7 PhD Student Positions in the Computational, Mathematical, and Experimental Plant Sciences

Max Planck Research School on Understanding Complex Plant Traits using Computational and Evolutio­nary Approaches is a local colla­boration between the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne, Germany. Inter­national students are closely supervised by an advisory committee, receive trai­ning in professional skills, and are suppor­ted to share their scientific insights. All training is in English.

The mission of the IMPRS is to study funda­mental bio­logical processes in plants and to create know­ledge and material that can empower inno­vative plant breeding. More than 30 research groups study regu­latory networks control­ling fundamen­tal traits, such as repro­ductive develop­ment, organ geometry and growth, innate immunity, and microbiome effects on plant performance. They apply and develop a broad range of inter­disci­plinary technologies ranging from gene­tics and genomics to struc­tural bio­chemistry, advanced imaging, and computational and mathe­matical modelling in various plant species.