The Graduate Program MICROBIAL NITROGEN CYCLING – FROM SINGLE CELLS TO ECOSYSTEMS invites applications for 10 PhD positions.
The graduate student program offers a unique multidisciplinary PhD training on Microbial Nitrogen Cycling approached from the three complementary areas of Microbial Ecology, Functional Genomics and Ecosystem Research at the University of Vienna. For more details on this PhD program, details on PhD topics and the participating faculty see: http://www.phd-n-cycle.at. Ten PhD positions funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for up to 4 years are available from January 1, 2016 in Vienna. The program will be open to students who hold a Master of Science degree (or an equivalent qualification) in Ecology, Biogeochemistry, (Environmental) Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics or related fields. The official language of the program is English. Applications should be sent as a single pdf file to [email protected], including a motivation letter, your preferred topics, CV (including grades and - possibly - scientific publications). Additionally, two recommendation letters should be directly sent by the referees to the same address. Application deadline: November 15th 2015. Selected applicants will be invited for interviews beginning of December 2015.
