Joining for a doctoral project/PhD?

Research at Forschungszentrum Jülich addresses the very latest issues that impact our society, combining knowledge-driven research with application. This approach is driven by the goal to provide knowledge for a changing society and to help tackle the grand societal challenges of our time, like exploring possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy.

Being one of Europe’s biggest and most multidisciplinary research centres with a strong research infrastructure, Forschungszentrum Jülich offers unique opportunities for doctoral projects. You can choose from a broad range of topics and disciplines represented by our different institutes, and work together with internationally renowned scientific experts to support us in researching and developing new ideas for shaping change.

Ways to apply for a doctoral project at Forschungszentrum Jülich

Doctoral positions

All our vacant doctoral positions are published at our job portal, where you can view them and directly apply. Besides the advertisements, our career portal provides tips on applying for a job as well as information on starting here as a doctoral researcher, benefits and Forschunsgzentrum Jülich as an employer.

Speculative application

If you do not find an interesting position in the career portal, you are always welcome to submit a speculative application to one of our institutes that best suits your interest and qualification. In this case, please contact the institute directly and provide a letter of motivation and your application documents containing all relevant information.

Please note

JuDocS cannot provide funding or mediate positions for doctoral projects. Each institute is responsible for deciding which doctoral researchers they admit, and they are always interested in highly qualified and motivated applicants. We will provide support as soon as you have started working here as a doctoral researcher.