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PhD Positions IMPRS

International Max Planck Research School for Organismal Biology

12.01.2015

International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Organismal Biology

Several PhD Positions

Application deadline: 15.01.2015

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Organismal Biology offers several fully funded PhD positions. The IMPRS is based in southern Germany and is jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen and Radolfzell and the University of Konstanz. Outstanding students of all nationalities with a deep commitment to basic research in Organismal Biology are invited to apply. More than 25 internationally recognized research groups actively participate in the PhD program and offer challenging, cutting-edge PhD projects in the fields of Behavioral Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, and Neurobiology.

For 2015, the following PhD projects are offered:

  • Evolutionary Genetics of the Embryo Mortality Puzzle in the Zebra Finch
  • Ecological genomics in urbanizing burrowing owls
  • Comparative Analysis of Sexual Selection in Parrots of the World
  • Early Sexual Development of the Chicken Brain
  • Collective Animal Behaviour
  • Computational Approaches to the Experimental Study of Animal Collectives
  • Two open PhD positions for own proposal elaboration within Organismal Biology

For a list of all available PhD projects visit http://www.orn.mpg.de/projects.

Offer:

All students accepted to the program will be supported by stipends or contracts. The program offers a dedicated teaching program, high quality research experience, and outstanding research facilities in an inspiring research and living environment. The working language is English. Each PhD student receives individual supervision and mentoring and is guided in her/his research work by a PhD advisory committee. The Max Planck Society and the University of Konstanz are equal opportunity employers.

Qualification:

Applicants should hold a MSc or equivalent degree in biology or a related discipline at the point of enrollment.

Application:

Outstanding students of all nationalities with a deep commitment to basic research in Organismal Biology are invited to apply. Deadline for the application is January 15, 2015. Interviews with the applicants are scheduled for March 23-26, 2015. Candidates accepted into the program may start latest September 2015.

You can only apply via the three-tier electronical application process on the Institutes webpage.

For more information visit www.orn.mpg.de/2383/Application.

Queries should be mailed to the program office: IMPRS@uni-konstanz.de

More information at www.orn.mpg.de/IMPRS and www.facebook.com/OrganismalBiology