Carry out your own PhD project! (Berlin)

Carry out your own PhD project! Fully funded PhD positions in
natural sciences & engineeringAt the Hector Fellow Academy
(HFA) you get the opportunity to realize a self-developed
research project under supervision of a Hector Fellow. The
Hector Fellows are a community of outstanding professors from
different research institutions across Germany. They have been
recognized by the Hector Foundation for their merit in
research and teaching within natural sciences, informatics,
mathematics, medicine / psychology and engineering. At the HFA
they pass on their expertise to prospective
young scientists.Your profileYou are enthusiastic about
developing and investigating an innovative research idea within the
discipline of one of the Hector Fellows? You have a master’s
degree in a scientific or engineering subject with excellent
grades? You stand out from your peers due to your strong commitment
and independent work? You are team oriented and communicative?
You are willing to change your place of residence to
the location of the university of the supervising Hector
Fellow?Our offerPhD students of the HFA are employed as full-time
research assistants at the university of the corresponding
Hector Fellow for a period of three years. The salary is determined
by the institute’s guidelines and is comparable to the general
pay scale of German universities (TV-L E13). In
addition, Hector Fellow PhD students receive grants for
material expenses for their research project (15,000 Euro) and
are given the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise by
participating in selected management modules (e.g.
international project management).Your applicationApply with your
innovative research idea via our Application Portal.Application
periods 2016: August 1st – October 31stFurther information
regarding the application process and the Hector Fellow Academy are
available atwww.hector-fellow-academy.de.