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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Germany: International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular biology (IMPRS-MCB)

Overview

We are the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular biology (IMPRS-MCB) - a joint international PhD program of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology (MPI-IB) and the University of Freiburg.

You have a passion for Molecular and Cellular Biology and want to do cutting edge research in

EPIGENETICS, IMMUNOBIOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY or BIOINFORMATICS?


We bring together scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and from the University of Freiburg - two leading scientific institutions in Europe.

With us you will

- work on challenging cutting edge scientific projects
- get full funding for the time of the PhD
- go through intensive scientific education- theoretical and practical
- get in contact with world leading scientist
- enjoy the privilege of intense mentoring
- have a chance to test 3 labs of your choice before starting a PhD (rotation)
- earn your PhD in 3-4 years

At IMPRS-MCB you can become first class scientist and make a fantastic step to very fruitful scientific career.

Please read more about Our Research, Funding, Application and Your PhD in corresponding sections.

We are looking forward to your application.


Application

Application for the program is opening on 10th April.

Until 31st May you can apply for the autumn round of the PhD program. We accept applications for the program two times a year. The next chance to apply will be in November 2010 for the spring semester 2011.

Requirements

Normally the PhD in Europe takes 3-4 years but you need to have both BSc and MSc or equivalent (4-5 years of studies) before enrolling. Integrated MSc/PhD programs are not common.

Exceptionally talented BSc students can now jump directly into the 3-years-PhD studies. This special initiative of the University of Freiburg and the MPI for Immunobiology is just being started and is the fantastic opportunity for excellent students who want to experience the trill of full time research as soon as possible.

You can apply if you have:

- MSc/Diploma in Biology/Biomedicine/Biochemistry or related subject (to be obtained latest 6 months after the application deadline)
GPA >80%
- Excellent English language skills (mother tongue or TOEFL/IELST or equivalent certificate)
- Practical lab experience

How to apply

Our new online application system will start on 10th April. Please visit our page after 10th April for a link to this new online system which will give you up to date information about the status of your application, missing documents, submitted references and will also allow you to improve your application before submitting it.

For the application you will need the following documents in a pdf or jpeg format

- Application form
- Letter of motivation on 1 page
- CV with photo
- English language certificate (if not native speaker)
- Certificates of your degrees (Diploma, MSc, BSc or Equivalent)
- Transcripts of your academic education (MSc and BSc or equivalent)
- Results of knowledge tests (if available)
- References (to be sent by your Referees directly to us)

References:

Your referees should use the Referee form that you will find at the bottom of this page. They should email it to us using their official institutional email address or post it to us (signed and stamped). Our contact information is on the referee form.

Feel free to contact us should you have a question not answered on the IMPRS program web pages. Our e-mail address is imprs@immunbio.mpg.de, and we can be contacted by phone number +49 761 5108447.


Application form as RTF (1.855 kb)
Referee form as RTF (1.941 kb)


Contact

Coordinator:

Dr. Tanja Ninkovic
International Max Planck
Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology

Phone: (+49 761) 5108-447
Fax: (+49 761) 5108-720
Email: imprs@immunbio.mpg.de


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