IMPRS-IDI Call for Applications

Thank you for your interest in our graduate school. The application platform for our PhD recruitment call for 2026 is open for applications from 5 November, 2025. The deadline for applications is 10 December, 2025, 23:59 CET.

This year, we are excited to announce six available and fully funded PhD positions. Please check the projects here before applying.

The IMPRS-IDI is a vibrant international doctoral program with about 75 doctoral students from more than 25 different countries. Our mission is to support students to develop into creative, critical, responsible and self-confident young researchers. We invite highly motivated candidates to join a dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment, with projects at the forefront of infectious disease and immunology. Successful applicants will engage in innovative research at renowned institutions, including the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, German Rheumatology Research Center (DRFZ), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin.

Our graduate school offers:

cutting-edge research and training opportunities with access to state-of-the-art facilities
an excellent scientific network - our faculty members are internationally recognized scientists affiliated with renowned research institutes and universities in Berlin and around the world
a prestigious graduate school program with a project-adapted curriculum (training courses, lectures, seminars and more on scientific, technical and complementary skill topics)
the opportunity for travel to present your work
a strong PhD community with lively exchange and easy professional and social integration
a stimulating international and multi-disciplinary research environment on a thriving campus in the heart of Berlin

We are seeking creative, passionate and highly motivated applicants from all over the world who are truly committed to research in the following disciplines:

Infection biology
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular & Cell biology
Parasitology
Medical Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
And related disciplines in the life sciences