PhD Positions – International Max Planck Research School

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Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Deutschland Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior Vollzeit
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain & Behavior is a fully-funded PhD program in Bonn, Germany, that offers a competitive world-class PhD training and research program in the field of neuroethology and neuroscience. The research groups in the program aim to understand how the collective activity of the vast numbers of interconnected neurons in the brain gives rise to the diversity of animal behavior. IMPRS for Brain & Behavior is a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar (MPINB), the University of Bonn, and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) in Bonn. We invite applications for PhD Positions – International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain and Behavior Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animals' behaviors and be part of the next generation of outstanding neuroscientists In a nutshell:
• Apply the latest innovative neuroscience techniques to fundamental neuroethology questions
• Neuroscience Boot Camp
• Possibility of lab rotations
• Mentoring and guidance by a Thesis Advisory Committee
• A multitude of training opportunities
• International and administrative support
• Fully-funded PhD positions are available

Your profile
• Proven track record of academic and research excellence
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g. neuroscience, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering). The degree should be concluded before admission to the PhD, latest by September 2027.
• Fluency in written and spoken English Only online applications which are submitted via the application portal are accepted. Short-listed candidates will be invited to an online Selection Symposium in January 2027. Positions must be started latest on 1 October 2027. Closing date for applications: 15 October 2026. Application portal: https://imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de/ Apply now Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior — Caesar Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2 D-53175 Bonn mpinb.mpg.de/en/