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

Positions in genetics in germany

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Universities with open positions in genetics in Germany include Max Planck School of Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and University of Cologne.

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Max Planck School of Cognition

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The Max Planck School of Cognition offers a doctoral programme in cognition based in Leipzig and delivered in English . It is a structured PhD programme designed to connect research across multiple fields, including artificial intelligence, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, neuroimaging, neurology, neurophysics, philosophy, physics, psychiatry, and psychology. The programme is explicitly multidisciplinary and is aimed at excellent international ap...

Computer Science
Psychiatry
Psychology
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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

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Germany

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The International Max Planck Research School on Interdisciplinary Plant Biology is offering seven fully funded PhD positions in computational and experimental plant sciences in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne in Germany. The graduate school investigates fundamental biological processes in plants and develops knowledge and materials that can support innovative plant breeding. Research projects span reproductive development, org...

Computer Science
Agriculture
Plant Biology
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University of Cologne

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The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) at the University of Cologne offers a structured doctoral programme in the highly interdisciplinary field of ageing biology. It is run in cooperation with the CECAD Cluster of Excellence, University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. The programme is designed to train a new generation of biomedical scientists focused on the basic biology of ageing and on trans...

Metabolism
Immunology
Biochemistry
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University of Cologne

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The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is offering up to 12 fully funded PhD positions for highly motivated and talented researchers interested in ageing biology and related biomedical sciences. This structured PhD training programme is based in Cologne and is run in a cutting-edge international research environment jointly connected to the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster on Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the University Hospital, and the ...

Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology

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Germany

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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...

Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Science
Biology
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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

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Germany

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7 fully funded PhD student positions are available in Computational & Experimental Plant Sciences through the International Max Planck Research School on Interdisciplinary Plant Biology (IMPRS), a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne in Germany. The programme is designed for highly qualified doctoral researchers from Germany and around the world. Training is in English and students are supported by an advisory committee, profess...

Computer Science
Chemistry
Environmental Science
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German Institute of Human Nutrition

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Germany

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The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), a member of the Leibniz Association, is offering 1 Postdoc (m/f/d) in the Department of Experimental Diabetology and the Junior Research Group Epigenetics of Obesity and Diabetes . The position starts on 1 January 2027 and is based in Nuthetal, Brandenburg, Germany. This postdoc role is designed for a highly motivated Computational Biologist / Bioinformatician interested in how obesity and type 2 diabetes reshape the epigenome. T...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Biology
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2 weeks ago

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Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

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Up to 12 fully funded PhD positions are available at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Cologne, Germany . The positions focus on ageing research and ageing-associated diseases , with students joining one of 49 interdisciplinary research groups across the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster CECAD , the University Hospital , and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and for Metabolism Research . The programme is a structured PhD in English and includes thesis a...

Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
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3 weeks ago

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University of Cologne

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Up to 12 fully funded PhD positions are available at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany, hosted by the University of Cologne in collaboration with the University Hospital and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and for Metabolism Research. The programme offers a structured PhD training environment in ageing research, with interdisciplinary supervision, thesis advisory committees, career mentoring, methodology and soft-skills courses, and annual conference...

Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
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Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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PhD and Master's student positions are available at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, in the AIBA research group led by Iana Fedorova. The group works on bacteria-phage interactions in clinically relevant bacterial pathogens, with a strong focus on bacterial immunity, phage counter-defense, and engineering bacteriophages to kill bacterial hosts more effectively. This is a good fit for students interested in microbiology, phage therapy, and translational ...

Computer Science
Microbiology
Biology
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Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit

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Germany

Postdoc opportunity in Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Metabolic Aging at Helmholtz Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Germany). This postdoctoral project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , epigenetics , metabolic aging , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and medical science . The research group Metabolic Programming across Generations is studying how early-life and maternal metabolic stress influences brain aging,...

Metabolism
Physiology
Biochemistry
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1 month ago

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Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Germany

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Master Thesis Opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1), in the Microscale Bioengineering research group. This thesis focuses on the development of a microfluidic system for single-cell analysis of photoautotrophic organisms . The project combines microfluidics , CAD design , chip fabrication, experimental testing, live-cell microscopy , and computer-assisted image analysis using deep learning methods. Students will contribute from t...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Living costs in Germany

Estimated costs in Germany.

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Germany

Housing

Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year

€5.0k

$5,400/yr

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Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

€662

$720/yr

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Personal Care

Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year

€552

$600/yr

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Clothing

Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year

€828

$900/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

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Department of Neurology Ulm University Hospital Ulm Germany

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Germany

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Neuropsychology

Neurology

Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurochemistry

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Universität Hamburg

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Germany

Research Interests

Neuropsychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Affective Neuroscience

Impulsivity

Anxiety

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Justus Liebig Universitat Giessen

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Germany

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Rna Biology

Bacterial Physiology

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University of Regensburg

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Germany

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Goethe University Frankfurt

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Germany

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Cell Biology

Medical Science

Genetic

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Biozentrum

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Germany

Research Interests

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Cell Biology

Homologous Recombination

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Evolutionary Biology

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