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Friday, August 21, 2009

Positions on offer International Ph.D. Program 2009/2010, Italy

Application details for PhD courses under Open University (UK) supervision

Duration of Ph.D. Thesis & Financial Support

Students are expected to complete their thesis within three years, with the possibility of a fourth year without salary, to write up the thesis (should this be necessary). The salary is € 18.000,00 per year for three years from which taxes (approximately 18%) will be subtracted.

Thesis Supervision

Each student will have:
one director of studies in the institute, who will guide the student during thesis work and supervise the student on a daily basis;
one external supervisor, who will interview and assess the students progress annually.

Courses

Students will attend the Institutional Seminars, which will be preceded by short courses intended to introduce students to the general fields of the seminar subject. All institutional seminars are conducted in English.
Students will also attend one highly specialized course per year, on a common research theme of the Institute.

Admission Requirements
1. Applicants should hold an advanced degree such us a Master of Science degree (M.Sc.) or its equivalent in the subject to be studied.
2. Applicants should have sufficient command of the English language to prepare and defend a thesis in English. Spoken English ability will be assessed during the entrance interview.


Application


Application forms can be downloaded from this site or available upon request from the address below. They should be completed and returned to the address: phdszn@szn.it

Admission

Applications will be evaluated by the Stazione Zoologica Ph.D. Committee and short-listed for interviews. The starting date in 2009 will be November 1st.

Open University Annual Registration Fee
Students will pay an annual registration fee to the Open University (not to the Stazione Zoologica). The fee will have to be paid directly by the student to the Open University immediately after the confirmation of registration and, for the following years, at the beginning of each Open University Academic Year (1st October).

The fee for academic year 2008/2009 is £ 1.794 and is likely to increase annually.
For more information, write to: phdszn@szn.it

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Stazione Zoologca 'Anton Dohrn'
Ph.D. Programme
Villa Comunale
I. 80121, Naples
ITALY
Fax: +39-081-7641355
E-mail: phdszn@szn.it


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