Updated: The Graduate School of Excellence ‘JSMC-Germany’ invites applications for 14 PhD Student Fellowships

The Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) is funded by the German Excellence Initiative.JSMC is an ambitious Graduate School with over 150 PhD students who are educated in a structured, interdisciplinary training program based on top‐level fundamental research. It conceptionally combines different research areas to a comprehensive picture of microbial communication (www.jsmc.uni-jena.de). Institutes at five faculties of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, six nonuniversity research institutes as well as 12 partner companies are participating in this cutting‐edge research and training program.

The Graduate School of Excellence ‘JSMC’ invites applications for 14 PhD Student Fellowships Research projects on several topics in Natural and Life Sciences

WE EXPECT :
a. a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Natural or Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Geosciences, Medical Sciences, etc.). Candidates about to obtain their degree are welcome to apply
b. high motivation and interest in joining one of the interdisciplinary research areas of the JSMC
c. creativity and interest in shaping your own thesis project
d. an integrative and cooperative personality as well as enthusiasm for actively participating in the lively JSMC Community
e. very good communication skills in English (the language of instruction at the JSMC)

WE OFFER :
1. a highly communicative atmosphere within a scientific network providing top‐level research facilities
2. a PhD stipend paid for three years according to the regulations of the DFG (German Research
Foundation) as well as generous research funding
3. a comprehensive mentoring program with efficient supervision by a team of supervisors
4. a top‐level PhD training program with courses in state‐of‐the‐art research technologies and soft skills
5. Jena – the German City of Science 2008: a young and lively town with dynamic business activities, successful scientific centers of innovation and a vibrant cultural scene around the famous Friedrich Schiller University