Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by admin
Apply for 34 new PhD and Research opportunities at TU Dresden, a German University of Excellence. Explore funded positions in engineering, science, and medicine for the 2026 intake. Join a leading global research hub in Dresden, Germany.
Research & PhD Positions at TU Dresden (Excellence University)
Central Administrative Departments
Industriemechanikerin bzw. Industriemechaniker (m/w/d) (TVA-L BBiG*, Full time, Fixed term)
Dezernat Personal
Application deadline: February 27th, 2026
Central Units
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Permanent)
Department Informationsdienste und Hochleistungsrechnen (ZIH)
Application deadline: March 19th, 2026
stud. Hilfskraft (m/w/d) (8 h/Woche)
Zentrum für Lehrerbildung, Schul- und Berufsbildungsforschung (ZLSB)
Application deadline: February 25th, 2026
Cluster of Excellence
Learning and Development Manager (m/w/d) (E 14 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Exzellenzcluster “Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop” (CeTI)
Application deadline: March 9th, 2026
Graduate School
Research Associate / PostDoc (m/f/x) (E 14 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Research Training Group GRK 2868 D³ – Data-driven Design of Resilient Metamaterial
Application deadline: March 31th, 2026
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Research Training Group RTG 2947 “AirMetro”
Application deadline: March 4th, 2026
Faculty of Physics
Research Associate (m/f/x) (E 13 TV-L*, Part time, Fixed term)
Chair of Neutron Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter
Application deadline: March 5th, 2026
Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
Research Associate / PostDoc (m/f/x) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Theoretical Chemistry
Application deadline: March 6th, 2026
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) (E 13 TV-L*, Part time, Fixed term)
Chair of Molecular Functional Materials
Application deadline: April 13th, 2026
Faculty of Psychology
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter / Postdoc (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time / Suitable for part time, Fixed term)
Professur für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Application deadline: March 13th, 2026
Research Associate (m/f/x)
for Research room F1- Human Sensory Perception and Action (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI)
Application deadline: March 5th, 2026
stud. Hilfskraft (m/w/d)
(8h/Woche)
Professur für Kognitive computationale Neurowissenschaft
Application deadline: February 26th, 2026
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Hochschulsekretärin bzw. Hochschulsekretär /
Verwaltungsangestellte bzw. Verwaltungsangestellter (m/w/d) (E 6 TV-L*, Part time, Permanent)
Professur für Politische Systeme und Systemvergleich
Application deadline: March 12th, 2026
Chair (W3) of Systematic Theology (Protestant) with a Focus on Ethics (W3*, Full time, Permanent)
Institute of Protestant Theology
Application deadline: March 17th, 2026
Chair (W2) of Media and Communication with a Focus on Political Communication and Media Change
(with tenure track to W3) (W2*, Full time, Fixed term)
Institute of Media and Communication
Application deadline: March 5th, 2026
Faculty of Education
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d)
im Fach Grundschulpädagogik / Werken (E 13 TV-L*, Full time / Suitable for part time, Fixed term)
Institut für Berufspädagogik und Berufliche Didaktiken
Application deadline: March 4th, 2026
Faculty of Computer Science
Research Associate (m/f/x)
for Low-Level-Benchmarks and Workload-Generators (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Computer Architecture
Application deadline: March 23th, 2026
2 Research Associates / PhD Students (m/f/x)
Machine Learning and Combinatorial Optimization) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Machine Learning for Computer Vision
Application deadline: February 26th, 2026
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Associate (m/f/x)
within the framework of the BMBF-funded project
“Memristor Cellular Nonlinear Networks for Epilepsy Seizure Prediction (MINDSET)” (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Fundamentals of Electronics
Application deadline: March 16th, 2026
Projektassistenz (m/w/d) (E 6 TV-L*, Part time, Fixed term)
Seniorprofessor für Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik
Application deadline: February 23th, 2026
Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Research Associate (m/f/x) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
research group Polymer Synthesis and Fiber Technologies
Application deadline: March 20th, 2026
Bearbeiterin bzw. Bearbeiter im Prüfungsamt (m/w/d) (E 9a*, Full time, Fixed term)
Prüfungsamt
Application deadline: March 12th, 2026
Chair (W2) of Vibroacoustics and Equipment Technology in Lightweight Engineering (W2*, Full time, Permanent)
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology
Application deadline: March 26th, 2026
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Professur für Wasserstoff- und Kernenergietechnik
Application deadline: March 5th, 2026
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter / PostDoc (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Professur für Wasserstoff- und Kernenergietechnik
Application deadline: March 5th, 2026
Research Associate (m/f/x)
with a focus on business administration (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Joining Technology and Assembly
Application deadline: March 2nd, 2026
stud. Hilfskraft (m/w/d)
(10 h/Woche)
CIMTT Zentrum für Produktionstechnik und Organisation
Application deadline: March 31th, 2026
stud. Hilfskraft (m/w/d)
(8 h/Woche)
Professur für Agrarsystemtechnik
Application deadline: March 31th, 2026
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
within the MSCA Doctoral Network SLICE (salary according to MSCA regulation*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Space Systems
Application deadline: March 31th, 2026
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
within the MSCA Doctoral Network SLICE (salary according to MSCA regulation*, Full time, Fixed term)
Chair of Space Systems
Application deadline: March 31th, 2026
Faculty of Civil Engineering
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time / Suitable for part time, Fixed term)
Professur für Nachhaltige Baukonstruktion
Application deadline: February 26th, 2026
“Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) (E 13 TV-L*, Full time, Fixed term)
Professur für Schienenfahrzeuge
Application deadline: March 11th, 2026
Chair (W3) of Smart Road Traffic Infrastructure (W3*, Full time, Permanent)
“Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Application deadline: May 14th, 2026
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Research Associate (m/f/x)
in Tree Growth Physiology (E 13 TV-L*, Part time, Fixed term)
Chair of Forest Botany
Application deadline: March 6th, 2026
| Feature | Details |
| Official Name | Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) |
| Status | University of Excellence (Exzellenzuniversität) |
| Global Ranking | Top 200 (QS/THE World University Rankings) |
| Primary Research Hub | Silicon Saxony (Europe’s largest microelectronics cluster) |
| Key Research Clusters | Physics, Quantum Materials, Microelectronics, Biomedicine |
| Funding Level | High (Dresden Concept network with Max Planck & Fraunhofer) |
| Language of Research | English (Most PhD and Postdoc roles) |
| Average PhD Salary | €2,800 – €3,500/month (Based on TV-L E13 scale) |