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PhD in Deep Sea Research / Geomicrobiology
URL: http://www.hector-fellow-academy.de/en/hector-fellows/hector-fellow-portraits/antje-boetius.html
Company / Organization: Hector Fellow Academy
Pay Rate: $53,000 gross pa
Type: Full-time
City: Bremen
State or Country if outside US: Germany
Application Deadline: 31-Oct-16
Duration: 3 years
Description:
Carry out your own PhD project in Deep Sea Research / Geomicrobiology! Supervised by Prof. Antje Boetius (University of Bremen / Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology / Alfred Wegener Institute) At the Hector Fellow Academy you get the opportunity to realize a self-developed research project under supervision of Hector Fellow Prof. Antje Boetius. The Hector Fellows are a community of outstanding professors from different research institutions across Germany. They have been honored by the Hector Foundation for their merit in research and teaching within natural sciences, informatics, mathematics, medicine / psychology and engineering. At the Academy they pass on their expertise to prospective young scientists. Your profile You are enthusiastic about developing and investigating an innovative research idea within the discipline of Prof. Boetius? You have a master's degree in a scientific or engineering subject with excellent grades? You stand out from your peers due to your strong commitment and independent work? You are team oriented and communicative? You are willing to change your place of residence to Bremen? Our offer Our PhD students are employed as full-time research assistants at the University of Bremen/MPI/AWI for a period of three years. The salary is determined by the institute's guidelines (according to the general pay scale of German universities approx. 47,000 EUR gross income per year). In addition, Hector Fellow PhD students receive grants for research expenses (15,000 EUR per year) and are given the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise and relevant soft skills by participating in selected training activities. Your application Apply with your innovative, high-quality research proposal via our Application Portal. Current application period: August 1st - October 31st, 2016 Further information regarding the PhD positions and the application process: http://www.hector-fellow-academy.de/en/phd-students
Requirements:
- Submittion of an innovative, self-developed PhD research proposal related to the research field of Hector Fellow Prof. Antje Boetius - An excellent master's degree - Very good English language proficiency - Willingness to move to the Hector Fellow´s home university (Bremen, Germany) - Change of universities between master's studies and PhD studies - Supervision of the Master thesis by a person other than the selected Hector Fellow
Point of Contact: Stefanie Peer
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