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194 open now. Funded doctoral and postdoctoral opportunities across Europe: Max Planck graduate programmes, Marie Curie fellowships, EMBO awards and university doctoral schools. Each record is read from the funding organisation's own website, carries the date it was last checked, and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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194 open now, 425 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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PhD Position in Computational Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences; salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective…30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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NRP Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD Studentships, October 2027 intake

Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP), BBSRC-funded, students registered at the University of East Anglia · Europe · PhD · United KingdomFour-year studentship covering tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI national minimum rate (2026/7 rate GBP 21,805 a…30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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CALL 2026 for PhD positions at the IMPRS “The Leipzig School of Human Origins”

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie), International Max Planck Research School The Leipzig School of Human Origins, with Leipzig University · Europe · PhD · GermanyPhD students are supported by Max Planck support contracts at 65 percent of TVöD pay group 13, by…30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology and Public Health (ref LiU-2026-04283)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA full-time, fixed-term three-year postdoctoral appointment funded by a donation from the Högbom-Cocozza Research Foundation.30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in cancer systems biology (ref BKV-2026-00794)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in ion channel physiology (ref BKV-2026-00785)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in Cancer Genomics (ref BKV-2026-00796)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in neuroscience specializing in non-invasive brain stimulation of the cerebellum (ref BKV-2026-00786)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in tumor immunology and immunotherapy (ref BKV-2026-00811)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in novel ion-channel engineering (ref BKV-2026-00795)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSEK 43,00030 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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PhD position in Experimental Physics with a focus on photonics and materials science, fundamental aspects (AN 2026/1076)

Umea University (Umea universitet), Department of Physics, MSCA Doctoral Network SPARK · Europe · PhD · Swedenapproximately 33 100 SEK gross per month30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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PhD position in Experimental Physics with focus on photonics and materials science, applied aspects (AN 2026/1077)

Umea University (Umea universitet), Department of Physics, MSCA Doctoral Network SPARK · Europe · PhD · Swedenapproximately 33 100 SEK gross per month30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in Bioinformatics and Adipose Tissue Biology (Applied Genomics group)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Applied Genomics research group (Patrik Ståhl) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenFull-time temporary postdoctoral employment for at most two years at KTH in Stockholm, monthly salary (no figure stated…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship: Agroecological approaches to reduce nitrogen losses in vegetable production (Food Science programme)

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkSalaried PhD fellowship at Aarhus University on basic salary grades 4 to 8 under the agreement between the…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc Position in NeuroAI: Biologically Grounded Neural Networks for Cognition (EBRAINS-NEUROTECH, Donders Institute)

Radboud University, Faculty of Science (Donders Institute) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,7061 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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PhD Student: community ecology, stone tool use and social behaviour in gracile capuchin monkeys (ISLaS group, IMPRS-QBEE)

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies · Europe · PhD · GermanyA fully funded four-year PhD position in Konstanz, paid on the German public-sector TVöD scale E-13 at 65%,…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD project PREFERENCE (MSCA Doctoral Network, DC11): dynamic whole-body PET/CT of organ-specific insulin sensitivity in diabetes

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Health, with Aarhus University Hospital (MSCA Doctoral Network PREFERENCE) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA fully financed three-year, full-time PhD fellowship as an early-stage researcher in an MSCA Doctoral Network, with planned…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Position in Environmental Microbiology: physiology and bioenergetics of alkaliphilic methanogenic archaea (NCCR Genesis)

ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Environmental Microbiology Group · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandA fully funded four-year doctoral position (100%, fixed-term) in Zurich within a national interdisciplinary network, with training in…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD Student: Community ecology, stone tool use and social behavior in gracile capuchin monkeys

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie), Inheritance and Social Learning across Scales group · Europe · PhD · GermanyTVöD salary scale E-13, 65%1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship: Carbon flux and particle export along the land-ocean continuum in Greenland’s coastal ocean

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Department of Ecoscience and Center for Ice-Free Arctic Research (CIFAR) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkSalaried PhD fellowship available from 1 February 2027, employed as academic staff at basic salary grades 4 to…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Post-doctoral position (m/f/d) in ancient pathogen genomics (Job Code LH-10-2026)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie), Department of Archaeogenetics · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFull-time two-year renewable contract at pay scale E13 TVöD; start as soon as possible.1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Psychology, Section for Cognition and Brain Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDKK 39,0001 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake

Max Planck School of Cognition (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement contract1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)

Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyThe first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and biomedicine, starting…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international

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