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Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY · PhD Opportunities · Germany

DESY PhD Project in Attosecond X-ray Interferometry

Salaried doctoral position under DESY’s TV-AVH framework at 67% of Federal TVöD E13. At the E13 step 1 full-time rate effective 1 May 2026 (€4,901.11 gross per month), the illustration is about €3,283.74 gross per month; actual step, applicable rate and net pay are unconfirmed. The stated 2+1-year contract has no specified third-year terms. University of Hamburg doctoral study has no tuition; the 2026/27 winter semester contribution is €402.

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Salaried doctoral position under DESY’s TV-AVH framework at 67% of Federal TVöD E13. At the E13 step 1 full-time rate effective 1 May 2026 (€4,901.11 gross per month), the illustration is about €3,283.74 gross per month; actual step, applicable rate and net pay are unconfirmed. The stated 2+1-year contract has no specified third-year terms. University of Hamburg doctoral study has no tuition; the 2026/27 winter semester contribution is €402.

• Hamburg
• Germany
• Computational Physics

University of Oldenburg · Department of Computer Science · Germany

Paid PhD Position at Oldenburg: Applied Cryptography, Privacy and Trustworthy AI for Healthcare

100% E13 TV-L employment; start and part-time by agreement (earlier record: ASAP); fixed to 30 Sep 2030. Includes special pay, pension and 30 days leave. €4,759.37/month is gross Step 1 for Apr–Dec 2026, not an individual step or net pay.

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100% E13 TV-L employment; start and part-time by agreement (earlier record: ASAP); fixed to 30 Sep 2030. Includes special pay, pension and 30 days leave. €4,759.37/month is gross Step 1 for Apr–Dec 2026, not an individual step or net pay.

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• Computer science
• Applied cryptography
• Homomorphic encryption

European XFEL · Theory Group · Germany

PhD in Theoretical and Computational Physics: Rotational Invariants for X-ray Imaging at European XFEL (75%)

Three-year, 75% employment (29.25 hours/week); PG 13/1 gross salary €3,676.28/month is already the 75% amount. The vacancy gives an annual special payment of 75–95% of one month’s salary depending on pay group, while the general policy says 60–90%; confirm the applicable rate with HR. Company pension is listed at 6.45% of monthly salary; deductions and exact terms need confirmation. The programme page mentions an international allowance for non-German recruits hired from abroad, but this post gives no personal amount or eligibility calculation.

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Three-year, 75% employment (29.25 hours/week); PG 13/1 gross salary €3,676.28/month is already the 75% amount. The vacancy gives an annual special payment of 75–95% of one month’s salary depending on pay group, while the general policy says 60–90%; confirm the applicable rate with HR. Company pension is listed at 6.45% of monthly salary; deductions and exact terms need confirmation. The programme page mentions an international allowance for non-German recruits hired from abroad, but this post gives no personal amount or eligibility calculation.

• PhD
• Germany
• Theoretical physics