The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) offers an international doctoral program to highly motivated and academically qualified next generation researchers at one of Europe’s top Universities. The members ofLSM are part of the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy of Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich. Its prominent location within the HighTechCampus in Martinsried south of Munich, contributes to the enormous possibilities for support, interdisciplinarity and constant scientific input from the surrounding laboratories.
About 40 research groups, internationally recognized for their innovative research approaches and technologies, are aiming to answer essential questions relevant to basic and applied biological and biochemical research. Within their own research group or in collaboration with a specialized research group on campus, LSM doctorates are given the opportunity to learn and command a variety of techniques. Furthermore, the graduate program holds various workshops and seminars that strengthen and prepare doctorates for a successful career as scientists.
Available research projects vary from year to year and can cover areas from Anthropology, Human Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Plant Sciences, and Systematics Mycology to Zoology.
All courses, lectures and seminars at the LSM are held in English. Thus, selected candidates have to be fluent in both written and spoken English.
Successful students of the graduate school will be awarded a doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) by the LMU after 3 to 4 years. Candidates need to prove a strong qualitative background as well as interest and ability to conduct independent research.
About the application procedure:
LSM calls for PhD applications on a yearly basis, running between November and January of the following year. Applicants are selected in a multi-step process through our online portal, thus ensuring openness and fairness throughout the application procedure. Every complete submission is evaluated by the LSMcoordinator. Applications will be independently reviewed by several faculty members of the LSM Graduate School. Based on academic qualification, research experience, motivation, scientific background and the letters of recommendation, candidates will be selected to participate in the LSM Interview week. After thorough evaluation through the LSM committee board members, successful candidates will be invited to join the LSM Graduate School Program.
The PhD program is open for students who hold either a Master´s or Diploma degree, as well as a four year Bachelor degree (with written thesis).
Applications have to be submitted online. LSM will not accept applications submitted via e-mail or by regular mail.
Further information and details about the online application process and the available research projects can be found here: http://www.lsm.bio.lmu.de
Contact information:
Graduate School Life Science Munich
Francisca Rosa Mende
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Faculty of Biology
Grosshadernerstr. 2
82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 2180-74765
Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 2180-74752
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lsm.bio.lmu.de
