<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b><font color="#77bb41">10 PhD fellowships within the CEPLAS Graduate School</font></b><br><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>In CEPLAS - The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences - researchers investigate in an interdisciplinary approach the characteristics and mechanisms of complex plant traits and their impact on plant performance and adaptation. This knowledge builds a foundation for sustainable cultivation of food, feed and energy crops. CEPLAS is a joint venture of the Universities of Cologne and Düsseldorf, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben and the Forschungszentrum Jülich. </div><div><br></div><div>The CEPLAS Graduate School offers a comprehensive graduate program covering the fields of molecular plant sciences, plant genetics, synthetic biology as well as quantitative and computational biology. The program leads <b>students with a bachelor’s degree</b> through a unique qualification phase to the PhD. <b>The program starts in October 2026.</b> <b>Application deadline is January 18, 2026</b>.</div><div>More information and application details: <a href="https://www.ceplas.eu/en/training-careers/ceplas-graduate-school">https://www.ceplas.eu/en/training-careers/ceplas-graduate-school</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>