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 a good idea to inquire about possible financing, since the likelihood of securing admission through the general call depends on the available resources of the supervisor and the PhD programme for which you apply.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecasting the near-future spread of Novel Ecosystems under alternative environmental scenarios | Biology | Novel ecosystems, ecological modelling, dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs), Species distribution models (SDMs), Scenarios, Biodiversity change | A Master’s degree degree (or at least one year of a Master’s degree) in ecology, biology, environmental science, climate science, computational biology, geography, or a related field | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| GreenTrace | Geoscience | Greenland, Marine geology, Benthic Ecology, Paleoclimate, Machine learning | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in natural science, including but not limited to geoscience, biology, ecology, engineering, or computer science | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| From the ocean to the continent: Understanding Jurassic environmental perturbations using terrestrial sedimentary archives | Geoscience | Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Fieldwork, Geochemistry, Paleoclimate | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (or at least one year of a Master’s degree) in Geosciences/Geology, with good knowledge of sedimentary geology and fieldwork experience | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Chemistry | Catalyst synthesis, electrochemistry, CO2 conversion, scaling up | Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree in chemistry or nanoscience. In addition, experience in electrochemistry would be an advantage | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET | |
| Finding optimum surfaces for cobalt oxide catalysts for low-temperature decomposition of nitrous oxide | Nanoscience | Experimental surface science, heterogenous catalysis, N2O greenhouse gas emissions, nanomaterials, ambient pressure XPS | Applicants should have a recent master’s degree or 4-years of studies in physics, chemistry, nanoscience or equivalent disciplines, and with an excellent and documented exam record | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Plio-Pleistocene climate and oceanography in the Arctic (PlioARC) | Geoscience | Pliocene, Early Pleistocene, Paleoclimate, Marine geology, Benthic Foraminifera | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in natural science, including but not limited to geoscience, biology, or ecology | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| HCI PhD Position on Multimodal Collaborative Hybrid Spaces | Computer Science | Human Computer Interaction, Multimodal Interaction, Physical Computing, CSCW, Haptics | A Master’s degree in a relevant area (e.g. Computer Science, IT, or Industrial Design) | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Impact of Wild Horses on Fire Dynamics and Ecosystem Functionality in a Novel Ecosystem | Biology | Novel ecosystems, Megafauna ecology, Remote sensing, Wild horses, Sagebrush steppe, Fire dynamics | Applicants must have a relevant MSc degree in ecology, biology or equivalent and have graduated before the application deadline | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| The cradles of agrodiversity in Northern Europe | Geoscience | Archaeology; Soil science; Interdisciplinary; Horticulture; Food Security | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in Geoscience, Archaeology, Horticulture, Soil Science, Agronomy or similar, by May 1st 2024 | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| CO2 mineralisation in basaltic ash: A petrographic and geochemical study | Geoscience | Carbon-dioxide Removal, CO2-mineralisation, Geochemistry, Carbonate, Basalt | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (or at least one year of a Master’s degree), with solid background in mineralogy, petrography, and geochemistry | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
The timing and paleoenvironment of early human migrations into the southern Caucasus | Geoscience | Geochronology, cosmogenic nuclides, biomarkers, Quaternary climate, early human evolution. | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree, or at least one year of a Master’s degree, in geology, geochemistry, geophysics, or similar, by May 1st 2024. | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Electrocatalytic microarray biosensors for early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer | Nanoscience | Biosensors, Cancer Diagnostics, Aptamers, DNA, Antibodies, Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry | A Master´s degree (120 ECTS) in Chemistry (with specialization in Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry) | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Electrocatalytic approaches to high sensitivity PTM detection of cancer metastatic state and its therapy efficacy | Nanoscience | Biosensors, Cancer Diagnostics, Aptamers, DNA, Antibodies, Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry | A Master´s degree (120 ECTS) in Chemistry (with specialization in Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry) | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: probing aerosol-water interactions | Chemistry | Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: probing aerosol-water interactions | Applicantsmust have a recent Master’s degree or a Bachelor´s degree and one year of Master´s studies within Chemistry, Physics, Atmospheric Science, Nanoscience, Engineering or similar. | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Atmospheric aerosols: probing photochemical ageing processes | Chemistry | Atmospheric chemistry, photochemistry, aerosol properties | Applicants must have a recent Master’s degree or a Bachelor´s degree and one year of Master´s studies within Chemistry, Physics, Atmospheric Science, Nanoscience, Engineering or similar. | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Stochastic partial differential equations on fractals and metric measure spaces | Mathematics | Stochastic partial differential equations on fractals and metric measure spaces | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree in mathematics with specialization toward probability or analysis | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Statistical foundations of topological data analysis | Mathematics | Topological data analysis, Spatial networks, probability theory, statistics | The topic lies at the intersection between probability, statistics and topological data analysis. Hence, the ideal candidate has previous experience in one of these domains and is motivated in learning techniques from the other two. | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Complexity and Optimization in Competitive Markets | Computer Science | Computational Complexity, Algorithmic Game Theory, Mathematical Optimization, Algorithms | A master’s degree or have at least one year of studies towards a master’s degree in computer science or a closely related field (e.g. mathematics) | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| DRONE – Developing an Extracellular Vesicle Approach for In Vivo Delivery of RNA Origami Nanoscaffolds | Molecular Biology and Genetics | RNA nanotechnology, Extracellular vesicle biology, Genetic engineering, Zebrafish, Bioimaging | A relevant Master’s degree (or expected to receive it in good time), for example, in Nanoscience, Molecular Biology, or Chemistry | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Readvertisement: Single cell mechanobiology and soft matter metrology | Nanoscience | Cell mechanics, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Fluidic Force Microscopy (FluidFM), soft matter, biophysics | A master’s degree (120 ECTS) in engineering, nanoscience, physics, materials science, or similar | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Attosecond carrier dynamics: Shedding new light on the 120 years old Drude model | Physics and Astronomy | Ultrafast dynamics in solid materials; femtosecond laser techniques; numerical modeling | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree or at least one year of a Master’s degree in Physics (for admission into the 4+4 model). | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| New methods for determining rates of CO2 mineralisation | Geoscience | CO2-mineralisation, geochemistry, equipment design, data acquisition, programming | A relevant master’s degree in geoscience/chemical engineering/chemistry or a related field | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Online and Reinforcement Learning in Game Theory | Computer Science | Game Theory, Online Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Convex Optimization | Applicants to the PhD position must have a relevant BSc or MSc degree (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Economics) and mathematical maturity | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Structural and biophysical analysis of plant hormone transmembrane transport | Molecular Biology & Genetics | Biophysics, structural biology, membrane proteins, plant hormone transport | Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (or expected to receive it in good time), and a solid background and keen interest in membrane protein transport, plant physiology and/or molecular biology. | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| SCI: Secure Computing Infrastructures | Computer Science | Cryptography, Multi-party Computation, Authentication | A MSc. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline are preferable | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
| Field energetics of marine mammals | Biology | Biologging, energetics, tags, whales, seals, physiology | Master’s degree in biology or engineering with experience in animal physiology, energetics, signal processing and statistics | 2025/02/01 23:59 CET |
