86 fully funded PhD positions in Germany
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Institutions currently hiring in Germany
University of Cologne · CS@max planck: The Max Planck Graduate Center for Computer and Information Science · Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres · Technische Universität München (TUM) · Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) · Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research · MQV & IMPRS Quantum Education Program · International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM) · University of Konstanz · International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) · Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) · IMPRS for Molecular Organ Biology · Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics · International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP) · LMU Munich · International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of Life (IMPRS-ML) · Saarland University · LMU Faculty of Biology · Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) · Friedrich Schiller University Jena · - · TVöD Bund E13 · EG 13 TVöD · The The part-time position (65%) starts on October 1, 2026, and is offeresalary will be according to the German TV-L and falls within the pay group 13 · University of Würzburg - NUCLEATE Excellence Cluster · TVöD Bund pay category E13 · German TV-L · Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V. · For further information, please contact us · 65% TV-L E13 · Fully funded · Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. (PIK) · E 13 TV-L · Salaries will be in accordance with guidelines of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) · 63.600 - 91.100 · a collective pay scheme and associated benefits · BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung · E 13 TVöD · N/A
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