Nanostructures for Biomedicine"
Ali defended his PhD at the Air University Islamabad, Pakistan. He has conducted research at the Technical University Darmstadt and GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research (Germany) before joining the ITMO Fellowship Program in 2023 as a Postdoc and is currently working at the International Laboratory "Hybrid Nanostructures for Biomedicine".
Ali is a part of Anna Orlova’s team, they are conducting research on in-situ growth of metal oxide nanostructures on 2D Matrix for enhanced photocatalytic applications.
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About St. Petersburg
Dating back to the 18th century, St. Petersburg is a city that was shaped by science from the very beginning to grow into one of Russia’s educational and research centers.
The city proudly wears its moniker as the cultural capital of Russia: it has over 200 museums and 70 theaters that host an abundance of exhibitions, festivals, and concerts annually. What’s more, St. Petersburg is indeed an open-air museum with its historical center recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city proudly wears its moniker as the cultural capital of Russia: it has over 200 museums and 70 theaters that host an abundance of exhibitions, festivals, and concerts annually. What’s more, St. Petersburg is indeed an open-air museum with its historical center recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
CONTACTS
If you have any questions — we’re here to help!
- Julia KhutornaiaCoordinator of the ITMO Fellowship Program
- Anna PedchenkoManager of the ITMO Fellowship Programfellowship@itmo.ru
+7 (812) 607-04-66 (office)
Lomonosova St. 9, room 3103
ITMO University
191002, St. Petersburg, Russia - Arina ObukhovaManager of the ITMO Fellowship Programfellowship@itmo.ru
+7 (812) 607-04-66 (office)
Lomonosova St. 9, room 3103
ITMO University
191002, St. Petersburg, Russia - Ekaterina AbzhandadzeManager of the ITMO Fellowship Programfellowship@itmo.ru
+7 (812) 607-04-66 (office)
Lomonosova St. 9, room 3103
ITMO University
191002, St. Petersburg, Russia