The University of Cologne is looking for talented and highly motivated doctoral candidates with a master’s degree (MSc or equivalent) in Plant Sciences, Molecular Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Population Genetics, Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics or related disciplines. We encourage candidates with strong interests in the aforementioned disciplines and specifically in the ecological and genetic adaptation of plants to changing environments, together with a motivation to contributing to conservation of plant ecosystems/diversity. Successful candidates will convince us that they are excellent team players, driven by curiosity and with an aptitude for interdisciplinary research. The main working language will be English. We invite candidates to apply for one or more of our projects, for which you will find details here: https://trr341.uni-koeln.de/join-us.

For the complete job description and application instructions, please click here. Applications will be accepted until July 7, 2026.