PhD Opportunities in Computational Biology

Vanderbilt University is inviting prospective students interested in a PhD in biomedical sciences to apply through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) and Quantitative and Chemical Biology (QCB) pathways. The opportunity offers exposure to broad research directions in biology within Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences, where faculty conduct basic biomedical research. The post highlights research connected to the development of touch and pain sensation, providing a potential neu...

The Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS) at Dresden University of Technology is a doctoral programme for research in the life sciences within a collaborative and international environment in Dresden. The programme is run in cooperation with the International Max Planck Research School for Cell, Developmental and Systems Biology (IMPRS-CellDevoSys) under the umbrella of the Dresden International PhD Programme (DIPP) . Students work across a broad se...

This PhD position is based at the HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology (HUNT MCE) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The project sits within HUNT-Genes IP, an industry-supported genomics initiative that brings together academic researchers, St. Olavs hospital, and partners from the pharmaceutical and health technology industries to develop a model for academic–industry collaboration in population-based genetics. The research uses large population-b...

Fully Funded PhD Project in Single-Cell Cancer Genomics The Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, is advertising a PhD project in collaboration with the Broad Institute and Professor Alex Swarbrick’s research team. The project will use long-read sequencing to map RNA isoforms in breast and prostate cancers, with the goal of understanding disease progression and drug resistance. The project is suited to prospective doctoral students with an interest in or training in computat...

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...

PhD position in Bioinformatics and Machine Learning for Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics at University of Inland Norway (Universitetet i Innlandet), Norway. This doctoral project sits at the interface of bioinformatics, machine learning, and medical diagnostics, with a focus on infection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The topic is well suited to applicants interested in computational biology, data-driven diagnostic development, and the analysis of biological and clinical d...

The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) offers a fully funded, three-year PhD programme at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the life sciences. The programme is designed for outstanding candidates who want to develop computational methods for challenging biomedical and biological problems within an international, highly interdisciplinary research environment. BMAI connects leading universities and research institutions across Germany and focuses on four major research areas: ...

The International Max Planck Research School for Biology and Computation (IMPRS-BAC) is recruiting doctoral candidates for a 2027 start at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Freie Universität Berlin in Berlin, Germany. This interdisciplinary PhD program sits at the intersection of molecular life sciences and computational sciences. It is designed for graduates with backgrounds in molecular biology, biochemistry, mathematics, bioinformatics, or closely related areas, and offers a...

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...