B 59 Fellowship Graduate School Stellenausschreibung-neu

The Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) has been founded by the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für
Naturforschung, the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, and additional partners. It is funded by the Federal
State of Hessen through its Initiative for the Development of Scientific and Economic Excellence (LOEWE).
The mission of the centre is to carry out internationally outstanding research on the interactions of biodiversity
and climate change at the organism level.
The International Multidisciplinary Parasitology and Vector Biology (IMPact-Vector) – Graduate School
invites applications for a
PhD position
“Diversity and evolutionary adaptation of arthropods and their function as disease vectors”
(Ref. #B59)
The Graduate School is funded by the Leibniz-Association and offers positions in the areas of parasitology,
infection and vector biology and medical entomology. IMPpact-Vector is a joint program of the Senckenberg
Research Institute and Natural History Museum/ Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (SGN/ BiK-F,
Frankfurt am Main), the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM, Hamburg), the LeibnizInstitute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW, Berlin) and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland
Fisheries (IGB, Berlin).
We offer outstanding training and support in an excellent scientific network. Faculty members are affiliated with
many well-known institutes (for details see our websites). Our mission is to help students to become creative,
responsible and self-confident young researchers. We are looking for highly motivated students who are
strongly committed to research and share our vision to improve world health. Start your scientific career in
the Leibniz-Association!
Your profile:
• Masters or diploma degree in biology, zoology, molecular biology, biochemistry, virology or parasitology
or related fields
• Laboratory experience
• Interest in solving complex biological problems
• Excellent communication skills – English is the working language of the research groups
Salary and benefits are in accordance with a public service position in Germany (TV-H E13, 50%). The
contract shall start July 2014 and will be limited to a 3-year term. The Leibniz-Association supports equal
opportunity of men and women and therefore strongly invites women to apply. Equally qualified handicapped
applicants will be given preference. The German Severely Challenged Persons Act and the Act on Part-Time
Work and Fixed-Term Employment will be ensured.
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Please send your complete application (incomplete applications will not be considered) before May 28 , 2014
preferably by e-mail (attachment in a single pdf document, incl. a CV, copy of the master or diploma certificate,
abstract of the thesis, letter of motivation and two references, mentioning the reference of this position (Ref.
#B59) to the speaker of IMPact-Vector:
Prof. Dr. Sven Klimpel
c/o Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
[email protected]
For scientific enquiries please contact Prof. Dr. Sven Klimpel, [email protected].