Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026
PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Signal Processing in Germany
Positions in signal processing in germany
4 positions foundnewest posted
Universities with open positions in signal processing in Germany include Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, German Institute of Human Nutrition and DESY.
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
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Germany
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New Today
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DASHH Data Science in Hamburg is a structured doctoral programme at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg, delivered with a wide network of research partners including the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Helmholtz Centre Hereon GmbH, the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, European XFEL, the University of Hamburg, Hamburg University of Technology, Helmut Schmidt University, and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. The programme focuses on data sc...
Computer Science
Data Science
Signal Processing
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German Institute of Human Nutrition
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Germany
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Posted Yesterday
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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...
Physiology
Psychology
Signal Processing
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DESY
Germany
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2 weeks ago
DESY and the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with FNAL, are hiring for two research positions in the SHOGWAVE and SONAR projects focused on high-frequency gravitational wave detection with superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities. The openings are in the low-level RF (LLRF) development team and sit at the intersection of RF engineering, superconductivity, and fundamental physics. The PhD project centers on further development of carrier suppression interferometer (CSI)-based techni...
Computer Science
Signal Processing
Experimental Physics
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2 weeks ago
John Nassour
Rostock University Medical Center
Germany
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3 weeks ago
John Nassour, Full Professor at the University Medical Center Rostock, is recruiting for fully funded, full-time PhD and Postdoctoral positions in the new Chair of Intelligent Systems in Medicine in Rostock, Germany. The group works at the interface of engineering, robotics, wearable technologies, and medicine , with two main research directions: 1) Wearable Sensing & Smart Textiles for Medical Applications Develop intelligent textile and wearable sensing systems for quantitative assessment of h...
Computer Science
Neurology
Biomedical Engineering
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University of Trier
Germany
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4 days ago
PhD Position in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Trier, Germany This PhD project, “Visual Search Meets Action Control: The Role of Statistical Regularities,” examines how statistical regularities influence visual attention and action control. The research sits at the intersection of cognitive psychology, visual search, attention, action control, and statistical learning. The opportunity is associated with Jan Theeuwes’s recently awarded DFG Mercator Fellowship and involves collaboration...
Psychology
Visual Attention
Neuropsychology
4 days ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
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2 weeks ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is advertising several PhD positions at the Peter Grünberg Institute – Neuromorphic Compute Nodes (PGI-14) in Aachen, Germany . The projects sit at the intersection of brain-inspired computing , neuromorphic hardware , hardware-software co-design , and machine learning . Applicants can indicate interest in one of three research directions: associative memory based computing (including Dense Associative Memories, Modern Hopfield Networks, CAM designs, and experimenta...
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
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2 weeks ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
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2 weeks ago
PhD opportunity in computational neuroscience and human neurodevelopment at Forschungszentrum Jülich (INM-7) The Multiscale Neurodevelopment team in the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Brain and Behaviour (INM-7) is recruiting a PhD student fellow to work on multi-modal models of human brain development, function, and cognition . The project combines in vivo MRI , EEG , post mortem brain samples, and computational modelling to study the maturation of cortical architecture, connectivity,...
Computer Science
Psychology
Biology
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2 weeks ago
Living costs in Germany
Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | Germany |
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 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Prof. of Experimental Ophthalmology
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Germany
Research Interests
Computational Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Retinal Disease
Retinal Biology
Color Vision
Juniorprofessor for Mathematical Image and Signal Processing
Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen RWTH Aachen Fakultät für Mathematik Informatik und Naturwissenschaft
Germany
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Crystal Plasticity
Hemorheology
Microscopy
Technische Universität Berlin
Germany
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Statistics
Convolution Theory
Computational Imaging
Image Processing
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Professor
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Germany
Research Interests
Statistics
Biostatistics
Signal Processing
Robust Statistics
Compressed Sensing
Professor and Head
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Germany
Research Interests
Medical Imaging
Computer Graphics
Signal Processing
Video Compression
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Professor of Signal Processing
Universität Hamburg
Germany
Research Interests
Phonetics
Computational Neuroscience
Speech Communication
Signal Processing
Adaptive Filtering
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