PhD Opportunities in Bioinformatics in Germany

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...

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...

At the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale), Germany, a fully funded PhD position is available in the Department of Bioorganic Chemistry on Machine Learning for Enzyme Design . The project sits within the DFG Priority Programme SPP2363, Molecular Machine Learning , and is hosted by the Computational Chemistry group led by Dr. Mehdi D. Davari. The PhD project is aimed at students interested in the interface of machine learning, computational chemistry, bioinformatics, ch...

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: ...

A PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics is available in the group of Henrik Kaessmann at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany. The project is part of a highly collaborative research environment at the ZMBH and is focused on major questions in the origins and molecular evolution of organs in mammals and other vertebrates. The lab’s research emphasizes the evolution of gene expression and its regulatory basis, using extensive comparative genomics resources such as single-cell RNA-seq and A...

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...

Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is offering a doctoral researcher position in the collaborative project SiProtect at its Müncheberg site. The role is part-time (65%, 26 weekly hours), funded under TV-L E 13, and is ideally due to start on 1 January 2027, with a fixed term running until 31 December 2030. The PhD project focuses on insect communities associated with rye and on how crop resilience strategies influence pest and beneficial insects. The res...

The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) offers upcoming fully funded PhD positions in neuroscience and translational psychiatry in Munich, Germany. The program also includes an integrated residency/PhD track for exceptional medical doctors. Research spans molecular, cellular, and systemic psychiatric research, including molecular medicine, neuroscience, clinical psychiatry, molecular genetics in animal models, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, behavior...

Paid PhD position in Molecular Metabolism & Precision Nutrition at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam, Germany . The doctoral project investigates how daily eating patterns influence 24-hour glucose levels in people with and without type 2 diabetes . The work combines lab work , wearable data , and machine learning , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in nutrition research, metabolic health, bioinformatics, and quantitative analysis. Applicants are encouraged...