IOCB Prague is looking for talented, independent, and highly motivated PhD students with an MSc. degree or equivalent in life sciences or related fields.

As a student here, you’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting projects in a first-class tutoring program. You will be in a vibrant international setting of a prestigious scientific institution, which has cutting-edge equipment and modern technologies and collaborates with leading research centers around the world as well as with important commercial partners.

Registration deadline: 3 March 2025

Interview Day: 20 March 2025

ELIGIBILITY:

The universities have their own processes, conditions, and deadlines for PhD applications that differ from the IOCB recruitment process. IOCB has historically cooperated with Charles University and the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague. However, other universities are not excluded and you can discuss details with the project supervisor.

UCT Prague

Charles University (Prague)

Masaryk University (Brno) – Faculty of Science

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Palacký University Olomouc

Deadlines for PhD applications to universities

UCT Prague: 15 April

Charles University (Prague): 30 April

Check the list of available PhD projects and read their detailed description. The projects are divided into three clusters:

CHEM – organic and medicinal chemistry 

BIO – biochemistry, bioinformatics, molecular biology

PHYS – analytical, physical, and computational chemistry

You can select up to 3 projects. You can cross the clusters, but it is not recommended – the clusters should help you to find your discipline of PhD study faster.

For general inquiries, please contact our PhD coordinator Martina at phdcoordinator@uochb.cas.cz.

Scientific inquiries should be addressed to the supervisor mentioned in the proposed PhD project.

BENEFIT:

PhD students must be enrolled in a partner university and will be employed by IOCB at the same time (part-time or full-time) with a competitive salary (a scholarship from the university + a salary from IOCB).