Where can I apply?

Apply ONLY on the DRS application platform (https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/user/register?field_i_want_to_apply_for=732)

Please note: you have to register yourself at the application platform and create your own account before you can apply (in case you don't have a profile, yet).

After starting the application process, you may go for a coffee and come back later for completing the application. It is safed in your profile.

You can apply until March 29, 2026 (application deadline).

Please make sure that you have the following material/information with you:

• CV (PDF-file)
• Letter of motivation (PDF-file)
• College/university career (including certificates, abstracts of your theses etc.)
• High school career (including certificate)
• Language proficiency (if available including English test certificate)
• if available working experiences (including companies and publication list)
• Name/address of two external referees for a letter of reference (please note: we will send an e-mail to your referees [sending address: grk3096@vetmed.fu-berlin.de] who will upload their letters of reference directly to our application platform, please don’t upload letters of reference yourself). We highly recommend that you inform your referees BEFORE you apply. You might send them a reminder etc.

Please note: Certificates and other material can only be uploaded as PDF-files!

No. The assessment day will likely take place on April 17, 2026 or the week after and will be completely virtual (WebEx meeting).

Here, we offer one doctoral position in project 9 if Research Training Group 3096 (One health), which is in Health Economics.

Applicants must hold a German Master (M.Sc. / M.Phil.), a German Diploma OR an equivalent international degree in health economics or similiar.

Of course not! RTG 3096 is an international doctoral program. We happily accept applications from any country in the world. However, please try to help us understand your education / academic achievements / your country’s grading system.

We will automatically send an e-mail to the referees you named in the application. The referees will upload their letter of reference directly to the application platform. Please DO NOT upload letters of reference yourself.

No - submission of a reference letter is only possible until April 3. If your referee cannot manage to provide the letter of reference within this timeframe, we cannot include them in your application. Please feel free to remind you referees if necessary :)

Yes, it is not obligatory. However, during the assessment day, you need to give a talk (PowerPoint presentation), you present a scientific publication chosen by us (PowerPoint presentation), you have a panel discussion with several PIs and an individual interview with the PI, all in English language. The complete doctoral researcher program is in English language. A certificate will help us to evaluate your proficiency in that.

Yes, of course you can! If you are accepted for a PhD student position, be aware that university rules and regulations might demand attending German classes during your doctoral researcher time in Berlin.

The virtual Assessment Day will take place likely on April 17 or the week after, 2026 in Berlin / Germany. If invited, you will give a short talk (7 min.) about your previous scientific research. In addition, you will have a panel and an individual interview with our researchers. Moreover, you will present in 5 min. a given scientific publication (paper) with a PowerPoint presentation.

You will start as soon as possible. Please consider time to find proper accommodation and getting a visa / residence permit, i.a.

There is no special enrolment fee for PhD students at German universities. However, Berlin universities charge all students with a fee that amounts to roughly € 290 per year. In addition, you have the chance to get hands on a cheap special student public transportation ticket, which costs € 214 per six months right now.

No, no stipend. You will receive a PhD student position financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for 4 years. This includes social security, e.g. health insurance and pension fund. Your salary will cover your living costs in Berlin assuming a “student-type” lifestyle.