PhD Position in Explainable AI and AI for Science at Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Munich Technical University of Munich in Germany

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Helmholtz Munich in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (EML Munich). The project is centered on trustworthy AI systems for science , with research directions including explainable AI , vision-language models (VLMs) , reliable adaptation , and agentic workflows . This is a PhD opening rather than a scholarship announcement. The post indicates the position is fully funded and gives a priority deadline of 10 August 2026 . The work location is in Ge...

Helmholtz Munich is recruiting two outstanding researchers for a project on AI-augmented target discovery in translational kidney disease . The opening is for PhD candidates and/or postdoctoral fellows to join the group of Fabian Theis at Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with Novartis Biomedical Research . The project focuses on building next-generation AI models that can predict the effects of interventions in tissues, not just cell lines. The research combines foundation models for biology ,...

Funded PhD opportunity at the Earlham Institute, Norwich, United Kingdom. This project is titled From Explanation to Experiment: Agentic AI for Interpreting Nucleotide Foundation Models and sits at the intersection of computer science , bioinformatics , genomics , machine learning , biomedical engineering , and computational mathematics . The PhD will develop agentic explainable AI methods for DNA and RNA foundation models. The research aims to move beyond model explanations toward biologically ...

Two PhD positions are available in Bioinformatics for highly motivated candidates interested in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics . The research focuses on applying established analytical pipelines and machine learning approaches to answer biological questions using modern omics data. This is a strong fit for applicants with experience in computational biology, transcriptomics data analysis, and related quantitative methods. The post is associated with the Univer...

The Santa Fe Institute is accepting applications for the 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships . This opportunity is aimed at recent Ph.D. graduates who want to pursue theoretical, collaborative research in a highly interdisciplinary environment. Applicants should have strong quantitative and computational skills. The fellowship is designed for early-career scholars interested in becoming leaders in transdisciplinary science , with broad relevance across complex systems research. The post is ...