Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in Genetics of Behavior
Summary of PhD Program:
The Research Group “Genetics of Behavior” is conducting research on the evolution of behavioural diversity and the genetic, molecular and neuronal changes driving these events. To do this we concentrate on the evolution of predation and kin-recognition behaviors found in the roundworm species Pristionchus pacificus and compare this to the microbial feeding species Caenorhaditis elegans.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
2. 05 Fully Funded PhD Position in Physical Chemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
The IMPRS-EPPC is a graduate school funded by the MPG and hosted at the FHI in Berlin. The research within the School focuses on understanding the elementary process steps in physical chemistry problems, ultimately leading to functionality, ranging from single molecules chemistry on surfaces or in the gas phase to ultrafast surface dynamics and complex catalyst performance. All departments of the FHI as well as expert groups from physics and chemistry of all Berlin and Potsdam universities channel their respective efforts under the roof of the IMPRS-EPPC.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Art History
Summary of PhD Program:
The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) invites applications for pre-doctoral positions to start in June 2024 or thereafter for a period of one year, with the possibility of renewal. Founded in 1897, the KHI is dedicated to the history of art and architecture in a transcultural and global perspective. It promotes methodologically innovative research, which looks to the future of the discipline and combines historical approaches with a critical engagement in contemporary debates.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Biological Physics MPRG Zwicker
Summary of PhD Program:
The research group aims to understand how biological organisms organize soft material. They currently focus on the organization principles of liquid-like droplets in biological cells, but they are also interested in broader questions in biological physics. Their work generally combines analytical insight from simple systems with more detailed numerical simulations to unveil biological design principles. Additionally, they build tailored models to interpret experimental data of collaborators.
Application Deadline: 1st of May 2024
5. 05 Fully Funded PhD Position in Molecular and Chemical Ecology and Evolution
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for enthusiastic PhD students with strong interests in the above-described central topic. Applicants should have or be about to obtain a Masters or equivalent degree in one of the following fields: entomology, neurobiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, plant physiology, genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, and mathematics and computer science. All our projects are highly integrative and require willingness to closely collaborate with researchers of different backgrounds.
Application Deadline: April 19, 2024
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in biophysics
Summary of PhD Program:
A large fraction of our research centers on deformability cytometry (DC), a high-throughput microfluidics-based imaging technique for cells. With DC, we can rapidly measure vast numbers of cells, identify cell types (e.g., in blood), and characterize them optically (via their bright field image structure) and mechanically (via their deformation due to microfluidic shear stresses). In proof-of-concept studies we have demonstrated that DC data signatures are sensitive to pathological changes during diseases.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Specificity mechanisms of ubiquitin ligase complexes
Summary of PhD Program:
Our laboratory aims to understand how the posttranslational modifier ubiquitin regulates myriad aspects of eukaryotic physiology. A major key lies in the action of ubiquitin ligases, a highly diversified enzyme class that recognizes specific substrates for ubiquitination and determines the types of modifications they are decorated with. The immense potential of ubiquitin ligases for therapeutic applications has been illustrated by the clinical efficacy of immunomodulatory drugs in the treatment of hematological malignancies and recent advances of Protacs/molecular glues. Yet, efficient targeting of ubiquitin ligases in the clinic is still hampered by our limited understanding of their structural mechanisms and integration into cellular pathways.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in Metalloenzyme-related inorganic spectroscopy
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy at MPI CEC provides a unique environment, which brings together state-of-the-art experimental approaches with theory to understand challenging questions in energy research. The appointed researcher will be involved in biochemical and bio-physical experiments and spectroscopic characterization (including EPR and X-ray spectroscopic techniques) to elucidate the mechanistic pathway of enzymes like soluble Methane Monooxygenase (sMMO), Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase (LPMO) or Nitrogenase. The researcher will also take part in analyzing data and preparing scientific publications.
Application Deadline: 15th April 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Electrical Engineer or Experimental Physicist with a focus on real-time control systems
Summary of PhD Program:
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics as an institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (registered association) is the largest centre for fusion research in Europe with about 1100 employees in Garching near Munich and Greifswald. The scientists are investigating the physical principles for a fusion power plant which – like the sun – generates energy from the fusion of light atomic nuclei. The research is carried out in seven experimental and theoretical projects aimed at developing nuclear fusion into an inexhaustible and safe source of energy for the future. The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching offers within the division E1 a position for a PhD electrical engineer or Experimental Physicist with a focus on real-time control systems (m/f/d) as part of its program for the promotion of young scientists.
Application Deadline: 07.04.2024
10. 03 Fully Funded PhD Position in Hidden Heritage of the European Union
Summary of PhD Program:
Conventional accounts of European integration have often insisted on the novelty of the supranational law developed in that context, asserting its ‘sui generis’ character and highlighting its differences with earlier forms of international and regional integration. However, recent scholarship has questioned this view, noting that forms of supranational law and institutions already existed during the interwar period. This was the case within the League of Nations and its broader context, which included international(ized) institutions both in Europe (e.g. Danzig, Saar, Upper Silesia…) and in (semi-)colonial settings (e.g. League mandates, international cities, protectorates…).
Application Deadline: 1st May, 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in History of European Union Employment Law
Summary of PhD Program:
The Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt/Main is a world leading research institute with a staff of more than 150. Its three departments with more than 70 scholars, the unrivalled collections of its specialized library and its numerous national and international co-operations make it the central research hub for a global scientific community investigating the past, present and future of legal regimes. We are now looking to recruit for 1 October 2024, or sooner a Doctoral Student (m/f/d) for the Fellowship project ‘The History of European Union Employment Law’, under the supervision of Professors Thorsten Keiser and Stefan Vogenauer, dealing with the following topic: Equal pay in the Benelux countries in light of European law (1952-1973).
Application Deadline: 8 April 2024
12. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in The Evolution of Behaviour in Darwin’s Dreamponds
Summary of PhD Program:
One of the most enduring questions in behavioural ecology is also, deceptively, one of the most simple; how does behaviour evolve? Despite a rich history of comparing morphological traits in evolutionary studies, our ability to measure and compare behaviour is complicated by the fact that behaviour has not only a ‘form’ (i.e. a physical structure) but also a function (i.e. the effect on the world), and the link between form and function can vary broadly depending on context. The Behavioural Evolution Lab at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior seeks to overcome these barriers through a combination of in situ field studies and emerging computational approaches to behavioural quantification and analyses.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
13. Several Fully Funded PhD Position in Interfacial Ionics Group
Summary of PhD Program:
The Department of Interface Science www.fhi.mpg.de/isc-department headed by Prof. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya at the Fritz Haber Institute carries out cutting-edge research on advanced functional materials with applications in heterogeneous catalysis, energy conversion and electrochemistry. By combining unique synthesis methods, state-of-the art tools for experimental characterization and advanced approaches to data analysis, atomistic details of thermal catalysis and electrochemical reactions at gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces are revealed. In particular, structure-reactivity correlations on nanostructured materials can be established, paving the way for the rational design of novel catalytic materials.
