Overview
The International PhD program of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory (FML) offers outstanding training in a broad spectrum of cutting-edge scientific research. The program provides students an interdisciplinary practical and theoretical training during their PhD research, particularly through common introductory courses, symposia and research seminars.
We offer PhD positions in following research areas:
■ Molecular & Cell Biology
■ Quantitative Genetics
■ Biochemistry
■ Bioinformatics
■ Ecological Genomics
■ Developmental Genetics
■ Evolutionary Biology
■ Plant Development
■ Animal Development
■ Structural Biology
Requirements
1.Highly qualified applicants from all countries are invited to apply
2.PhDs are normally awarded by the University of Tuebingen. The entry requirement for enrollment as a PhD student at the University of Tuebingen is a Diploma or Masters degree. Therefore all applicants must hold or anticipate to receive a Diploma or Masters degree by the time of their start as a PhD student in our institutes.
Exceptional cases:
A) An applicant demonstrates arrangements with a degree awarding institution that accepts a Bachelors degree for the enrollment as a PhD student.
B) Candidates with a BSc degree which covered at least 4 years of studies (for e.g.B.Tech degrees) can be accepted as PhD students at the University of Tuebingen after having additionally fulfilled a series of seminars and lectures as well as a master´s thesis involving the first six months of your PhD research.
For detailed information according to your degree please contact the PhD office in advance. http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/contact.html
3.Should the gap between your Diploma or Masters degree and your application be greater than 3 years please explain the circumstances in the application form.
4.Applicants with a non European Master´s Degree require a General GRE® - Graduate Record Examinations - score. A copy of your scores will be sufficient, we do not demand an original designated score.
We consider following countries as "European countries": countries belonging to the European Union, in addition to: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.
The International PhD program of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory (FML) offers outstanding training in a broad spectrum of cutting-edge scientific research. The program provides students an interdisciplinary practical and theoretical training during their PhD research, particularly through common introductory courses, symposia and research seminars.
We offer PhD positions in following research areas:
■ Molecular & Cell Biology
■ Quantitative Genetics
■ Biochemistry
■ Bioinformatics
■ Ecological Genomics
■ Developmental Genetics
■ Evolutionary Biology
■ Plant Development
■ Animal Development
■ Structural Biology
Requirements
1.Highly qualified applicants from all countries are invited to apply
2.PhDs are normally awarded by the University of Tuebingen. The entry requirement for enrollment as a PhD student at the University of Tuebingen is a Diploma or Masters degree. Therefore all applicants must hold or anticipate to receive a Diploma or Masters degree by the time of their start as a PhD student in our institutes.
Exceptional cases:
A) An applicant demonstrates arrangements with a degree awarding institution that accepts a Bachelors degree for the enrollment as a PhD student.
B) Candidates with a BSc degree which covered at least 4 years of studies (for e.g.B.Tech degrees) can be accepted as PhD students at the University of Tuebingen after having additionally fulfilled a series of seminars and lectures as well as a master´s thesis involving the first six months of your PhD research.
For detailed information according to your degree please contact the PhD office in advance. http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/contact.html
3.Should the gap between your Diploma or Masters degree and your application be greater than 3 years please explain the circumstances in the application form.
4.Applicants with a non European Master´s Degree require a General GRE® - Graduate Record Examinations - score. A copy of your scores will be sufficient, we do not demand an original designated score.
We consider following countries as "European countries": countries belonging to the European Union, in addition to: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.
5.Application form. You should complete the available application form, but please do not exceed the space given, thank you!
Application forms can be downloaded as a word or pdf file. For the upload to our database the application form has to be in pdf format!
To access the application form click here. http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/phd-applicants/application/downloads.html
6.Evaluation forms. In order to process your application, we require two evaluation forms by scientists who are familiar with your academic work. Please download the evaluation form and forward it to your referees. They should send the completed form directly to us preferably by e-mail. It is your responsibility to ensure that the referees write to us within the deadline, November 25, 2009. Applications without two letters of recommendation will not be considered.
To access the evaluation form click here.
7.Additional documents, certificates
In addition to the application form and the letters of recommendation, we require:
■ Copy of your high school diploma with grades
■ Copy of your diploma or masters certificate and the translation into English if not originally in English, German, Spanish or French (if already available)
■ Copy of your certificates obtained for coursework, including grades (transcript of records)
■ Copy of other major certificate(s) by your university (if applicable)
■ Copy of General GRE score (mandatory for non european Master´s/ if available for european Master´s)
■ Copy of TOEFL score (if available)
■ Copy of passport
8.Research Interests
When registering online, please select up to 3 research areas in which you would like to work. The different research areas comprise several PhD positions which are offered by the work group leaders of our institutes as indicated on our web page Spring 2010 Participating Groups. Should you clearly know in advance the group leader you would like to work with, please fill in this information in the field "comments" when registering online. If you should be invited for an interview you will be asked after all group leader´s presentations to choose with whom you would like to work with.
9.Interviews and PhD Start
Completed applications will be reviewed by a committee of group leaders. Short-listed candidates will be invited for a three-day period of interviews and information exchange.
The interviews will take place from February 10-12, 2010. Travel expenses are reimbursed and free accommodation is provided.
Offers of admission will be made to the successful
candidates shortly after the interview period. Successful candidates have to start their PhD studies within half a year from acceptance i.e. from February 2010 until August 2010 latest!
Download procedures: http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/phd-applicants/application/procedure.html
Download application: http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/phd-applicants/application.html
Application deadline: November 25, 2009
Contact
PhD Office
Dr. Carolina Müller
Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie
Spemannstr. 35
72076 Tübingen
Federal Republic of Germany
Phone: +49-7071-601-1354 (Tue-Fri: 8:00 AM to 1 PM)
Fax: +49-7071-601-1353
Source: http://phd.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/homepage.html
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