PhD Opportunities in Immunology

Osnabrück University is recruiting a PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher as a Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary team working at the interface of immunology and mechanobiology . The project, “Cyclic Mechanical Forces Sustain Cytotoxic Immune Competence,” examines how physiological mechanical forces encountered during circulation and breathing help maintain cytotoxic immune function. The research focuses on cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and natural killer (NK) cells, which play...

This PhD project at RIVM focuses on developing and qualifying new human cell-based methodologies for studying respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and immunity. The work is embedded in a new European consortium and aims to advance a cutting-edge virus neutralization model that can contribute to replacing traditional animal testing in vaccine and infection research. The project builds on a differentiated primary human epithelial transwell model with an air–liquid interface, including multi...

DEWIN – Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions is an international doctoral programme at Hannover Medical School, based in Hannover and run in cooperation with Twincore – Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig. The programme is centered on infection biology and asks doctoral researchers to investigate the complex interactions between host and pathogen. Students work o...

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...

The University of Antwerp is inviting applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in neuroimmunology at the VIB-UA Center for Molecular Neurology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Belgium. The PhD researcher will prepare and defend a thesis in biomedical sciences, develop a research plan and methods, conduct research using human samples and animal models of disease, report findings, present at conferences, contribute to related research projects, and pursue pu...

Technical University of Munich (TUM) is seeking up to two motivated PhD students for interdisciplinary experimental oncology projects at TUM University Hospital in Munich, Germany. The research asks how cancer treatments can be made more effective while protecting healthy tissue, including the role of intestinal microbiota and whether innovative radiation therapy technologies can enhance cancer immunotherapy. Projects may involve experimental oncology, cancer immunology, microbiology, cancer bio...

PhD position in Peripheral Neuroscience and Neuroimmunology is available from 2027 in the Cancer Neuroimmunology Laboratory led by Prof. Karen Dixon at the Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Switzerland. The department is a joint venture of the University of Basel and the University Hospitals Basel. The project investigates how peripheral neurons sense disease and influence inflammation, antitumour immunity, and tumour progression. Research will focus on sensory neurons, peripheral ...

VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology in Antwerp, Belgium, invites applications for a full-time PhD position in neuroimmunology under the supervision of Professor Emanuela Pasciuto and Professor Sarah Weckhuysen. The doctoral researcher will develop and defend a PhD thesis in Biomedical Sciences, prepare a research plan, conduct research using human samples and animal models of disease, report findings, present at scientific conferences, and contribute to publications and related research ...

The Medical University of Vienna is recruiting candidates for salaried PhD studentships in Vienna, Austria, across AI, imaging and interdisciplinary biomedical research. PhD candidates will join one of 18 PhD programmes and work with international researchers, clinicians and, where relevant, industry partners. Available projects span artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical informatics and imaging; immunology; neuroscience; endocrinology and metabolism; and vascular biology. Topics inc...