PhD Opportunities in Biology

Université Laval in Québec City, Canada, is offering a fully funded PhD position in Anthropology focused on living with cochlear implants , sensory experience, neurotechnologies, and evidence. The project is part of the CIHR-funded Deafnesses project and is supervised by Professor Stephanie Lloyd in the Department of Anthropology. The research examines how people experience and live with cochlear implants, with attention to sensory experience, deafness, clinical contexts, and the broader implica...

Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD, CSIC/UPO/JA) is accepting applications for a 4-year fully funded PhD position in 3D gene regulation in development and evolution. The opportunity is based in the laboratory of Research Group Leader Darío Lupiáñez, whose group is expanding. The research focuses on how three-dimensional genome organization and gene regulation shape developmental and evolutionary processes. Applicants with experimental backgrounds are welcome. The announcement states...

A PhD opportunity is available in the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University, Denmark. The project focuses on integrating hormonal and biomechanical stimuli into multiscale modelling of human vascular cells. The research aims to advance understanding of sex-aware biomechanics, with connections to mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, vascular cell biology, and fluid dynamics. Applicants should consult the full position announcement for eligibility crit...

Hochschule Geisenheim University is hiring a PhD researcher in grapevine virus genomics in its Department of Plant Breeding in Geisenheim, Germany. The doctoral project focuses on detecting and characterizing Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus (GPGV) using Oxford Nanopore RNA and cDNA sequencing. Research topics include viral genetic diversity, plant-virus diagnostics, and virus-host interactions, combining genomics with applied plant virology and grapevine research. The position is part of a collaborat...

PhD opportunity in liver biology and metabolic disease research The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a PhD candidate to apply for the FPU 2026 predoctoral fellowship. The project will investigate new molecular mechanisms involved in liver biology and metabolic diseases, including diabetes and obesity. The research combines cutting-edge omics technologies with experimental and translational approaches. Candidates may w...

The University of Oxford is offering a 3.5-year DPhil studentship in Control and Engineering Biology on the project “Learning and controlling cellular dynamics.” The research sits at the intersection of engineering, biology, control theory and machine learning. Potential directions include developing mathematical and computational models of cellular behaviour, designing feedback-control strategies, and building experimental tools using microfluidics, automated microscopy and light-controlled gen...

EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The research is led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López and is connected to insect vectors, invasions, emerging plant diseases, and plant biology. The laboratory previously filled one of four positions and is now seeking future team members for the remaining projects. Applicants should consult the complete announcement carefully, review every eligibility and application requirement, and identify the project that b...

MSCA-funded PhD opportunity in coordination chemistry is available at Université de Toulouse (LCC-CNRS), France, in collaboration with the University of Calabria, Italy. The project investigates rare earth element selectivity of peptide-based ligands using advanced spectroscopy and computational modelling. The research will be conducted in Dr. Enrico Falcone’s group at the Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, with Prof. Mario Prejanò. Relevant methods include luminescence spectroscopy, NMR spec...

PhD position in structural mass spectrometry is available at the University of Geneva, Switzerland , in the Gabelica Group within the Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project focuses on the structural mass spectrometry of oligonucleotides and their therapeutic applications. Research interests include molecular structure, biomolecular folding, oligonucleotide characterization, biophysical mass spectrometry, and pharmaceutical or b...