Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena
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Type of Job
Young Researchers
6 PhD Positions
Job Offer from December 17, 2015
The Archaeogenetics department at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, is offering up to 6 PhD positions beginning in summer 2016.
Field of work
The overarching research topic at the institute is the use of novel scientific approaches from high throughput sequencing of ancient DNA from human populations and their pathogens to explore research questions related to human history & demography, gene-culture coevolution, and adaptation to infectious disease. The main foci are the relationship between humans and pathogens through time, human population dynamics on a (pre)-historical time-scale, and in tandem with microbial evolution.
Your profile
The institute hosts a multi-disciplinary research team and is looking for students from a variety of backgrounds including, but not restricted to, molecular biology, bioinformatics, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, computer science, anthropology and archaeology. Students holding a Master’s degree (or equivalent) with a proven record of success in their discipline and a genuine interest in examining questions related to human history are encouraged to apply.
Our offer
Doctoral candidates enrol in a 3-year fully-funded and structured program that provides excellent research conditions. Graduate courses and all other degree requirements require proficiency in English only. Projects offered in 2016:
- Historical Human Population Genetics
- Pleistocene Human Population Genetics
- Holocene & Prehistoric Human Population Genetics
- Bioinformatics – Computational Pathogenomics and Bacterial Genome Evolution
- Molecular Palaeopathology and Ancient Pathogen Genomics
- Human Demography and Gene-culture Coevolution
- Advancement & Optimization of Ancient DNA Protocols
Your application
The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.
Deadline for applications is the 10th of February 2016.
The Max Planck Institute is not a faculty, but is affiliated to, among others, the Eberhard-Karls University in Tübingen and the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Doctoral degrees will be granted by one of the affiliated universities.
Doctoral candidates enrol in a 3-year fully-funded and structured program that provides excellent research conditions. Graduate courses and all other degree requirements require proficiency in English only.
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Kahlaische Str. 10
07745 Jena
Germany
https://s-lotus.gwdg.de/mpg/mjws/ag_phd_2016.nsf/registration
http://www.shh.mpg.de/phd_archeogenetics
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