Upcoming Fully Funded PhD Positions in Life Sciences

Thanks to everyone who submitted their application! The application deadline has now passed, and the selection process started. More information about the next rounds of application will come during August 2026 and January 2027.

Would you like to contribute your creativity to an international team of scientists from various disciplines focusing on basic research in the area of molecular life sciences?

Your role

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) invites you to apply for PhD positions in Heidelberg, Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg, Hinxton (near Cambridge) and Rome. The EMBL International PhD Programme (EIPP) provides comprehensive interdisciplinary training, maintaining a careful balance between theory and practice, close mentoring and creative freedom, collaborative teamwork and independence. These key characteristics make EIPP a role model, which has inspired similar programmes at research institutions throughout Europe and ...