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06.03.2026
Internship in Insect Ecology
Looking for motivated students to participate from the sorting campaign from the project TrophNiche. Înternships preferred, but thesis possible for really committed and creative students.
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Kontakt: alejandra.parreno@tum.de
05.03.2026
Pollution and Perception: How ozone degrades social discrimination systems in ants
Ants recognize their nestmates by “smelling” the waxy hydrocarbons on each other’s bodies—but ozone pollution can chemically alter these cues and confuse entire colonies. This project dives into the chemosensory mechanisms behind this phenomenon: How do antennal sensilla detect oxidized versus intact hydrocarbons? You will combine behavioral assays and chemical analysis to unravel how environmental change reshapes insect communication.
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Kontakt: jan.buellesbach@tum.de
05.03.2026
Chemical mimicry and sexual dimorphism in mites
Bulb mites show a dramatic male dimorphism, developing either into deadly fighters or harmless scramblers, raising the question of why the ill-equipped scramblers still persist in nature. This project explores whether scramblers escape aggression from fighter males by chemically mimicking females, using detailed analyses of their surface chemical profiles. By linking behaviour and chemistry, you will uncover the mechanisms that maintain these surprising alternative tactics.
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Kontakt: jan.buellesbach@tum.de
05.03.2026
How do insects adapt to different host plants?
Explore how insects’ surface pheromones—used for waterproofing, communication, and mate choice—shift during adaptation to new environments. Working with experimental evolution lines of seed beetles, you’ll test how host plants alter chemical profiles and, potentially, pheromonal communication. Gain hands‑on experience with chemical analysis, evolution experiments, and multivariate data to study rapid trait evolution.
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Kontakt: jan.buellesbach@tum.de
19.02.2026
Chair of Biological Imaging
Student Assistant in diabetes healthcare study (f/m/d)
We now seek a highly qualified and motivated student assistant (f/m/d) to support a clinical study in the field of diabetes healthcare part-time (10 h/w).
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Kontakt: ivy.curren@tum.de
04.02.2026
Master thesis on mechnistic understanding of plant water use efficiency at the Chair of Root-Soil Interaction
We invite motivated students to undertake their Master’s thesis as part of an ongoing research project aimed at elucidating the mechanisms underlying plant water use efficiency.
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Kontakt: binman.liu@tum.de
28.01.2026
[HiWi / Working Student / Research Internship] Real Time Signal Processing on RFNoC SDR
We are seeking a highly motivated student to contribute to the implementation and evaluation of real-time signal processing functionalities on FPGAs.
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Kontakt: peter.gu@tum.de
08.12.2025
Discover How Wasps Sense the World
Explore the Hidden World of Wasp Antennae!
Join us to uncover how jewel wasps sense pheromones by analyzing their antennal microstructures with high-resolution electron microscopy. Investigate sex- and species-specific differences to reveal the evolution of chemoreception. Flexible start, thesis/internship options.
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Kontakt: jan.buellesbach@tum.de
08.12.2025
Master thesis: Unlock the Secrets of Wasp Courtship
Solve a 50-Year Mystery!
Why do jewel wasp females say “yes” only when males nod? Join us to uncover the hidden pheromone behind wasp courtship using cutting-edge chemical detection and behavioral assays. No chemistry experience needed—just curiosity and precision! Flexible start, thesis/internship options.
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Kontakt: jan.buellesbach@tum.de
06.12.2025
Semester / Bachelor / Master thesis: “The biomechanics of human body during balance on a wobble board and gait perturbed” (70% experimental, 30% theoretical)
Maintaining joint stability and balance is key for human movement, yet current datasets rarely combine EMG, GRF, and MoCap, limiting biomechanical modeling. This thesis will collect a high-quality multimodal dataset capturing muscle co-contraction during wobble-board balancing and controlled gait perturbations, providing a strong basis for future work, including machine learning models of neuromuscular responses.
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Kontakt: Gheorghe Lisca gheorghe.lisca@tum.de
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