Eleven (11) PhD Positions, University of Lübeck, Germany (2016)

The University of Lübeck is amodern Life-Science University with ten academic programs including Medicine, Informatics,
Medical Informatics, Molecular Life Science, Infection Biology, Mathematics in Medicine and Life Science and Medical Engineering. Within themedical section the International Research Training Group 1911 “Immunoregulation of Inflammation in Allergy and Infection“ funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a structured international doctoral program. The program is organized by the University of Lübeck, the Leibniz Research Center Borstel, the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and promotes systematic research cooperation between the German and the US institutions allowing expeditious research-related qualification of doctoral researchers.

The major goal is to provide an international network of training and research centered around projects that aim at identifyingnovel pathways that initiate, maintainand resolve chronic infectious and allergic diseases. The research program is supplemented by a structured qualification and cross-border supervisory concept with defined training modules integrating student exchanges between the German and the US partner institutions. The qualification concept comprises an IRTG-specific seminar that integrates visiting researchers, jointly held courses, a yearly retreat, an international symposium, a mandatory 6 -12 months lab visit of the US partner lab and individualized educational as well as mentoring programs. This framework is designed to convey skills to the doctoral researchers that qualify for the domestic and the international jobmarket within a period of three years.

The IRTG is nowseeking excellent candidates to staff up to 11 PhD positions (starting April 1, 2016; PhD track; Dr. rer. nat.)
within the two project areas of the IRTG Area A: Humoral and cellular pathways of allergic inflammation Area B: Immunoregulation of infection-driven inflammation.

We are looking for highly motivated and qualified candidates with strong interest and background in immunology.
Requirements include a master degree (or equivalent) with excellent grades in biology, biochemistry or related sciences.
Solid command of the English language is essential.

Further details:
http://www.universitypositions.eu