PhD Opportunities in Biology in Germany

The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Plant Science (IMPRS MolPlant) is a joint doctoral programme of the University of Potsdam and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam, Germany. It offers PhD research and training in modern plant science within an interdisciplinary and research-intensive environment. Doctoral researchers work on fundamental questions in plant biology, including photosynthesis, central metabolism, respiration, organ and tissue fo...

The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Organ Biology (IMPRS-MOB) offers a structured doctoral programme in a strong research environment focused on molecular, cellular and organ biology . The programme is based at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim and is run in cooperation with Justus Liebig University Giessen , Goethe University Frankfurt , and the Cardio Pulmonary Institute . Doctoral researchers carry out their thesis project under the dir...

The International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC) is a doctoral programme at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, offered in cooperation with Friedrich Schiller University Jena . It focuses on the fundamental processes that move carbon, oxygen and nitrogen between land, ocean and atmosphere, and on how these cycles respond to climate change and human activity. PhD researchers join an international, structured research environment and work...

The International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism (IMPRS-EBM) is a collaborative doctoral programme between the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the Faculty of Biology at the University of Freiburg. The programme offers research-oriented interdisciplinary training across epigenetics, biophysics, metabolism, biochemistry, cell biology, proteomics, bioinformatics, and functional genomics. Doctoral researchers rotate through three labor...

The International Max Planck Research School for Biology and Computation (IMPRS-BAC) is a doctoral programme jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin. It brings together research and training across the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy at FUB, alongside the research environment of MPIMG. The programme is designed around the growing interface between molecular genetics and information scie...

The International Leibniz Research School for Microbial and Biomolecular Interactions (ILRS Jena) is a doctoral programme based at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, in Jena, in cooperation with Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The programme brings together research on microbial natural products and infection biology, with a particular emphasis on human-pathogenic fungi. PhD researchers work on how microorganisms interact with other...

The International Doctoral Programme in Computational Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary PhD programme hosted by the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN Berlin) in Berlin. It is run in cooperation with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , bringing together a broad scientific environment for doctoral research in the brain sciences. The programme focuses on computational neuroscience as a field that connec...

The IRI THESys Graduate Programme at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin invites doctoral applicants to join a structured research environment focused on the transformations of human-environment systems. The programme is based in Berlin and is developed in cooperation with leading research partners including the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies, the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, the...

The Integrated Research Training Group in Molecular Evolutionary Sciences (IMES) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme within CRC 392, focused on molecular evolution and the origin of life. Doctoral candidates work in a highly collaborative environment that brings together physical, chemical, biological, geological, astronomical, and theoretical perspectives to address fundamental questions about life’s emergence and evolution. The programme is desi...