République Française Inserm
Institut thématique Neurosciences, sciences cognitives, neurologie, psychiatrie

PhD

Avril 2026

Publiée le : 08/04/2026

PhD position - neuroglia interactions or neuropeptidergic regulation of emotions

Type of contract  CDD

Location  Strasbourg, France

Status available

Doctoral position open to the doctoral school competition for a candidate with a Master in neuroscience or related field. The project focuses on neuroglia interactions or neuropeptidergic regulation of emotions and values patch-clamp, calcium imaging and Python skills.

Publiée le : 08/04/2026

PhD position in social and reproductive neuroscience

Type of contract CDD

Location Nouzilly, France

Status available

Thèse en neurosciences sociale et de la reproduction au laboratoire PRC (Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements).

Publiée le : 08/04/2026

Mars 2026

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD position - In vivo Investigation of Virtual Hypoxia in Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD position - Neurometabolic sequelae of experimental cerebral malaria

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

Thèse en neurosciences à Aix-Marseille Université sur les séquelles neurométaboliques du paludisme cérébral expérimental. Deadline : 27 avril 2026.

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD position - Gene-Environment Interactions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: GABAergic Dysregulation and Sleep Circuit Dysfunction

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

Thèse à Aix-Marseille sur les interactions gène-environnement dans les troubles neurodéveloppementaux impliquant les circuits GABAergiques et du sommeil. Deadline : 27 avril 2026.

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD position - Virtual Brain Twins for Temporal Interference Stimulation in Neurological Disorders

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

Thèse à Aix-Marseille Université sur les jumeaux numériques du cerveau pour optimiser la stimulation à interférence temporelle dans les maladies neurologiques. Deadline : 27 avril 2026.

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD Position - Astrocyte-Synapse Topology and Adaptability through Multimodal Cryogenic Microscopy

Type of contract

Location Grenoble, France

Status available

PhD project investigating astrocyte-synapse interactions using multimodal cryogenic microscopy. Focus on structural and functional plasticity.

Publiée le : 25/03/2026

PhD position - Neurometabolic sequelae of experimental cerebral malaria

Type of contract CDD-36 months

Location Marseille, France

Status Available

We are looking for a highly motivated student with background in brain anatomy and neurometabolism, an interest in imaging, and hands-on experience with animal use in scientific procedures.

Publiée le : 19/03/2026

PhD positions in cognitive neuroscience (M/F)

Type of contract CDD

Location Toulouse, France

Status available

The candidate will work on a project co-funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The project examines the role of the cerebellum in speech processing, a research question that is rapidly gaining in importance.

Publiée le : 12/03/2026

Translational Neuroendocrinology

Type of contract CDD

Location Leiden, Netherlands

Status available

We are seeking a talented and motivated PhD student to join a FNRS funded research project investigating the neuroendocrine control of memory, with a focus on kisspeptin?GnRH circuits in the adult and aging mouse brain. The successful candidate will join the dynamic scientific community of the GIGA Institute and will have access to state-of-the-art technological platforms, advanced training opportunities, and a highly collaborative research environment.

Publiée le : 05/03/2026

Février 2026

Ph.D Cortical Plasticity lab

Type of contract CDD

Location Bordeaux, France

Status available

The Cortical Plasticity Lab at Neurocentre Magendie has four open PhD positions in fundamental/preclinical neuroscience.

Publiée le : 18/02/2026

Janvier 2026

PhD (M/F) in Auditory Neuroscience (EEG)

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

This PhD aims to understand how the human brain processes real-world auditory scenes (environmental sounds, multi-source mixtures) and identify the mechanisms enabling their analysis and interpretation.

Publiée le : 21/01/2026

PhD Candidate PatCorg project

Type of contract CDD

Location Paris, France

Status available

We are seeking a PhD student candidate for the PatCorg ERC Synergy project, which aims to investigate how specific morphogens regulate the formation of signaling centers and the emergence of distinct CR cell lineages in human brain organoids.

Publiée le : 14/01/2026

BRAINEXPAND - Exploring Brain-Body interactions with Expansion microscopy

Type of contract CDD

Location Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Status available

This is an interdisciplinary project that combines microscopy technique, image analysis et Drosophila (neuro)biology. It would benefit from joint training and supervision in the NCB (PI Tihana Jovanic) and the DBC-EPI teams (PI JB Masson)

Publiée le : 07/01/2026

Neuromodulatory control of predictive processing in visual cortical circuits

Type of contract CDD

Location Marseille, France

Status available

The candidate will combine computational modelling (Perrinet lab, INT) and experimental neuroscience (Rancz lab,
INMED) to link theory and physiology.

Publiée le : 07/01/2026