Job Description

📣 Join us! We’re looking for PhD candidates 📣

🌟 You are a highly motivated student with an excellent academic track-record who would like to tackle fundamental questions of how plants grow, reproduce and interact with the abiotic and biotic environment?
🎓 You are holding or are about to obtain a Master’s or equivalent degree in biology, biochemistry, computational biology, bioinformatics or a related subject?
🌎 You would like to be part of an international doctoral programme in Plant Science?

The IMPRS for Molecular Plant Science is a joint initiative of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and the University of Potsdam. You will carry out your #research project in an interdisciplinary environment with state-of-the-art facilities and resources, supervised by renowned scientists and a #PhD advisory committee. You will join an international community of scientists at one of the leading plant research institutes. We are located in the Potsdam Science Park, a stone’s throw away from Berlin.

The positions are fully funded for 3 years, with possibility of extension, and include health insurance and social security benefits. We value diversity and welcome applications from students of all nationalities.

Interested?
📅 Apply by 10 January 2026

Find more information about the IMPRS, the research groups available for supervising PhD projects in the current call, and our online application form at:
👉 https://lnkd.in/dHZq4y6

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