Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany invites application for vacant PhD and Postdoctoral Positions, UFZ covers both basic research and applied research.
Jobs & PostDocs
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigStudent / Research Assistant (f/m/x)
Join our team as a Student/ Research Assistant (f/m/x) as part of the DAISY project, which focuses on driving transformation for biodiversity and equity, the work centers on analyzing EU-level policies.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigScientist (f/m/x) in the project LIMIT-FELST
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigPostdoc (f/m/x) in Viromics
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigStudent Assistant (f/m/x)
For our ongoing project “Airplast” we are currently looking for a Student Assistant (f/m/x).
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigStudent / Research Assistant (f/m/x)
Join our team as a Student/ Research Assistant (f/m/x) in a cutting-edge project on image/data analysis and research data management.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigCloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer – Research data management (f/m/x)
Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer – Research data management (d/f/m)
PhD positions
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigPhD Researcher (f/m/x) in Protein Biotechnology
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigPhD Position (m/f/x) in Microbial Ecology
Closing date for applications: • Location: MagdeburgPhD Researcher (f/m/x) Nutrient processing in stream networks
Closing date for applications: • Location: MagdeburgPhD Researcher (f/m/x) – Aquatic food web analyses
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigPhD Position (f/m/x)
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigPhD Researcher (f/m/x) Thermodynamics of microbial turnover of organic compounds in soil: matter and energy fluxes under varying environmental conditions (focus matter fluxes)
For the DFG-funded project ” Thermodynamics of microbial turnover of organic compounds in soil – matter and energy fluxes under varying redox conditions, biomass-substrate ratios, and availability of biomass building blocks”, we are offering a PhD researcher (f/m/x) position focusing on evaluating mass balances in soils and their link to energy fluxes.
Graduation Work / Internships
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMaster/ Bachelor Thesis – Greywater Treatment using Green Roof Systems (f/m/x)
This project focuses on the effect of aeration and recirculation on the efficiency of greywater treatment and transformation of chemicals of concern in green roof systems.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMaster Thesis / Internship
Master Thesis or Internship within the EU-Project RestPoll, at the Department of Community Ecology in Halle.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMaster Thesis in Experimental Plant Ecology (f/m/x)
Master thesis in Experimental Plant Ecology, winter term of 2025/26.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigBachelor thesis / Master thesis / Internship
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMaster Thesis – Decoding AMD: A Comparative Transcriptomic Study of Human and Mouse Retina Organoids
The master thesis explores species-specific responses to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using human and mouse retina organoids.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMaster Thesis: Modelling parasitic infestation (Varroa mite) of honey bee colonies in Germany
Statistical modelling of parasitic infestation (Varroa mite) of honey bee colonies in Germany based on survey data.
Closing date for applications: • Location: LeipzigMasterarbeit / Bachelorarbeit / Studentische Hilfskraft (HiWi) (m/w/d) – Ökologie/Ökotoxikologie
