PhD Opportunities in Deep Learning in Germany

Fully funded international PhD opportunity in Cognition, Learning & Memory at the Max Planck School of Cognition in Germany. The programme is designed for applicants interested in memory formation , learning , cognitive neuroscience , brain imaging , and the biological mechanisms underlying human cognition. This is a PhD programme with a 4-year structure: one orientation year followed by three years of doctoral research. It is fully financed, with a first-year stipend of €1,565 net per month and...

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...

Philipp Rothemund (University Professor at the University of Stuttgart) is hiring PhD students for a new group at connAIx in Heilbronn, affiliated with the University of Stuttgart. The research focus is on soft robotics , materials science , and embodied AI / physical AI . The group studies how a robot’s body can contribute to intelligence by integrating actuation, sensing, control, and learning. Possible topics include functional soft materials, artificial muscles, integrated sensing, physical ...

PhD opportunity at the Technical University of Munich in the Complex Soft Matter team at TUM School of Life Sciences. This opening is part of the new ERC project EngToTarget , focused on how molecular organisation on nanoparticles controls selective recognition of biological targets. The research combines synthesis , surface chemistry , automated experimentation , and data-driven materials design . The position is a PhD opening with four years of funding at TV-L E13 , subject to a positive progr...

PhD position available at the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience (IAN), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Germany. The project sits at the intersection of auditory neuroscience , experimental neurophysiology , computational modeling , and AI . The team aims to develop a digital twin of the auditory system to design and optimize sound-coding strategies for an optical cochlear implant . The work is part of CAIMed and EKFZ-OT (Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies). This is not only ...

PhD position in Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) , Campus Weihenstephan near Munich, in the WETTER project supported by the Joachim Herz Prize 2026 (Joachim Herz Stiftung). The project studies household water conservation in Germany using large-scale randomized field experiments and high-frequency smart-meter data . The research sits at the intersection of environmental economics and behavioral economics , with a strong empirical and experimental focus. The successful candid...

PhD opening in terrestrial and cryo-hydrological gravimetry at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, within the Department of Geodesy, Section 1.2 Global Geomonitoring and Gravity Field. The project is part of the ERC Synergy Grant SnowShifts , focused on shifts in snow regimes in extreme environments and on improving understanding of snow volume, snow mass, and their dynamics in the Earth and climate system. The PhD researcher will work on high-resolution snow mass quant...

Philipps-Universität Marburg is recruiting a PhD researcher in Business Analytics and Trustworthy AI at the Faculty of Economics. The position is part of a new Business Analytics professorship led by Dr Andreas Obermeier . Research topics include explainable AI , trustworthy AI , data quality , uncertainty-aware modelling , and generative AI agents for decision making . This is a three-year fixed-term doctoral role with a 50% appointment under TV-H E13 . The post is based in Germany . Applicants...

PhD position in community ecology, stone tool use, and social behavior in gracile capuchin monkeys at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany , within the Ecology of Animal Societies and the ISLaS group led by Brendan Barrett . The project is part of the IMPRS-QBEE doctoral program and offers a flexible start in summer/autumn 2027 . The position is fully funded for 4 years (TVöD E-13, 65%). Two project directions are available: (A) community ecology of stone tool use in ...