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Universities with open PhD positions in electrophysiology in Germany include Technische Universität Dresden, University of Münster and Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.
Technische Universität Dresden
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Germany
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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...
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University of Münster
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Germany
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CiM-IMPRS PhD Programme in Life and Natural Sciences at the University of Münster is an interdisciplinary doctoral opportunity jointly run with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine. The programme is designed for excellent students interested in biomedical research with a strong emphasis on imaging and quantitative approaches. PhD projects span a wide range of topics, including the analysis of basic cellular processes, developmental and stem cell biology, vascular biology, immunolog...
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Tobias Moser
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Germany
1 week ago
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 ...
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Max Planck School of Cognition
Germany
1 month ago
Fully funded PhD opportunity at the Max Planck School of Cognition in Germany (multiple sites). This is an international doctoral program spanning AI, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, philosophy, physics, psychiatry, and psychology . The program follows a two-stage structure: a first-year orientation phase, followed by a doctoral phase (years 2–4) with a supervisor from the MPSCog Fellows network . It is designed for students interested in interd...
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International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP)
Germany
2 months ago
The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) is offering fully funded PhD positions in neurosciences and translational psychiatry in Munich, Germany. The program is designed for outstanding doctoral candidates interested in molecular, cellular, and systemic psychiatric research, with training that spans molecular medicine, neuroscience, and clinical psychiatry. Research and training are highly interdisciplinary. Students are exposed to methods ranging from...
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Max Planck School of Cognition
Germany
8 months ago
The Max Planck School of Cognition offers a prestigious, fully-funded PhD programme based in Leipzig, Germany, with affiliated universities and research institutions across Germany, London, and Nijmegen. This four-year doctoral programme is designed for outstanding international applicants from diverse academic backgrounds, focusing on the multidisciplinary study of cognition. The programme bridges gaps between disciplines such as artificial intelligence, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetic...
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Max Planck School of Cognition
Germany
9 months ago
The Max Planck School of Cognition offers a prestigious, fully-funded PhD programme based in Leipzig, Germany, with affiliated universities and research institutions across Germany, London, and Nijmegen. This four-year doctoral programme is designed for outstanding international applicants from diverse academic backgrounds, aiming to bridge the gaps between disciplines such as artificial intelligence, biology, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, neuroimaging...
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
2 months ago
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PhD opportunity: Neurobiology of Consciousness at the University of Cambridge , Department of Clinical Neurosciences, with Prof Emmanuel Stamatakis . This project asks fundamental questions about neuroscience and consciousness : how subjective experience emerges from neural activity, why consciousness changes under anaesthesia and psychedelic drugs, and how it can persist or disappear in severe brain injury. The research combines neuroimaging and computational neuroscience to study altered state...
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Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Germany
Cognitive Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Affective Neuroscience
Decision-making Psychology
Professor
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Computer Science
Professor
University of Siegen
Germany
Exercise Physiology
Ergonomics
Wearable Technology
Human Activity Recognition
Human Movement
Leipzig University
Germany
Systems Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Synaptic Biology
Electrophysiology
Neuroscience
Epilepsy Center Medical Center – University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine University of Freiburg
Germany
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Eeg
Biosignal Processing
Electrophysiology
Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology Department of Microsystems Engineering—IMTEK University of
Germany
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neuroengineering
Neuromodulation
Neuroscience

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