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Open projects

Do you wish to write a Bachelor's or Master's thesis in chronobiology, vision science/visual neuroscience, or computational modelling, or complete an internship?

We consider applications to join our teams in Munich and Tübingen on a rolling basis. We offer a supportive environment.

Please send your application and inquiries to Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan with the following documents:

  • Cover letter including dates of the envisaged project

  • CV (max. 2 pages)

Internship and/or rotation offers at MPI Tübingen

  • Project 1: Diurnal variability in visual and oculomotor performance

  • Project 2: How does light at night affect our body and mind? - Evaluating perturbative effects of evening light exposure on circadian rhythm outcomes (→ download flyer)

  • Project 3: Characterising spectral sensitivity in the photic sneeze reflex

  • Project 4: Natural image statistics: Unveiling the hidden dimension of melanopsin vision

  • Project 5: The influence of the menstrual cycle on our circadian clock

  • Project 6: Your plate = your power? - Integrating dietary intake and continuous glucose monitoring in a longitudinal and interventional dataset (→ download flyer)

  • Project 7: Light exposure behaviours: which activities promote sufficient light exposure?

  • Project 8: Automated data fusion and analysis of multi-modal physiological dataset (→ download flyer)

  • Project 9: Spatiotemporal properties of light and their impact on circadian rhythms