PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Cancer Research in Germany

The International PhD Programme in Cancer Research at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg offers doctoral training in an internationally connected research environment focused on cancer. Students join one of more than 100 divisions and research groups working across fundamental, computational, epidemiological, and translational cancer research . The programme is based at the DKFZ, Germany’s largest biomedical research institute, and is closely linked with the University of Hei...

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is seeking a Project Assistant for its Postdoc and Clinician Scientist Office in Heidelberg. The office supports approximately 450 postdocs and clinician scientists as they develop their careers in cancer research. The successful candidate will join a small, international-facing team responsible for coordinating and administering postdoctoral and clinician scientist programs. The work includes organizing selection processes, events, and workshops; collabo...

Graduate School of Biomedical Science (BIOME) at the University of Duisburg-Essen offers a doctoral programme for PhD and MD graduates in a highly interdisciplinary biomedical environment in Essen, Germany. The school brings together doctoral researchers from the Faculties of Biology and Medicine and connects them with a broad set of current research foci, including behavioural and clinical neuroscience, cellular and molecular immunology, computational biomedicine, infectious diseases, ischaemia...

Technical University of Munich (TUM) is seeking up to two motivated PhD students for interdisciplinary experimental oncology projects at TUM University Hospital in Munich, Germany. The research asks how cancer treatments can be made more effective while protecting healthy tissue, including the role of intestinal microbiota and whether innovative radiation therapy technologies can enhance cancer immunotherapy. Projects may involve experimental oncology, cancer immunology, microbiology, cancer bio...

PhD opportunity in Bioinformatics & AML at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel, Germany. This newly funded project, LUCID-AML , is supported by the Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung and focuses on acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The project aims to use machine learning and bioinformatics to uncover new AML subtypes across age groups and improve understanding of leukemia development, treatment response, and clinical outcomes. The successful candidate will work with more than ...

PhD opportunity in NF-κB signaling in pancreatic cancer at TranslaTUM / Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich , in the lab of Prof. Hana Algül . The project investigates how NF-κB shapes the tumor and immune microenvironment, using a combination of in vivo mouse models and in vitro/ex vivo experiments . This is a research-focused doctoral opening for candidates interested in cancer biology , tumor immunology , and translational biomedical research. The position is not funded b...

We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational & Translational Cancer Research at TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar in Munich, Germany . The project focuses on gastroesophageal cancers and aims to understand how tumors evolve, adapt, and develop resistance during treatment. The work combines longitudinal patient samples from prospective clinical trials with cancer genomics , single-cell transcriptomics , spatial transcriptomics , and fragmentomics from cell-free DNA (cfDNA) . This postdoc si...

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is offering fully funded PhD positions in Life Sciences through its renowned International PhD Programme (EIPP). EMBL is a leading research institution with sites in Heidelberg, Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg, Hinxton (near Cambridge), and Rome, providing a vibrant, interdisciplinary environment for early-career scientists. The EIPP is designed to foster creativity, independence, and collaborative teamwork, offering comprehensive training that balan...

The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Organ Biology (IMPRS-MOB) is offering over ten fully funded PhD positions for talented scientists eager to advance their academic careers in the life sciences. Located in the vibrant Rhine-Main region of Germany, IMPRS-MOB connects three leading scientific institutions: the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Justus Liebig University in Gießen, and Goethe University Frankfurt. This multidisciplinary graduate ...