International Scholarships

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. and Post-doc program. The program is funded by the German Excellence Initiative and will commence in September 2008. BIGSSS is an inter-university institute of the University of Bremen (UB) and Jacobs University. BIGSSS builds on the experience and institutional structure of … [More Info]

The THz-Electronics group at the Institute of High-Frequency and Quantum Electronics is seeking a world-class researcher to join the team in the area of Microwave Circuit-Design (PostDoc) for a duration of at least 2 years (extension possible). The salary is according TVöD E13. The successful candidate will join a motivated research team to work on … [More Info]

Postdoc Position at the Simulation and Optimization Group of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), University of Heidelberg, Germany The “Simulation and Optimization Group”, headed by Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Bock, is searching for a Postdoc with a strong background in numerical differential equations, numerical optimization or numerical optimal control. The research focus will … [More Info]

The Graduate School offers a high-level PhD programme with research opportunities in cellular, molecular, developmental, physiological, neuro-and evolutionary genetics and genomics. Plant, animal and microbial systems are equally well represented. The three-year programme starts with a six-month rotation and course period, followed by a PhD project in one of the participating groups. Seminars and training … [More Info]

The development and analysis of numerical methods along with the relevant theoretical foundations for a wide range of problem classes is a central research area at the IGPM (Institut f�r Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik). These activities are closely intertwined with current interdisciplinary research projects with partners from engineering sciences, e.g., Collaborative Research Center CRC540 “Model-based … [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 Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. It conceptionally combines different research areas (microbial communities, interactions with plant, animal and human hosts and environmental interactions) to a comprehensive picture of microbial communication (www.jsmc.uni-jena.de). JSMC is an ambitious Graduate School prospectively comprising 150 PhD students who will be educated … [More Info]