5 PhD Fully Funded Positions (11 Projects) in Chemical Ecology, Molecular Biology and Chemoinformatics at the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) in Germany
5 PhD Fully Funded Positions in Chemical Ecology, Molecular Biology and Chemoinformatics at the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) in Germany. We are recruiting 5 doctoral researchers and offer 11 cool projects in different fields of chemical ecology, molecular biology and chemoinformatics. The 2024 call for applications of the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) “Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems” in Jena, Germany;
International Max Planck Research School “Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems”: We are an International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) that is jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (MPI-CE) and the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSU). The main focus of our school is the use of molecular, analytical and neurobiological techniques to explore chemical communication in nature. We study communication between plants, animals, microbes and their environment, as well as its ecology and evolution.
Admission to the school is possible either through the annual recruitment or a written application to the school committee. Each year, up to five IMPRS doctoral positions are awarded following a competitive, worldwide call for applications. Doctoral researchers participate in a 3-year structured program that includes lectures, practical courses, outreach activities, and an annual symposium. All courses are held in English. The doctoral degree is granted by the Friedrich Schiller University.
Who are we looking for? We are looking for internationally trained, enthusiastic applicants with a strong motivation to pursue a PhD, adequate competence in the English language and an excellent academic performance and MSc degree (including MSc thesis) in one of the following fields: bioinformatics, analytical chemistry, entomology, neurobiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, plant physiology, genetics, ecology or evolution.
What do we offer?
- highly integrative projects which require willingness to embrace multiple disciplines and close collaborations with other researchers with different backgrounds
- State-of-the-art equipment
- An excellent research environment
- A structured training program
- Successful candidates will obtain a 3-year PhD position corresponding to TVöD (Collective Wage Agreement for the Civil Service). There are no tuition fees; consumables and equipment required for the project will be covered by the hosting lab.
- The working language is English
Required documents
Please find a list of required documents below. All documents sent to our office must be in English or German. Certified copies of documents are not required at the time of submission. All applicants who have qualified for the group recruitment may be asked for certification of relevant documents before admission to the program is granted
The following documents are required for the application:
- Complete and validated online application data – Please fill in forms 1-4 carefully and pay particular attention to the motivation statements and questions about your areas of interest for doctoral research.
- Contact details of two referees – Please identify two academic or professional supervisors who are able to evaluate your personality, academic experience and intellectual merit. Upon successful pre-selection, your referees will be contacted for a reference.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Last relevant academic certificate (usually M.Sc.) and transcript of study (study record).
- Proof of proficiency in English for non-native speakers – TOEFL or equivalent scores; a signed letter from your university or one of your academic teachers stating that English was the medium of instruction and your English proficiency is excellent.
- Registration Number – You will receive a registration number by e-mail, if you have successfully submitted your application data on our website.
Any incomplete application or applications reaching the IMPRS coordination office after the deadline cannot be taken into consideration.Timeline – 2024 application call:
Application period: March 4 – April 19
Phone Interviews: May 21 – 31
Communication of selection results and invitation for Jena group recruitment: June 5
Deadline for references: May 31
Group recruitment (via videolink): June 20 – 21
Communication of final admission decision: Last week of June
Start of the program: Admitted students can start their PhD anytime between September 1st, 2024 and January 1st, 2025, in agreement with their supervisors.
Please apply here.
Before contacting the coordination office, please click here to check the list of frequently asked questions.
Advertised Projects in Current Call: Please find an overview of projects advertised in the current IMPRS application call here. For detailed descriptions and candidate profiles, please visit the individual project pages.The 2024 call for applications will go online on March 4.
Project 1: Structural basis of two-component system signaling Project 2: The molecular basis of aphid resistance to cereal defensive compounds Project 3: World on vibration – how ants sense vibrations Project 4: Host effectors in symbiosis maintenance Project 5: For the love of spice – plant secondary metabolites and recruitment of bacterial metabolic networks Project 6: Learning strategies to avoid danger in the desert ant Cataglyphis Project 8: Disentangling multipartite symbiont and pathogenic associations in a leafhopper plant pest Project 9: A miRNA taming floral homeotic genes Project 10: Experimentally unravelling the evolution of an intracellular symbiosis Project 11: Impact of immunity on olfactory circuits in flies and ants
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