1HomePHDPhD or postdoc positionScholarship8 PhD fellowships in Neuroscience,bioinformatics & life sciences @ The international PhD College SPIN,Innsbruck Medical University,Innsbruck, Austria
The international PhD College SPIN – Signal Processing in Neurons announces 8 PhD fellowships in Neuroscience. The program is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and is jointly run by Innsbruck Medical University and the University of Innsbruck including 12 departments. SPIN was set up to allow multidisciplinary interaction at the interface of molecular and clinical neuroscience. Our aim is to reach a new level of understanding of the fundamental integrative processes that govern the signaling within and between nerve cells under normal and pathological conditions. Training in SPIN is designed to enable young researchers to reach a level of excellence that will allow them to compete for the most attractive post-doc positions in academic and industrial environments. In order to obtain a PhD at our institution, students must carry out an experimental study and complete the courses in the PhD curriculum.
SPIN Graduate School for Neuroscience: Be part of it!
Key Points:
duration of degree: 3 years
degree: PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
program language: English
entry requirements: life sciences, BIOINFORMATICS, chemistry, pharmacy, psychology or human medicine graduate
recruitment procedure: written application, personal interview
Benefits:
individual supervision and monitoring (students have their individual thesis steering committee)
a highly structured SPIN-specific educational program
laboratory rotations in the participating institutions
funded research exchange with international laboratories
retreats and social activities
guaranteed salary as suggested by the Austrian Science Fund (currently € 1.996,90 gross per month) for the proposed 3 years, health insurance and social benefits
state-of-the art facilities and resources
personal and career development
Application
Please submit the following documents by email (as a single, named document in PDF format using "lastname_firstname.pdf") to the following address: [email protected] until October 31st, 2014:
an informal statement that gives insight into your qualifications and interest in specific areas
CV
certificates of your Masters degree (with indication of credit system)
two letters of recommendation
PhD students are selected on the basis of their application materials and a personal interview at Innsbruck Medical University. We invite applications from highly qualified and motivated students of any nationality and we are looking forward to your application for a PhD fellowship in our program.
The international PhD College SPIN – Signal Processing in Neurons announces 8 PhD fellowships in Neuroscience. The program is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and is jointly run by Innsbruck Medical University and the University of Innsbruck including 12 departments.
