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Scholarship / Bourses

Ph.D. fellowships in the area of Synthetic Biology (Denmark)

We are seeking a Ph.D student to join our newly established and highly international research center – The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, and become part of the Nørholm lab in the Bacterial Cell Factory Section. Responsibilities and tasks The successful candidate will be working on projects concerning engineering of membrane […]

PhD scholarship in Paderborn (Germany)

Application can also be submited in english NRW Fortschrittskolleg: « Gestaltung von flexiblen Arbeitswelten – Menschen-zentrierte Nutzung von Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrie 4.0«  Das NRW Fortschrittskolleg: Gestaltung von flexiblen Arbeitswelten – Menschen-zentrierte Nutzung von Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrie 4.0 schreibt zum 01.10.2014 an den Universitäten Paderborn und Bielefeld 10 Stellen für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden (Entgeltgruppe 13 […]

PhD program at the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (Germany)

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), located in Hamburg, Germany, offers fellowships to outstanding students interested in interdisciplinary climate research. Our doctoral candidates contribute to the understanding of the Earth system through the application, evaluation and development of a spectrum of Earth system models at different levels of complexity and […]

2 PhD positions in Biology, Medicine, or Philosophy (Germany)

The ´Münster Graduate School of Evolution´ (MGSE) offers 2 PhD positions funded by DAAD- stipends for international (non- German) students within the stimulating environment of the University of Münster, Germany. As an interdisciplinary graduate school, the MGSE uses the unifying concept of evolution to bridge the faculties of biology, medicine, geosciences, mathematics, and philosophy. PhD […]

13 PhD positions in Graduate School « Complex Scenarios of Light Control » (Germany)

The DFG-funded Research Training Group (RTG) « Complex Scenarios of Light Control (CLiC) » at the Goethe University Frankfurt offers 13 PhD Positions (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, E13 TV-G-U 66%) for a maximum of three years starting from November 1st 2014. This RTG is dedicated to educating PhD students in the synthetic realization, theoretical description, photochemical characterization and biomolecular […]

PhD and postdoc positions in Computational Neuroscience – Clinical Research Group KFO 219 (Germany)

In the framework of the Klinische Forschergruppe (KFO) 219 ´Basal ganglia-cortex loops: Mechanisms of pathologic interactions and their therapeutic modulation´ we have an open PhD student position in work package 9: ´Mathematical modeling of development and suppression of pathological activation in basal ganglia – cortex loops´. This project focuses on the generation of pathological beta […]

2015 Mexican Government Scholarship Program for International Students

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) invites foreign citizens who are interested in studying for a specialization, maste doctorate, conducting graduate or postdoctoral research, or taking part in an undergraduate or graduate-level academic mobility program, to participate in the 2015 Mexican Government Scholarship Program for […]

PhD scholarship in Optical Communications (Denmark)

DTU Fotonik works with all areas of photonic engineering, including a strong focus on optical communications. Responsibilities and tasks This position is for a PhD study focusing on optical signal processing using nonlinear optical fibres. In particular, the position will focus on developing optical functionalities for energy-efficient optical communications, with a strong emphasis on implementing […]

2 PhD scholarships in Sheet Metal Forming Tribology (Denmark)

Applications are invited for two 3-year PhD scholarships starting October 2014 or later within the field of metal forming tribology at the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DTU Mekanik), Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Interest and experience within metal forming and metal forming tribology is required for the successful performance in these posts. The projects are […]

3 PhD positions in International Exchange Program in Systems Biology (Germany)

The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology at the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) offers an exceptional PhD Exchange Program to support interdisciplinary research projects and international PhD education. Program: Our Berlin based PhD Exchange Program is a joint endeavor with the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology at New York University (NYU) and […]

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