Time Span 01 Sep 2024 for 4 years Application Deadline 31 Oct 2023 Financing yes Type of Position
Field of Research
Subjects Psychiatry Description The International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) is offering 10 PhD positions in molecular, cellular, and systemic psychiatric research. In an environment of scientific excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration, students are exposed to a wide range of scientific questions and methods, covering areas of molecular medicine, neuroscience, psychiatry, neuroimaging, design-based stereology and clinical studies.
Research in a translational setting
In addition to the traditional doctorate positions, trainee medical doctors are given the opportunity to be enrolled in an integrated PhD/residence program in psychiatry. Highlighting the translational facet, doctorate students will receive insights into clinical aspects of disease and trainee medical doctors will gain PhD level research expertise, while also developing their clinical skills.
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Topics addressed range from molecular and cellular neuroscience, behavioral assessments, electrophysiology, and brain imaging to psychological and clinical measures and outcomes, as well as epidemiology, statistics, and bioinformatics.
Students from all countries are welcome to apply. Applicants must have a Master's degree or equivalent (only in exceptional cases a 4-year Bachelor's degree will be sufficient) in a relevant field or a Medical Degree For detailed information about our application requirements, see Who Qualifies: https: // www. imprs-tp.mpg.de/3008/whoqualifies
Please note that you need to have completed your Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field or MD prior to starting the PhD program, but not necessarily at the time of the application.
We highly recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. This may be helpful, should you run into any problems during the application process, e.g. if one of your referees does not submit a recommendation in a timely manner, you would have sufficient time to deal with the situation.
We can only accept online applications that are complete. Any late or incomplete applications will be rejected and deleted. Please do not send any written or email applications to the coordination office. We are not able to process or return them.
For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit https: // www. imprs-tp.mpg.de/ Application window will open August 15, 2023
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More Information https: // www. imprs-tp.mpg.de/2879/application