6 PhD Scholarships, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany (2016-2017)

he BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg will establish in October 2016 the Thematic Cluster “Functional Materials and Film Systems for Efficient Energy Conversion (FuSion)”. Successful applicants are expected to begin their research in October 2016 and the scholarship will be tenable for 36 months. The amount of the scholarship is 1,400 €/ month. For some of the positions cooperating institutes will provide a topping-up amount.

The Graduate Research School Cluster “FuSion” aggregates and focuses research activities at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the non-university research organizations Leibniz IHP, Frankfurt Oder, Leibniz IKZ, Berlin, and Fraunhofer IPMS, Dresden, with the objective to gain a deeper, interdisciplinary-based understanding of materials, processes and film systems supporting novel approaches and solutions for efficient energy conversion.

The Graduate Research School will also offer child support for Ph.D. students with children. Successful candidates will have access to additional funding of the GRS for their doctoral research (e.g. mobility grants etc.).

The program offers six individual, up-to-date research topics within this field.

Requirements:
Successfully or nearly finished master or diploma degree graduates in natural science or applied science with excellent grades and a strong interest in conducting research from an interdisciplinary perspective are encouraged to apply.

Further details:
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