Job Description

WINTER SELECTION 2026

The application call is NOW open:

• online registration and application*: starting on 25 August 2025
• deadline for application: 8 October 2025 (24:00 German time)
• deadline for submission of reference letter: 13 October 2025 (24:00 German time)
• online interviews: 26 – 28 November 2025
• onsite visit: 2-4 February 2026

*By submitting your application to the IMPRS-LM database you allow us to store and process your data exclusively for the purpose of the recruitment process.
Please read here the Data Protection Statement of the IMPRS-LM.

Applications to the IMPRS-LM PhD program are possible only via our ONLINE PORTAL (click on the above button to start the application process).

The entire process, from opening of our application portal to the onsite interviews, unfolds over a four-month duration.
Applicants are initially granted a window of 6-8 weeks to register on our portal and complete their application.
Subsequently, our coordination office and the recruiting faculty will evaluate and select the top applicants that will be invited for a first interview online.

The online interviews will consist of two short online interactions: a panel interview & a scientific presentation.
Successful candidates will then be invited to an onsite visit 8 weeks later to meet the recruiting labs and find the best matching projects.

For more information, check the application FAQs or contact us.

RECRUITING GROUPS

• Dr. Malte Gersch “How is signalling in the Ubiquitin system orchestrated on the molecular level? From fundamental mechanisms to therapeutic applications” CHEMICAL BIOLOGY – PROTEIN-BIOCHEMISTRY – POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS – CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS OF PROTEINS – PROTEIN STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND DESIGN
• Prof. Dr. Müge Kasanmascheff “Exploring redox-active sites, unveiling catalysis at the molecular level, manipulating key metalloproteins for efficient therapies” BIOPHYSICS – BIOCATALYSTS – PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION – EPR SPECTROSCOPY – PROTEIN ENGINEERING, EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION
• Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser “Towards an atomic-resolution understanding of internal dynamics underlying protein functionality” BIOPHYSICS – BIOCATALYSIS – PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION – NMR SPECTROSCOPY
• Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler “Building novel and ancient biochemical systems” SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY – BIOCHEMISTRY – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
• Dr. Katerina Naydenova Molecular pathways of cellular danger signaling & methods for visualising them at high resolution CELL BIOLOGY – STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY – INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT – BIOCHEMISTRY – CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser “New insights into heart disease through cryo-electron tomography” STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY – CARDIOMYOPATHIES – IN-CELL STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY – CRYO ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY
• Prof. Dr. Barbara Saccà “DNA nanotechnology: Building nanosized objects that mimic fundamental features of natural systems” DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY – DNA ORIGAMI – SELF-ASSEMBLY – SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
• Dr. Andrija Sente Molecular mechanisms of complex psychiatric disorders NEUROBIOLOGY – MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY – STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY – CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Westermann “How cells segregate their genomes – kinetochores and the microtubule cytoskeleton” BIOCHEMISTRY – CELL BIOLOGY – CYTOSKELETON – CELL DIVISION: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

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