EMBL International PhD Programme

Job Description

2027 Winter Recruitment Timeline

• Admission
• Selection process
• Reference requirements
• Privacy Notice
• Shared Applicant Pool
• FAQ

Admission

We welcome applications from highly qualified students of all nationalities. Applicants must hold, or anticipate receiving before starting at EMBL, a university degree that would formally qualify them to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in the country where the degree was obtained. All applications need to be supported by a minimum of two academic reference letters, and are evaluated solely on the basis of qualification and scientific potential.

EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we implement best practices in research assessment in our recruitment processes here.

PhD candidates with prior EMBL association

EMBL welcomes visitors, interns, trainees, master rotation/thesis students and other scientists who are associated with EMBL for training purposes.

Candidates who have previously been associated with EMBL are welcome to apply. To ensure equal treatment of all applicants to the EIPP, candidates with prior EMBL association will be specifically reviewed by the Graduate Committee.

Candidates are considered to have prior EMBL association if:

• they have been associated with EMBL within the 12 months before the application deadline.
• they have been associated with EMBL during any time of the predoctoral recruitment procedure (from the application deadline until the date of the Initial Admission Assessment)

Please do not hesitate to contact the EMBL Graduate Office for any further questions.

Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is open! At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry and other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us!