PhD in Neuroscience – International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain and Behaviour

Join our fully-funded international PhD programme in neuroscience! The International Max Planck Research School for Brain and Behaviour is a unique collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar (MPINB) , the University of Bonn , and the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn . It offers a completely funded international PhD training and research programme in neuroscience in Bonn, Germany. The focus of the programme is neuroethology. We offer an exciting opportunity to outstanding Master's degree holders (or equivalent) from any relevant field (life sciences, mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, etc.) to be immersed in a stimulating environment that provides novel technologies to elucidate the function of brain circuits from molecules to animal behaviour. The comprehensive and diverse expertise of the faculty in the exploration of brain-circuit function using advanced imaging and optogenetic techniques combined with comprehensive training in fundamental neuroscience provides students with an exceptional level of knowledge to pursue a successful independent research career. IMPRS for Brain and Behaviour has 18 laboratories with an enormous variety of research projects being carried out. Successful candidates can choose to do lab rotations in the first six months of their PhD. Doctoral candidates receive both theoretical training and hands-on training in a large range of cutting-edge techniques. In addition, they are exposed to a variety of research areas all touching on how sensory information is encoded in neural circuits and is ultimately transferred to behaviour.