Job ID: 116863

Fully funded Ph.D. positions at Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 6 November 2023

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Cologne

Country: Germany

Institution: University of Cologne

Department: The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA)

Description:

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is a joint venture of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster on Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. We offer up to 12 fully funded Ph.D. positions to highly motivated and talented students. The structured Ph.D. training programme will start on an individual basis between July 1 and October 1, 2024. The initial working contract includes social benefits and security and is limited to three years.

We offer

  • An outstanding international research environment at the most prestigious ageing research cluster in Europe
  • Excellent infrastructure for training and research by internationally recognized scientists in facilities with state-of-the-art technologies
  • Projects that can be carried out in up to 40 participating research groups of the above-mentioned institutes
  • An interdisciplinary and structured Ph.D. programme in the vibrant city of Cologne, Germany, completely conducted in English
  • An individual 3-year career mentoring programme, extensive methods courses and soft skill workshops
  • Intensive support and guidance for international students in all administrative matters

We are looking for

  • Highly qualified and motivated students holding a MSc or equivalent degree in Cell/Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Translational Medicine or a related field
  • A new generation of biomedical scientists who are eager to make fundamental scientific discoveries in the basic biology of ageing and may translate them into improvements in health and life for people as they grow older.Further information