Topic: Doctoral training

Paid doctoral training connecting neural circuits and behaviour through multidisciplinary neuroethology. The programme offers laboratory rotations, methods and transferable-skills training, thesis-committee mentoring and international support. Recruiting faculty for the 2026/2027 selection are Tobias Ackels, Kevin Briggman, Jason Kerr and Tobias Rose. Applications close on 15 October 2026 and require two submitted references. Applicants select two principal investigators and explain their research interests. The source states approximately EUR 2,000 monthly net salary, increasing over time, ba

Fully funded doctoral positions combine supervision at ETH Zurich with a Max Planck institute or the ELLIS Institute Tübingen. Fellows have a primary research location and complete a mandatory 12-month exchange at their co-supervisor’s site, earning an ETH doctorate. Research spans machine learning, AI for science, computational biology, neuroinformatics, robotics, control and related learning systems. Applicants need an excellent relevant master’s degree and strong English. All application components, including two or three references, are due by 2 November 2026 at 23:59 CET. Submit the onlin

The Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence is recruiting its first cohort for 25 fully funded, structured three-year PhD positions at the interface of AI and the life sciences. Doctoral researchers will develop computational and AI methods for molecular and cellular systems, protein and molecule design, complex biological traits and neural networks, with dual supervision by fellows from complementary backgrounds. The programme spans more than 30 research groups across Germany and includes annual interdisciplinary schools, conference funding and mentoring. Applications close on

IMPRS-CMS in Stuttgart is accepting applications for multiple fully funded doctoral positions across quantum materials, electronic structure and many-body theory, nanoscience, solid-state spectroscopy, solid-state ionics and batteries, bioinspired materials, quantum and organic electronics, and ultracold atomic gases. The English-language programme provides structured training, individual supervision and co-supervision, mentoring, research infrastructure and additional support for scientific meetings and training. The current call remains open through 30 September 2026.

EPSRC and MHCLG seek a consortium to deliver doctoral training and postgraduate taught programmes in fire engineering. UK higher-education institutions may lead, with at least one consortium organisation holding doctoral degree-awarding powers. The call has up to GBP 5.9 million available and covers eligible direct costs at 100%; estates and indirect costs are excluded. A mandatory expression of interest is due on 1 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time, before the full application deadline of 3 November 2026 at 16:00. The source links an active expression-of-interest form and the funding application

The EMBL International PhD Programme is accepting applications for its 2027 winter recruitment across EMBL sites. Successful candidates join research groups spanning molecular biology and the life sciences, with virtual assessment followed by in-person interviews.