PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Evolutionary Biology in Germany

A PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics is available in the group of Henrik Kaessmann at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany. The project is part of a highly collaborative research environment at the ZMBH and is focused on major questions in the origins and molecular evolution of organs in mammals and other vertebrates. The lab’s research emphasizes the evolution of gene expression and its regulatory basis, using extensive comparative genomics resources such as single-cell RNA-seq and A...

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön is offering six fully funded doctoral positions in the International Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology (IMPRS EvolBio). This is an internationally oriented research environment focused on the principles, mechanisms, and effects of evolutionary change. The program is a joint initiative between the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Oce...

Six fully funded doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology (IMPRS EvolBio) , a joint program of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology , Christian Albrechts University in Kiel , and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research . The program starts in September 2027 and offers an internationally competitive research environment with state-of-the-art facilities. Participating groups work across a broad range of topics, in...

Thread highlighting several fully funded PhD and one fully funded Master's opportunity, mainly in Physics , Astronomy , Biology , Neuroscience , and International Relations / Political Science . PhD opportunities: DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Programmes in Germany (full PhD funding at a German university or research institute, up to 4 years; deadlines vary by country), Max Planck Graduate Center for Quantum Materials (multiple fully funded PhD positions across Max Planck Institutes in Dresd...

2 PhD positions are available in Molecular and Chemical Ecology and Evolution through the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems . This opportunity is shared by the International Society of Chemical Ecology and is aimed at students interested in chemical ecology , molecular ecology , evolution , and chemical communication in ecological systems. The post does not list detailed eligibility criteria, funding terms, or a deadline in the text sho...

Postdoctoral position in Oceanic Collective Intelligence at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Constance/Radolfzell, Germany). The project sits at the intersection of biology , environmental science , computer science , and statistics , with a strong focus on collective behavior , social foraging , animal movement models , bio-logging , bioacoustics , and oceanographic data analysis. The Collective Ecology Group is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study how oceanic predators use so...

PhD Student (m/f/d) | Oceanic Collective Intelligence at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (sites in Konstanz and Radolfzell, Germany). This fully funded PhD project sits in the Collective Ecology Group and the Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies , with collaboration across the International Max Planck Research School for Quantitative Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (IMPRS-QBEE) , the University of Konstanz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and Cascadia Research Co...

Heidelberg University’s Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), Germany, is advertising a PhD position in evolutionary genomics in the group of Henrik Kaessmann . The project sits at the intersection of biology , bioinformatics , computational genomics , and experimental molecular biology . The lab studies the origins and molecular evolution of organs in mammals and other vertebrates, with a strong focus on the evolution of gene expression and its regulatory basis. Current research uses comparative...

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the evolutionary genomics group of Henrik Kaessmann at Heidelberg University, within the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH). The appointment is for 3 years with a possible extension, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The lab works on major questions in evolutionary genomics, especially the origins and molecular evolution of organs in mammals and other vertebrates, and the genomic changes underlying ...