The Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences (www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de) at the University of Lübeck invites applications for a 3-year PhD scholarship.
Application Deadline June 30, 2009
Students with a master’s degree (or its equivalent) in computer science, mathematics or engineering are invited to apply for admission for winter semester 2009/10 (starting in October).
Research Projects
I. The research focus of the school is described by a branch structure. Currently, two such branches have been specified. Branch one addresses research in Neuroengineering, Navigation and Robotics. This branch is carried by five institutes from computer science, and six institutes of the medical faculty. The research area in this branch is subdivided into the following six fields:
- New Methods for Brain Mapping and Imaging
- Robotics and Neuro-Rehabilitation
- Brain Plasticity
- Navigation Methods in the Deep Brain
- Functional Neuroanatomy
- Human-Computer Interfacing
- Computer assisted minimally invasive interventions
II. The second branch, Computing in Structural and Cell Biology, is carried by six institutes from computer science, two institutes of the medical faculty, and four institutes of the university’s life sciences division. Its fields of research are subdivided into the folllowing seven areas:
- Macromolecular Crystallography and Informatics
- Inhibitor design
- Algorithms in Molecular Biology
- Determination of patterns predictive for protein topogenesis
- Computational analysis of RNA structure
- Workflows for the analysis of whole genome SNP chips
- Adult stem cells
Successful applicants will be entitled to a monthly scholarship of 1250 EUR for 3 years, with an additional child allowance of 400 EUR for one child, 100 EUR for each more child.
For some students, it is required to provide proof of proficiency of either the English language or the German language with a standard language test, e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, DSH, TestDaf.
Based on the application, a small number of candidates will be invited for an interview. The interview begins with a short presentation of the applicant’s master thesis (possibly replaced by a presentation of research work done during prior education or industry employment), followed by a discussion in which the student describes her/his motivation for entering the PhD programme and possible areas of interest.
Please prepare all the necessary documents and submit your application online: www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/?q=node/20.
For further information, send email to: management@gradschool.uni-luebeck.de or visit our website at www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de.
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