PhD Opportunities in Immunology 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 in Bacterial Cell Biology at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany . This doctoral research assistant position is within the DFG-funded Research Training Group “Microbial Nucleotide Metabolism” and focuses on the molecular mechanisms of bacterial DNA segregation . The project sits at the intersection of Biology , Molecular Microbiology , Biochemistry , and Bacterial Genetics , with hands-on work in molecular biology and protein purification/characterization. Eligibility highlights...

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 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 ...

Six fully funded doctoral positions are available at the International Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology (IMPRS EvolBio) , a joint program of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology , Christian Albrechts University in Kiel , and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research . The program starts in September 2027 and offers an internationally competitive research environment with state-of-the-art facilities. Participating groups work across a broad range of topics, in...

PhD Researcher opportunity at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (MPI-GEA) in Jena, Germany, focused on climate risks to global food security . The project sits in the Carl Zeiss Stiftung Independent Research Group on High-End Climate Risks (CZS-HECR) and is part of a highly interdisciplinary environment combining climate physics, Earth system analysis, statistics, machine learning, and explainable AI. The doctoral researcher will study the physical drivers and statistical properties of...