PhD Positions – International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain and Behavior

Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior; Bonn; Vor Ort; EUR 18.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Fully-funded PhD positions

Lab rotations

Thesis advisory committee mentoring

Zusammenfassung

Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior in Bonn, in collaboration with the IMPRS for Brain & Behavior, invites applications for PhD Positions within a world-class training program in neuroethology and neuroscience. The IMPRS aims to understand how networks of neurons drive animal behavior and offers a structured, fully-funded PhD path.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field and demonstrate fluent English.

Qualifikationen

• Proven track record of academic and research excellence.
• Master’s degree must be completed before admission, by Sept 2027.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Kenntnisse

English fluency

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in neuroscience or related field

Jobbeschreibung

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
• 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

Closing date for applications: 15 October 2026. Application portal: https://imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de/

Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior — Caesar
Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2
D-53175 Bonn