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PhD Student
PhD student positions in Berlin in One Health Helminthology Part-time NEW
ONE HEALTH interdisciplinary research in:
Parasitology / Immunology / Veterinary Medicine / Social Sciences / Biophysics / Health Economics / Ecology/ Data Sciences
Do you like to become a One Health expert in Helminthology? Do you like to work interdisciplinary and do your doctoral thesis in a structured doctoral program in Berlin? Here is your chance!We are looking for highly motivated international candidates who are interested in infectious disease research with focus on helminths and share our vision to improve world’s health. Our mission is to train creative, responsible and self-confident young researchers.
As member of the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Research Training Group (RTG) 3096 “One Health Approach to Soil-Transmitted Helminths,” successful applicants will work on scientific projects in an interdisciplinary manner within a structured program. In total, we offer 9 doctoral researcher student positions in different scientific projects and labs. The projects address the three “One Health” aspects: 1) human roundworm infections (close cooperation and fieldwork in Kenya / Africa), 2) roundworm infections in farm animals (chicken and pigs in Germany) and wildlife, and 3) environmental factors (sociological and economic field studies in Kenya and Germany). The RTG will thus incorporate human, animal, and environmental aspects into the research and training of candidates to become “One Health” infectious disease specialists. After four years of training in the structured doctoral program and the acquisition of at least 30 CP, candidates have the opportunity to obtain a certificate for the successful completion of a PhD graduate school.
We offer 9 scientific projects, which require different background education of the candidates, from Parasitology, Biophysics to Social and Data Sciences, Health Economics and Ecology. Please check our Webpage for further information about the PhD projects and required backgrounds.
Our 9 projects are offered by the following internationally renowned research institutes:
• Freie Universität Berlin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Immunology: 2 projects
• Freie Universität Berlin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Parasitology, Trop. Vet. Med.: 1 project
• Freie Universität Berlin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Physiology: 1 project
• Freie Universität Berlin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Farm Animal Clinic – Division for Poultry: 1 project
• Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development, Animal Husbandry in Organic Farming: 1 project
• Robert Koch Institute Berlin: 2 projects
• Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin: 1 project
Project start will be April 1st, 2026.
Candidates must hold a master degree / Diplom / Stattsexamen or equivalent in a relevant subject and speak English. If you want to join us, please apply until October 30th, 2025 via our online application platform.
APPLYING IS ONLY POSSIBLE VIA OUR online application platform!!! Applications via e-mail cannot be considered.
Find more information about RTG 3096, project descriptions / how-to-apply / FAQ on our website.