STARS – Supporting TAlented PhD Research Students
If you hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in sciences, then you are eligible to apply for the STARS – Supporting TAlented PhD Research Students which is available at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, as Per the details posted below:
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STARS – Supporting TAlented PhD Research Students Call for applications – PhD projects
What is STARS?
STARS is a program supporting talented PhD students at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. The aim of this program is to provide excellent education and an adequate income to PhD students of the Faculty. The STARS program wants to attract the best students from the Czech Republic as well as from abroad. Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, is a top-quality centre of research in natural sciences. The Faculty takes care about its future and that’s why the STARS program was born. Come to Prague and become the future of our Faculty!
Am I eligible?
The STARS program is open to all applicants who hold a master‘s degree or equivalent in sciences, medicine, pharmacology and a related field of study. It is also open
to students who are in the last year of their studies and will be able to present their degree diploma at the beginning of their PhD study. The candidate should be proficient in English; however, no formal English exam (such as TOEFL) is required.How can I apply?
You can choose up to three projects (see Open calls) for which you can then apply through an online application form.
Find more about PhD project topics:
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- Comparison of immunomodulatory properties of Mesenchymal stem cells and Sertoli cells
- Opioid and metabolic modulation of microglial function
- Deciphering molecular mechanisms that govern cell expansion in Arabidopsis root
- Cytosolic Iron-Suphur protein assembly pathway in the amitochondriate cell
- Mitochondrion of retortamonads
- Mechanisms of host immunomodulation by Trichobilharzia regenti: focus on parasite glycans and other immunologically relevant molecules
- Effect of peripheral immune response on neuroinflammation and learning
in cognitively advanced birds - The role of the Jak/STAT signalling cascade in the astrocyte clockwork of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus
- Dynamic structural and histochemical changes in barley leaf protective mechanisms under elevated CO2 concentration and higher temperature
- Sexual selection and sexual trait evolution in Larix and Arabidopsis spp
- Microbial methane oxidation beneath the Greenland ice sheet
- The role of matrix metalloproteinases and vimentin cooperation in cancer cell invadopodia function
- Link between chronic inflammation and bone homeostasis failure. The role of extracellular nucleic acids and epigenetic mechanisms
- The social perception of sexual dimorphism in human face
- Dynamics and persistence of avian blood parasite infection
- Evolution of brain complexity and processing capacity in reptiles and birds: A quantitative approach to understanding the tetrapod brain evolution
How are candidates selected?
The program is competitive. The supervisors of the individual PhD projects will shortlist eligible applicants, who will then be invited for an interview to be held during the month of March. The exact interview dates will be agreed between the supervisors and the candidates. Based on the interviews, the applicants to whom the scholarship will be offered will be selected in the beginning of April. The program starts on October 1st.
Please do not hesitate to ask our coordinators if you have any questions!
Timetable:
- January 15, 2018
PhD research topics and application form will be available. - March 16, 2018
Deadline for application - October 1, 2018
Start of the program
Online Application
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