PhD Opportunities in Mining Engineering in Germany

PhD position in integrated power, gas and hydrogen systems at the Institute of Climate and Energy Research – Energy Systems Engineering (ICE-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, in Jülich, Germany. The research focuses on developing scenario-based modelling, simulation and analysis methods for coupled electricity and gas infrastructures in Europe. The project will investigate how electricity, natural gas and hydrogen systems interact under future energy-transition scenarios, supporting informed de...

Forschungszentrum Jülich is offering a PhD position at the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), within the Department of Circular Economy. The doctoral project addresses the sustainability of a planned data center supporting the Einstein Telescope, a next-generation gravitational-wave detector that will require extensive computing and data-storage infrastructure. The research will assess how high-performance computing infrastructure can meet demanding enviro...

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 Doctoral Programme Environment Water (ENWAT) at the University of Stuttgart is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme hosted by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences Department. It brings together doctoral researchers working on water-related environmental topics and currently includes roughly 50 doctoral candidates. The programme is broad by design: the specific dissertation topic depends on the participating institute and the current research directions available ...

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...

HIGRADE is the Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme for Environmental Research at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, run in cooperation with partner universities and partner programmes. The programme is designed for doctoral researchers and brings them into a structured research environment with access to training and support beyond the individual project. Doctoral researchers at UFZ can take part in professional and transferable skills training delivered...

This PhD position in Physics of the Earth is offered at the Geophysical Institute (GPI) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Black Forest Observatory (BFO) in Karlsruhe, Germany. The project focuses on understanding how atmospheric forces deform the Earth’s crust. The successful doctoral researcher will work across the full scientific workflow, from field deployment to modelling and application. A major part of the work is designing and operating a large-N barometer network, buildi...

Graduate School for Geoinformatics (GSGI) at the University of Münster offers a structured doctoral education in the interdisciplinary field of geoinformatics. The programme is designed around geospatial information and locational reference as tools for information integration, with a strong emphasis on research that connects methods, data, and applications across disciplines. The advertised doctoral environment highlights geoinformatics as a field with broad relevance in society and industry, i...