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Fully Funded PhD at Institute of Molecular Biology, Germany

Deadline: 13 January 2013
Open to: candidates with experience in a research environment and have, or be about to complete, a Masters or equivalent degree.
Scholarship: fully funded, fellowships for a period of three years

Description

The Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB) is a newly established research centre, which is funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, a charity with a long tradition in promoting outstanding research in medicine, biology, chemistry and pharmaceutical science.

The International PhD Programme on the “Dynamics of Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and DNA Damage Response” gives talented and enthusiastic students the opportunity to undertake PhD research at the cutting edge of modern biology. IMB’s groups cover a broad range of expertise and include leading biochemists, geneticists, cell and developmental biologists who study the molecular mechanisms of embryonic development, ageing and disease; bioinformaticians and systems biologists who analyse high-throughput datasets and model regulatory gene networks; and applied physicists who develop ground breaking super-resolution microscopes. This range of expertise and the open and vibrant atmosphere within the Programme encourages multidisciplinary collaborations and innovative research. Moreover, a range of scientific and social events are organised to ensure high levels of exchange and collaboration between the participating groups.

The Programme is coordinated by the Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz, Germany, and participating groups are located at the:

• Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)
• Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU)
• University Medical Center (UMC)
• Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P)

Funding for the International PhD Programme comes from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation and as a Fellow of this programme your research will be overseen by an expert Thesis Advisory Committee who will be there to support you in your research and provide you with advice as to how you should proceed. This programme thus provides an excellent opportunity to interact closely with a number of top scientists during the course of your study.

As a fellow of IMB’s International PhD Programme, your PhD research will be conducted within the lab of one of the participating groups. The Group Leader in whose lab you are based will act as your mentor and provide advice and guidance to ensure that you receive training in both the scientific skills and the creative and critical thinking abilities that you will need for your research and personal development as a scientist.

In addition to supervision by your Group Leader, Fellows of the International PhD Programme will meet regularly with a Thesis Advisory Committee of leading scientists who will be there to support and advise you in your research. This provides an excellent opportunity for students to interact closely with a number of top scientists during the course of their study.

All IMB’s PhD students receive generous, fully funded, fellowships for a period of three years (with the possibility for extension).
 

Eligibility

As IMB is an international institution the first criterion for eligibility is that you are able to communicate in English, which is our working language. Secondly, you should have prior experience in a research environment and have, or be about to complete, a Masters or equivalent degree.
 

Application

Applications to the International PhD Programme are now being accepted via the online application form HERE. The deadline for applications is 13 January 2013. Shortlisted students will be invited to Mainz for interviews from 7-9 April 2013.

Please note that this application form needs to be completed within 30 minutes. As the form cannot be saved, IMB strongly advises you to prepare and save this information separately before you begin. Text can then be pasted into the form as required. Please note that the application must be completed in English. Please carefully read the guidelines at the eligibility and how to apply page HERE.

Before starting to fill in the application form, please note that you will be asked to provide the following information and documents:

• Personal data, including your address and contact details
• Details of your degrees (BSc, MSc), including your fields of study, when you started/finished your degrees, the titles of your degrees, when the degrees were granted, the grades you obtained (GPA, grade point average), and the maximum grades possible for the course
• Details of any other post-graduate degrees, awards, honours or distinctions (description with a maximum of 250 words)
• Details of past research experience including a list of the labs/research centers you have worked and the Group Leaders you were supervised by (maximum of 300 words)
• A list of your publications (maximum of 300 words)
• Which groups from the Programme you are interested in working with, up to 5 may be selected
• A motivational statement describing your interest in the PhD Programme and your chosen groups as well as your scientific goals (maximum of 300 words)
• Contact details for two scientists who can act as referees on your behalf
• Any additional information or comments you may wish to submit (maximum of 100 words)
• A single PDF file of your academic degree(s) and grades (maximum size 2 MB)

Please also note that the maximum size of the uploaded PDF document is 1MB.

For any questions, you may contact IMB at their contact page HERE.

To download the flyer for the International PhD Programme please click here: PDF (5 MB file).

For more information, please see the official website HERE.