The University of Konstanz, with its “Institutional Strategy to Promote Top-Level Research”, has been receiving continuous funding since 2007 within the framework of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments.

Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology:
Research and Graduate Training at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology

The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology is an interdisciplinary graduate programme jointly offered by the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Computer & Information Science at the University of Konstanz, and is supported by the German Excellence Initiative.

The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology provides a research-driven education in the priority topics Synthetic Chemistry, Cellular Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biomedicine, and Computational Life Science. The individually tailored training programme – fully in English – and the intensive supervision by an interdisciplinary thesis committee are the basic elements for the excellent educational standards of the graduate school.

The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology invites applications for

Fellowships for PhD Students

from highly motivated and enthusiastic students with a keen interest in interdisciplinary research and with an excellent degree (Master or Diploma) in Biology, Chemistry, Computational Life Science, or related areas.

The current call comprises stipends for up to 3 years with the starting date 1 October 2014, as well as stipends for up to 4 years, financed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with individual starting dates in 2015.

The 13 research projects and the application procedure are specified on the KoRS-CB homepage: http://www.chembiol.uni-konstanz.de. All applications and supporting materials must be submitted via the Online Application Platform.

The deadline for applications is 17 July 2014.

For further information on the stipends, the research and training programme, the participating departments and the University of Konstanz, please visit our homepage or contact: Dr. Heike Brandstädter, e-mail: chembiol@uni-konstanz.de, phone: +49(0)7531-88-2237.