Freie Universität Berlin

List of Available PhD Positions 2026

The application period for 2026 starts on 15 October 2025 and ends on 15 December 2025!

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Institute	Subject Area & Project title	Name of Prof. / Research Group Leader
Diverse	Diverse Options: Own research is also eligible if candidate can provide an acceptance letter from a host supervisor at Freie Universität Berlin.	Diverse
Biology	Evolution Living with Radiation: Evolutionary Insights from Rodents	Prof. Dr. Katja Nowick
Biology	Biology, Ecology Evolutionary Ecology of Host-Parasite Interactions under Global Change	Prof. Dr. Justyna Wolinska
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Protein Biochemistry/Structural Biology Mechanism and in vitro reconstitution of tapasin-mediated peptide exchange	Prof. Dr. Christian Freund
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Protein Biochemistry/Structural Biology Intrinsically disordered proteins in control of the actin cytoskeleton	Prof. Dr. Christian Freund
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Molecular Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations Investigation of heavy atom tunneling in small molecules at cryogenic conditions	Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Glycomics First principle investigations for the interactions of molecules with 2D materials supported by a metal substrate	Prof. Dr. Kevin Pagel
Education and Psychology	Cognitive Neuroscience Dissecting the role of feedforward and recurrent processing in human visual cortex	Prof. Dr. Radoslaw Cichy
Education and Psychology	Cognitive Neuroscience Revealing the neural basis of visual learning by layer-specific 7T-fMRI	Prof. Dr. Radoslaw Cichy
Law	Private Law Realigning the costs of compliance for public firms	Prof. Dr. Andreas Engert
Literary Studies	Diverse positions at the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies. Please note: the application deadline ends already on 16 November, 2025!	Diverse
Physics	Solid-State Physics Ultrafast spin dynamics in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet hybrid systems	Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kuch
Sociology	Housing Research New housing inequalities in urban China in international comparison	Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kohl
Veterinary Medicine	Stem cell research Impact of environmental factors on Arcobacter spp. bioaccumulation and depuration in mussels	Prof. Dr. Thomas Alter
Veterinary Physiology	Intestinal Physiology Establishment and application of the Ussing chamber as an ex-vivo model for intestinal heat stress in pigs	Prof. Dr. Jörg R. Aschenbach