The graduate program IMPRS for Biology and Computation (IMPRS-BAC) provides an interdisciplinary education for doctoral candidates at the interface of molecular life sciences and computational sciences. This is based on perspective and supervision from both ends - experimental and computational - and suits graduates with degrees in molecular biology, biochemistry, mathematics, bioinformatics or any related areas.

We offer

• cutting-edge research in a variety of areas in biology and computation, with possible specializations in genomic and molecular biology techniques as well as in algorithms, statistics and artificial intelligence for molecular genetics;
• 3 years funding to work on your doctoral project. Up to two additional positions will be funded by a DAAD scholarship „Graduate School Scholarship Programme” (GSSP). 
• a degree from the Freie Universität Berlin;
• excellent structured supervision through a thesis advisory committee;
• a diverse community to exchange ideas with;
• a flexible and challenging curriculum of scientific courses and transferable skills;
• support for attending conferences to present your work;
• an international graduate program in one of Europe's most exciting cities;
• financial support to learn German

If you have a passion for epigenetics, bioinformatics, developmental biology, mathematics, sequence analysis, gene regulation, RNA biology, mechanobiology, protein biochemistry, stem cells and differentiation, statistics, molecular evolution or biophysics and want to work at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics or the Freie Universität Berlin - this is the doctoral program for you!

Online Application

For your online application please prepare:

• a letter of motivation. Please describe why you are applying to this program, your scientific interests and why you want to do a doctorate (see FAQ Application process and documents)
• names of up to five potential supervisors at IMPRS-BAC you would like to work with (see FAQ Application process and documents)
• a formal CV. We kindly ask you not to include a photo in your CV.
• your certificates and transcripts of records in German or English. You should gain your degree before October 2025. 
• the contact details of two willing referees for references. Please provide institutional email addresses (see FAQ Referees and references)
• a research proposal best based on the project proposals (see FAQ Application process and documents)

The deadline for submitting written applications is January 7th, 2025 (18:00 CET). For additional inquiries, please check the application FAQ and feel free to contact the PhD coordinator. 

For more information visit IMPRS for Biology And Computation