International Scholarships

We are looking for a highly motivated Ph.D. student. The research will focus on the commercialization of science, specifically academic entrepreneurship and patenting behaviour of scientists. Experience in empirical analysis, theoretical modelling, and survey research is desirable. Candidates will support a new research project “Commercialization of Science.” Candidates for the position should have a Diploma/Master’s … [More Info]

International Max Planck Research School “Ecological Interactions” Project 7: How do wood-feeding insects digest their diet? Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan Gershenzon, Dr. Axel Schmidt, Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth, MPI-CE Wood-feeding insects are sometimes known to use microbial symbionts present in their guts to help in digestion and nutrient mobilization. However, nothing is known about how such insects … [More Info]

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for the “Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular and Chemical Techniques” in Jena, Germany, offers 15 PhD positions in molecular biology, ecology, entomology, microbiology, (bio)-chemistry, neuroethology or bioinformatics beginning in January 2009. The Research School is the first graduate school worldwide where modern chemical and molecular techniques are … [More Info]

Christian-Albrechts-University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kiel (Germany) At the Department of Agricultural Economics of the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel the following positions have to be filled as soon as possible: 4 research positions salary according to BAT IIa (75% for junior researchers) the positions are limited for 2 years with the possibility of extension. Moreover, researchers … [More Info]

The Institute for Integrated Signal Processing Systems of RWTH Aachen University has an immediate opening in the Architecture Design Group: Research Assistant – PhD Candidate Our interest is in the analysis and synthesis of algorithms and architectures for future complex wireless communication systems. The focus of the architecture group is on new design methodologies for … [More Info]

IMPRS-ESM PhD Program: Call for 2008 now open The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), located in Hamburg, Germany, offers fellowships to outstanding students interested in Earth system research. Doctoral students of the IMPRS-ESM contribute to the development, application, and evaluation of a spectrum of Earth system models at different temporal … [More Info]

The Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT) intensifies its experimental and theoretical research in the fields of cloud physics and the interactions between aerosol and clouds. In this context we are looking for a PhD student for the project Modeling of Phase Transfer in Multiphase Particles. Applicants should have a university degree in natural sciences or … [More Info]