Biozentrum University of Basel is inviting applications for international PhD
fellowship program. Fellowships are tenable in Molecular Life Sciences.
The Biozentrum
encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists to apply
to the Biozentrum Basel International PhD Program.
The Biozentrum is
the largest department at the University of Basel’s Faculty of Science. The
primary focus of this interdisciplinary institute is basic Molecular
and Biomedical research and teaching.
Applicants must
either already hold or anticipate to receive a university degree that qualifies
them for a PhD program at the University of Basel (MSc, Diploma, etc.). Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Course
Level:
Fellowships are available for pursuing PhD degree level.
Study
Subject: Fellowships are
tenable in Molecular Life Sciences.
Scholarship
Award: The
“Fellowships for Excellence” cover the salary of the fellows for three years
(including rotations). Should the PhD thesis exceed this time, group leaders
and fellows are expected to together identify alternative funding. In addition,
other incentives are offered to “Fellowships for Excellence” PhD students to
support their scientific and personal growth. Currently the following perks are
in place (annual changes may apply):
- A
personal, annual stipend, e.g. to allow attendance of meetings,
acquisition of books or computers (currently CHF 6’000 total for 3 years). - Preferential
registration for some courses in the Biozentrum Graduate Teaching program. - Yearly
study trip to a city with ties to Siemens, e.g. Berlin, Munich, St.
Petersburg. - Scientific
meetings and networking opportunities with current “Fellowships for
Excellence” students and alumni. - Personal
certificate of acceptance into the “Fellowships for Excellence” program. - Support
for the preparation of the personal CV and postdoctoral application by
Biozentrum faculty members in the “Fellowships for Excellence” committee. - Financial
support for travel to postdoctoral interviews at the end of the PhD
thesis.
Scholarship
can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
This
program offers prestigious PhD fellowships that are awarded on a competitive
basis, provide direct entry into the Biozentrum PhD program and offer the
fellows a unique rotation-based selection of a research group of their
own choice and a number of other incentives. Applicants must:
Before enrollment, applicants must either already hold or anticipate to receive
a university degree that qualifies them for a PhD program at the University of
Basel (MSc, Diploma, etc.). In exceptional cases, outstanding students with a
BSc degree are also eligible to apply to the “Fellowships for Excellence”
program; they however will have to pass additional courses at the Biozentrum
after acceptance. PhD students who already have enrolled at the Biozentrum or
plan to start their PhD thesis before September 1 of the same year as the open
call are not eligible to apply to the “Fellowships for Excellence” program.
Nationality:
International
students can apply for these fellowships.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants must either already hold or anticipate to receive a
university degree that qualifies them for a PhD program at the University of
Basel (MSc, Diploma, etc.).
English Language
Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet
specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to
study there.
How to
Apply: The
mode of application is online. For the application, electronic copies of the
diploma/MSc degree with grades and transcripts as pdf files, a CV or scientific
resume (maximum one page, pdf format), a description of research interests in
general and one with a specific focus on a potential PhD thesis at the
Biozentrum as well as the names and contact information of 2 referees from the
candidate’s previous academic environment (usually faculty members) are required.
The referees will be contacted automatically and will be asked for an online
evaluation as well as a reference letter.
Application
Deadline: Application
is open until June 20th, 2017.