11 PhD programmes offered by the university

ATLAS - Translational Medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is an international graduate program with a strong focus on translational medicine. ATLAS covers immunotherapy, computational biology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular, aging and regenerative biomedicine.

As a PhD student in our International PhD Programme (IPP) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, you can work on exciting projects related to our overarching theme of Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and Genome Stability.

The Ph.D. Program in Finance at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is designed to ensure that students acquire a thorough knowledge of the theory of finance, of econometric and computational methods, as well as the structure of modern financial markets, before beginning their own research under faculty supervision.

The Marketing programme offered by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz develops advanced expertise in market intelligence, customer insights, and strategic decision-making.

Whether you want to start a career in science or industry, a PhD in Physics from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz opens many doors.

TransMed Translational Biomedicine is jointly run by four Faculties of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: University Medical Center, Biology, Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Sciences/Geosciences, and Social Sciences/Media/Sports.

The Max Planck Graduate Center is a virtual department across two Max Planck Institutes and four faculties of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, created for interdisciplinary projects. We offer an advanced PhD program in these research topics to excellent candidates from all over the world.

The traditional track of the Gutenberg School of Management and Economics doctoral program at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is based on writing a PhD thesis and involves only minor coursework.

The Ph.D. Program in Accounting at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz provides students with a thorough knowledge of issues in both financial and managerial accounting, as well as econometric and other analytical methods before beginning their own research supervised by GSEFM faculty members.

The Ph.D. in Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is designed to ensure that students acquire a thorough knowledge of economic theory, the structure of modern economies, as well as econometric and computational methods before beginning their own research under faculty supervision.

The Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz offers degrees at the doctoral level.