PhD students Position – 2019 in IMPRS-CPQM, Germany

Designation/Position- PhD students

International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials (IMPRS-CPQM), Germany invites application for PhD students position from eligible and interested candidates 

About- The International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials (IMPRS-CPQM) started in January 2016 and is currently funded for an initial six years. In IMPRS-CPQM, the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, formally collaborates with two universities – Technische Universität Dresden and the University of St Andrews (Scotland)  – to offer an internationally leading PhD programme in the field of materials chemistry and physics.

Research/Job Area- Offered by University

Location- International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials (IMPRS-CPQM), Germany

Eligibility/Qualification– Research group is looking for highly motivated PhD students who have a record of excellence in their previous studies. Most of their incoming students will have Masters or MPhys degrees as part of their entry qualification. Applications from candidates with excellent Bachelor degrees will also be considered for some projects involving St Andrews supervisors. If you join IMPRS-CPQM holding a Bachelor degree, you will do extra graduate courses to take you to the equivalent Masters level.

Job/Position Description- If you are interested in the projects offered by IMPRS-CPQM and would like to join to work in a stimulating research environment, research group invite you to apply for admission into our research school.

Candidates from any country can apply for admission to IMPRS-CPQM. Gender balance is an important issue for us, and research group particularly welcome applications from female candidates.

Written applications will be considered by the supervisors of the projects applied for, and by a team selected from PIs at the participating institutions. Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview, either by Skype, in person or both, depending on circumstances.

Most of the IMPRS places will be allocated in a workshop in Dresden which we organise after each annual call for applications. The selection workshop for the current recruitment cycle will take place in mid-February 2019 (exact dates to be determined). If research group receive applications of prospective IMPRS students at a time which makes a participation in the next workshop inconvenient, research group will find other ways to give the applicants an opportunity to present themselves.

Once the selection procedure is completed, we intend to give feedback to the applicants as quickly as possible.

How to Apply- If you would like us to consider your application in the current recruiting window, please submit your complete application no later than 30 November 2018.

However, research group is aware that applicants’ circumstances differ from country to country and also on an individual level. So research group is also happy to discuss applications received throughout the year.

Please use online form to apply for a position at IMPRS-CPQM. You can find the form HERE. In addition to the information requested in the form, research group also ask you to upload the following documents:

  • a cover letter describing your motivation for applying to IMPRS-CPQM and a statement discussing the projects you are most interested in (if you have priorities regarding the selected projects, please discuss them in the cover letter),
  • a CV with complete description of your academic career,
  • a transcript of courses taken and grades obtained,
  • if you would like to submit further documents in support of your applications, you can do so via our online form as well.

Please make sure to have these documents ready as separate pdf files when you start the online application procedure as you cannot save the data entered into the online form. The page with the application form also includes further instructions for your consideration.

Last Date for Apply30 November 2018

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