Shape the future of particle physics! The DFG Research Training Group at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz invites applicants for PhD fellowships starting in April 2025. Be part of a leading research initiative exploring next-generation detector technologies.
Applicants must hold a strong master’s degree or diploma in physics and demonstrate research experience, ideally in areas like scintillators, gaseous or semiconductor detectors, or electronics. Knowledge of nuclear, particle, or astro-particle physics is required.Located in the heart of Germany, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the country’s largest and most diverse universities, hosting approximately 31,000 students from over 100 nations. Renowned for its cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary approach, JGU is home to the federal excellence cluster PRISMA+, focusing on fundamental physics.
Established in 1946, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Mainz (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Rhineland-Palatinate. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Germersheim. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Weiterbildung und Kultur des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz (Ministry of Science, Continuing Education and Culture of Rhineland-Palatinate), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.