Here you can apply for a PhD position with your own project description. An application for the general call must include a project description (½-4 pages), where you describe your ideas and research plans for your project. You can indicate a URL to further information, if you like.
Before starting the application process, it is strongly recommended that you contact a prospective supervisor in order to discuss a potential project. This may contribute to writing a better and more targeted application. Furthermore, it is only possible with full external financing by the supervisor.
You can find AU researchers/potential supervisors by searching on subject headings here. Furthermore, you can find more info on the various PhD programmes at GSNS on each of the programme websites.
It is not a requirement that the applicant has been in contact with a prospective supervisor before the application process begins.
Before you apply, please read the application guide thoroughly. All applications must be submitted via the application portal.
Here you apply for one of the positions on the list of specific calls below. Please note that the list is regularly updated. The list will be complete approximately two weeks before application deadline. If you can’t find a project within your field of research on the list, please have a look later or apply via the general call.
Before you apply, please read the application guide thoroughly. Please follow the application instructions in the specific call announcement.
You can use the filter function to narrow down your search field or search for something specific.
| Project title | Programme | Keywords | Candidate background | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Control of Emission in Valleytronic Materials | Physics and Astronomy | 2D materials, Valleytronics, Device Physics, Light-emitting-diodes, Circularly Polarized Optics | Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in physics, nanoscience, photonics or similar. Prior experience with cleanroom nanofabrication, 2D materials, optical spectroscopy or cryogenic measurements is an advantage, but not a requirement. | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Climate change and catchment–lake connectivity: Predicting Arctic freshwater ecosystem responses | Biology | Arctic freshwater ecosystems, Carbon and nutrient fluxes, Land-ocean continuum, Climate change, Aquatic biogeochemistry | Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree in biology, and ideally have field experience, data analysis and programming skills (e.g., R, python, matlab, etc). | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Climate change from fjord to coast: Predicting marine ecosystem responses to changing Arctic catchments | Biology | Arctic fjord ecosystems, Marine productivity and biodiversity, Land-ocean continuum, Climate change | Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree in biology, and ideally have field experience, data analysis and programming skills (e.g., R, python, matlab, etc). | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Anaerobic growth of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria | Biology | microbiology, microbial physiology, microbial ecology, methane cycle | We are looking for applicants with a master’s degree in biology, microbiology, geochemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, environmental engineering, biotechnology, or related field. | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Atmospheric aerosols: probing cloud formation ability of organic aerosol particles in relation to their physicochemical properties | Chemistry | Atmospheric chemistry and physics, aerosol particles, clouds and climate, physical chemistry | Applicants to the PhD position must have finished a Master’s degree, or a Bachelor´s degree plus one year of completed Master´s studies, within Chemistry, Physics, Atmospheric Science or Nanoscience. | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Accessing orbitronics and twistronics with microscopic and ultrafast angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy | Physics and Astronomy | 2D materials, quantum technology, angle-resolved photoemission, ultrafast processes, orbital and valley Hall effects | Applicants should hold or be about to obtain a Master’s degree in Physics, Nanoscience or similar and with a keen interest in Condensed Matter Physics (or related field). | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Developing advanced imaging tools to understand microbe–electrode interfaces | Biology | microbiology, microbial physiology, microbial ecology, Imaging | We seek candidates with a relevant MSc degree in environmental microbiology, molecular ecology, microbiology, bioelectrochemistry or a closely related field | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Understanding C*-algebras by inducing symmetries | Mathematics | C*-algebras, ideal structure, groupoid C*-algebras | Applicants must have completed a relevant Master’s degree in mathematics by the beginning of the PhD | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| PhD Position in Probability Theory and Analysis | Mathematics | Probability Theory, Analysis | Applicants must have a Master’s degree in mathematics or a closely related field | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| PhD in Astrochemistry: Laboratory Studies of Radiation-Driven Chemistry and Desorption in Interstellar Ices | Physics and Astronomy | Experimental astrochemistry, Interstellar ices, Radiation chemistry, Infrared spectroscopy, Molecular desorption | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in physics, chemistry, astronomy, nanoscience or a related field | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Readvertisement: PhD in Astrochemistry: Infrared-Driven Energy Dissipation and Structural Change in Complex Interstellar Ices | Physics and Astronomy | Experimental astrochemistry, Interstellar ices, Infrared spectroscopy, Energy dissipation, Molecular desorption | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in physics, chemistry, astronomy, nanoscience or a related field | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| Program Analysis for Software Supply Chain Security | Computer Science | Program Analysis, Software Security | Applicants must have a Master’s degree or at least one year of Master’s degree studies in Computer Science | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
| RNA modifications and RNA-binding proteins | Molecular Biology and Genetics | RNA modifications, RNA-binding proteins | Applicants must have a Master's degree or similar in a relevant field | 2026/11/01 23:59 CET |
