Are you a Master’s graduate looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Explore the range of funded PhD programs available at the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany. Apply online now and kickstart your doctoral journey!
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in virus-based therapies
Summary of PhD Program:
With the branch of the Fraunhofer IGB in Upper Swabia/Biberach/Ulm, a new center for virus-based therapies will soon be created, funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Viruses and viral vectors represent highly innovative therapy options for diseases such as genetic defects or cancer that cannot be treated or can only be treated insufficiently. However, since virus-based therapeutics differ significantly from conventional drugs in terms of both composition and mode of action, completely new methods for their biotechnological production and for proving their function and efficacy have to be developed.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Therapy for Huntington’s Disease
Summary of PhD Program:
One of our projects aims to innovate therapeutic advancements for Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects the glymphatic and lymphatic systems, which are critical for removing the waste products of brain cells. Major symptoms include motor dysfunction, cognitive decline, and neurological issues. Currently, there is neither a known treatment to delay Huntington’s disease onset nor sufficient digital tools to evaluate the lymphatic system. Our mission is to collect comprehensive imaging data from these systems to develop a machine learning algorithm and thus create a versatile tool for preclinical therapeutic evaluation.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mathematics to improve resource efficiency
Summary of PhD Program:
In order to increase resource and energy efficiency in production, the Fraunhofer ITWM develops prediction models on the basis of which process optimisations are carried out. These models are calibrated by adapting model parameters to measurement data. The quality of this adjustment is a decisive factor for the quality of the prediction models. The quality of the fit depends not only on the measurement accuracy, but also on the design of the measurements. Typically, this experimental design task is addressed by linearisation in the model parameters.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mathematics to increase the resilience of production processes
Summary of PhD Program:
The simulation of production processes can make a decisive contribution to increasing energy and resource efficiency. When using simulations in practice, it must be taken into account that influencing variables such as energy and raw material prices are subject to stochastic fluctuations. To protect against such fluctuations, additional storage and buffers must be created, which lead to increased investment and operating costs. Model-based, interactive decision support tools can highlight the interdependencies between increased resilience and increased costs and lead to the most balanced compromises possible.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Therapeutic advancements for Huntington’s disease (HD)
Summary of PhD Program:
Our project aims to innovate therapeutic advancements for Huntington’s disease (HD), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor dysfunction, cognitive decline, and psychiatric issues, by focusing on the glymphatic and lymphatic systems, critical for brain waste clearance. Currently, no treatments delay HD onset, and there is a lack of digital tools to evaluate the lymphatic system. We will collect comprehensive imaging data from these systems to develop a machine learning algorithm, creating a versatile tool for preclinical therapeutic evaluation.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Parameter identification for soil-tool interaction simulation
Summary of PhD Program:
The focus of this PhD project is the development, implementation and validation of an adequate automated parameterization algorithm for DEM-based soil simulation and soil-tool interaction. For this purpose, different soil mechanics laboratory tests will be investigated and analyzed with respect to their suitability for the parameterization of the soil-tool interaction, also for different physical contact laws. Based on this, different nonlinear optimization approaches will be implemented and analyzed with respect to accuracy, stability and performance. Thereby, the appropriate and problem-related choice of the optimization objective is a crucial aspect of the optimization procedure.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in IC Design with focus on CMOS backplanes
Summary of PhD Program:
Our interdisciplinary field of “Microdisplays and Sensors” is engaged in the development and manufacturing of micro-displays and sensors based on the integration of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) onto silicon CMOS substrates. Here, our activities range from the initial idea, through design in close cooperation with the OLED technology, the circuit design of the OLED integration, testing, assembly and interconnection technology to the development of the complete system and application.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in IC Design with focus on CMOS backplanes
Summary of PhD Program:
Our interdisciplinary field of “Microdisplays and Sensors” is engaged in the development and manufacturing of micro-displays and sensors based on the integration of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) onto silicon CMOS substrates. Here, our activities range from the initial idea, through design in close cooperation with the OLED technology, the circuit design of the OLED integration, testing, assembly and interconnection technology to the development of the complete system and application.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
