
Join a team of cutting-edge researchers in the field of organic electronics. The Institute for Light and Matter are seeking a highly motivated and skilled doctoral candidate to work on the fabrication and characterization of OE devices. We develop materials for absorption and emission of circul
Published:April 14, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:April 30, 2026

The optical condensed matter physics group at the University of Cologne focuses on non-equilibrium dynamics in quantum materials, and actively collaborates with other experimental and theoretical groups within the CRC 1238 “Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials”. YOUR TASKS
Published:April 14, 2026Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:April 30, 2026

The ERC project “Subalternity in Early Egypt (2700-2200 BC)” invites applications for a doctoral position. YOUR TASKS Developing a research proposal for a doctoral thesis on the topic “Iconographic analysis of subaltern bodies in the Old Kingdom“ Completing the doc
Published:March 31, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:April 30, 2026

As part of the DFG-funded research group “Task-Switching Decisions and Underlying Cognitive Processes” (FOR6047), a research position (PhD candidate) is available in a subproject. The subproject investigates decisions on task switching from the perspective of decision psychology using co
Published:March 31, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:April 30, 2026

Located at the biomedical campus of the University of Cologne the “Data Science of Bioimages lab” is working on data-intensive problems in biomedicine by combining machine learning, statistical and other computational methods. Your tasks development of computational methods and
Published:March 11, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:April 12, 2026

The Dumele research group at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Cologne conducts research at the interface of synthetic organic chemistry and functional materials. The focus lies on the targeted synthesis and structuring of π-conjugated, polyaromatic molecules into
Published:February 26, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:March 31, 2026

The University Hospital of Cologne offers a clinically oriented doctoral position at the interface of neurology and clinical neuropsychology (with the option, if desired, to qualify as a clinical neuropsychologist according to the German Neuropsychological Society (GNP) guidelines). Your tasks
Published:February 19, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:February 22, 2026

As a doctoral researcher, you will work on a defined scientific project in the Brähler group, which is part of the Nephrolab Cologne. The project will be investigating SynNotch T cells as an innovative immunosuppressive T-cell based treatment strategy for autoimmune kidney disease. You will be
Published:February 19, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:March 22, 2026

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student (f/m/x) with a strong interest in immunology, virology, and infectious diseases to join our Emmy Noether–funded translational research group. The project focuses on characterizing viral antibody resistance mechanisms in people living with HIV, comb
Published:February 13, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:March 8, 2026

Doctoral Position in Biogeochemistry/Isotope Geochemistry Including Radiocarbon The PhD project will focus on characterizing microbial communities and their role in carbon cycling in permafrost soils in a warmer and weather Arctic. This includes microbial activity measurements and the use of carb
Published:February 9, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:February 23, 2026

This PhD position is offered at the Chair of Social and Organisational Psychology within the Department of Sociology and Social Psychology. YOUR TASKS Plan and conduct independent research within the chair‘s research areas, such as (perceptions of) attitudes, ambivalence, and social j
Published:February 6, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:February 15, 2026

The “CARNIVAL“ research project will recover new sediment cores from the SE Pacific to explore land-ocean coupling as driver of paleoclimatic variability in the Atacama Desert. The characterization of the spatio-temporal variability of the coastal upwelling system off northern Chile and
Published:February 6, 2026Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:February 15, 2026

This PhD position is offered at the Chair of Social and Organizational Psychology within the Department of Sociology and Social Psychology. YOUR TASKS Plan and conduct independent research within the chair's research areas, such as (perceptions of) attitudes, ambivalence, and social jud
Published:February 2, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:Rhineland-PalatinateDeadline:February 15, 2026

The research group (AG Translational Immunometabolism) is interested in the interplay between metabolism and immunity. The number of people with obesity is continuously rising but new weight loss drugs have revolutionised the treatment over the last years. Obesity leads to a severe co
Published:January 22, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:February 22, 2026

The Collaborative Research Center CRC TRR228 “Future Rural Africa” combines expertise from the two universities of Bonn and Cologne to study newly emerging issues of social-ecological transformation and future making in Africa. Project A04 Future Conservation invites applications for a d
Published:January 5, 2026Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:January 18, 2026

The successful candidate will join a dynamic research lab (www.eming.uni-koeln.de) and will participate in the analysis of molecular mechanisms regulating skin injury, repair and homeostasis. In the particular project we are interested to understand how immune cells sense tissue damage, control tiss
Published:October 13, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaValue:Fully fundedDeadline:Not Specified

The applicant will have the opportunity to tackle cutting-edge problems in biomedical field, interact with world class scientists and clinicians within the SFB 1530, the CIO ABCD, the NCT West/Cancer Center Cologne Essen CCCE.
Published:October 13, 2025Type:Postdoctoral FellowshipsStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaValue:Fully fundedDeadline:November 2, 2025

The Terrestrial Microbiology lab is affiliated with the institute for Plant Sciences and the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) at the University of Cologne. We study molecular mechanisms of plant–microbe interactions with a focus on biotrophic fungal pathogens, in particular smu
Published:October 8, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:October 30, 2025

As a PhD student, you will focus on these well-annotated patient cohorts to investigate disease genetics over time and their correlation with clinical outcomes. Using both bulk and single-cell approaches (primarily whole-genome sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing) you will explore the natural
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:November 2, 2025

A doctoral position is available in the Social Cognition group at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Cologne, for an interdisciplinary research project starting on January 1st, 2026. The aim is to investigate how information can be exchanged (confidentially) in sm
Published:October 7, 2025Type:PhDStudy in:North Rhine-WestphaliaDeadline:October 12, 2025
The University of Cologne is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students.
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