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The Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), University of Freiburg, is currently recruiting international PhD candidates for one doctoral position in the following research disciplines:

• Immunology/Virology
• Developmental Biology 
• Molecular Plant Sciences
• Neurosciences/Molecular Medicine

An overview of the potential thesis supervisors and projects can be found  here .

The position will be funded by the  DAAD Graduate School Scholarship program and will be awarded in a multi-step process. 

Detailed information about the application and selection procedure can be found on the SGBM website  www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de (under “Application” – DAAD GSSP scholarship).

Eligibility criteria

Candidates who are to be nominated for the GSSP scholarship must meet the following criteria:

• excellent academic profile. At the starting date of the scholarship/preparatory German course, the nominees must have completed their studies with a master's degree in life sciences or equivalent,
• have an excellent command of the English language,
• at the time of nomination, applicants must not have been resident in Germany for more than the last fifteen months prior to the nomination,
• as a rule, applicants should not have graduated any longer than six years before the time of nomination (Possible exceptions are listed in the “ Important information for scholarship applicants ” in section A, point 2).
• must not have completed a PhD previously

What we offer

- a high-profile research environment

- an efficient supervision and mentoring program

- courses in novel technologies and soft skills 

- an interdisciplinary teaching program

What we expect

- motivation and interest to join one of the interdisciplinary research areas of the Graduate School

- excellent communication skills in English

- interest in participating actively in the curricular and social activities of the school

Timeline of recruitment

Application deadline: March 15, 2026

Online interviews: early May 2026 (dates tba )

Nomination of selected candidates to the DAAD: end of May 2026

Earliest possible PhD start date (pending decision by the DAAD): September 2026