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

Master Thesis opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Biotechnology (IBG-1), Modeling and Simulation Group. The project sits at the interface of computational systems biology , mathematics/statistics , and open research software development. The topic is Efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques for Studying Large-scale Metabolic Models , with a focus on Bayesian inference for high-dimensional parameter estimation in biochemical networks and metabol...

PhD position at the University of Duisburg-Essen , Faculty of Chemistry, in Professor Bettina Siebers’ research group for Molecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry . The project is part of a DFG-funded research program and focuses on phosphate (Pi) homeostasis and polyphosphate (PolyP) metabolism in archaea, using the thermoacidophilic model organism Sulfolobus acidocaldarius . Research topics include construction and characterization of genetically modified strains, Pi uptake and regulation,...

PhD position at the University of Duisburg-Essen , Faculty of Chemistry, in the research group of Prof. Dr. Bettina Siebers (Molecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry). The project is embedded in environmental microbiology and biotechnology and is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) . The doctoral project focuses on the role of polyphosphate (PolyP) and phosphate (Pi) homeostasis in archaea, using the thermoacidophilic model organism Sulfolobus acidocaldarius . Research topics incl...

Jena University Hospital (Universitätsklinikum Jena) is inviting applications for a Post-doctoral researcher (m/f/d) in the Functional Proteome Analysis Working Group. This is a full-time, temporary postdoctoral position based in Jena, Thuringia, Germany, within the ERC Starting Grant project PerturbPhos (Grant agreement ID: 101222284). The project focuses on developing ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics technologies to study how drugs affect a patient’s tumor proteome. Th...

Postdoctoral opening at Dresden University of Technology in the Perakakis Lab , affiliated with the Paul Langerhans Institute and the German Center for Diabetes Research . The project is a Postdoc in Multi-Omics Data Analysis & Machine Learning in Metabolic Diseases , with a focus on integrating multi-omics data to better understand, diagnose, and treat obesity, diabetes, and steatotic liver diseases . The role includes conducting multi-omics integration and statistical analyses, developing mach...

12 fully funded PhD positions are available at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Cologne, Germany. This is an application call for up to 12 doctoral places in a major international ageing research environment linking the University of Cologne, the University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. The programme is situated within one of Europe’s leading ageing research clusters and brings togeth...

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) at the University of Cologne offers up to 12 fully funded PhD positions in a major international ageing research environment in Cologne, Germany. This structured PhD programme is a joint venture of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster CECAD, the University Hospital, and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and for Metabolism Research. Successful candidates will join a cutting-edge network of 49 interdisciplinary research gro...

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...