PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Electrophysiology in Germany

The Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS) at Dresden University of Technology is a doctoral programme for research in the life sciences within a collaborative and international environment in Dresden. The programme is run in cooperation with the International Max Planck Research School for Cell, Developmental and Systems Biology (IMPRS-CellDevoSys) under the umbrella of the Dresden International PhD Programme (DIPP) . Students work across a broad se...

CiM-IMPRS PhD Programme in Life and Natural Sciences at the University of Münster is an interdisciplinary doctoral opportunity jointly run with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine. The programme is designed for excellent students interested in biomedical research with a strong emphasis on imaging and quantitative approaches. PhD projects span a wide range of topics, including the analysis of basic cellular processes, developmental and stem cell biology, vascular biology, immunolog...

The German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany, invites applications for a Postdoc (m/f/d) in the Junior Research Group of Gut-Brain Interactions. DIfE is a Leibniz Association institute focused on experimental and clinical research in nutrition and health, with the broader goal of understanding the molecular basis of nutrition-dependent diseases and developing prevention and treatment strategies. The position starts on 1 May 2027 and is centered on the neural dynam...

PhD position available at the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience (IAN), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Germany. The project sits at the intersection of auditory neuroscience , experimental neurophysiology , computational modeling , and AI . The team aims to develop a digital twin of the auditory system to design and optimize sound-coding strategies for an optical cochlear implant . The work is part of CAIMed and EKFZ-OT (Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies). This is not only ...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the Max Planck School of Cognition in Germany (multiple sites). This is an international doctoral program spanning AI, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, philosophy, physics, psychiatry, and psychology . The program follows a two-stage structure: a first-year orientation phase, followed by a doctoral phase (years 2–4) with a supervisor from the MPSCog Fellows network . It is designed for students interested in interd...

Postdoctoral position in Neurobiology and Peripheral Neuropathies at the Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen , working with Prof. Rubén Fernández-Busnadiego . The project investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying peripheral neuropathies using Drosophila models and cryo-electron tomography . The work includes generating and characterizing novel Drosophila lines, performing correlative cryo-light microscopy, cryo-focused ion beam milling, and cryo-ET, and quanti...

The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) is offering fully funded PhD positions in neurosciences and translational psychiatry in Munich, Germany. The program is designed for outstanding doctoral candidates interested in molecular, cellular, and systemic psychiatric research, with training that spans molecular medicine, neuroscience, and clinical psychiatry. Research and training are highly interdisciplinary. Students are exposed to methods ranging from...

The Max Planck School of Cognition offers a prestigious, fully-funded PhD programme based in Leipzig, Germany, with affiliated universities and research institutions across Germany, London, and Nijmegen. This four-year doctoral programme is designed for outstanding international applicants from diverse academic backgrounds, focusing on the multidisciplinary study of cognition. The programme bridges gaps between disciplines such as artificial intelligence, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetic...

The Max Planck School of Cognition offers a prestigious, fully-funded PhD programme based in Leipzig, Germany, with affiliated universities and research institutions across Germany, London, and Nijmegen. This four-year doctoral programme is designed for outstanding international applicants from diverse academic backgrounds, aiming to bridge the gaps between disciplines such as artificial intelligence, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, neuroimaging...