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PhD supervisor discovery

Find the right researcher.
Find the right opportunity.

Search supervisors by country, university, research topic, funding and PhD availability — or describe your background and let AI build the shortlist.

Researchers
24
Universities
12
Open PhD positions
20
Publications indexed
72

Example search

Renewable Energy + Germany + PhD

Every search returns supervisors with their university, research focus, funding status and how closely they fit what you described.

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ResearcherResearchMatch
Prof. Jana HoffmannSolar EnergyAvailable96%
Prof. Elin SandbergEnergy StorageAvailable91%
Prof. Anna RichterHydrogenAvailable88%

How it works

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02

Describe your background

Write what you studied and what you want to work on. AI ranks supervisors and explains each match.

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03

Browse open positions

See funded doctoral positions with deadlines, requirements and the supervising researcher.

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Researchers accepting doctoral students

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Prof. Dr. Markus Weber

Professor · Chemistry

Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Accepting PhD studentsFunding available

Prof. Dr. Jana Hoffmann

Professor · Electrical Engineering

Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Accepting PhD studentsFunding available

Dr. Lena Brandt

Group Leader · Mechanical Engineering

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Accepting PhD studentsFunding limited

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