Science and Technology (Promotion)

Science and Technology (Promotion)

About Graduate School of Science & Technology

The Graduate School of Science & Technology (GSST) runs established and develops new structured doctoral programs. It places special emphasis on interdisciplinarity, being a joint initiative of six faculties: Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry & Pharmacy, Mathematics & Computer Science, Biology, Medicine and Philosophical Faculty I (Institute of Geography und Geology). Since 2017 the GSST also coordinates a program on digitalization, jointly operated by universities and universities of applied siences in Bavaria (BayWISS).

Building on strong collaborative research programs, the GSST provides interdisciplinary research training of the highest standards. To achieve this goal the school runs five broad interfaculty sections:

• Theoretical & Fundamental Sciences
  
• Molecular & Materials Sciences
  
• Computing Sciences & Systems Engineering
  
• Applied Sciences
  
• Education Sciences

As a doctoral student, you will profit from

• mentoring by a committee of three principal investigators,
  
• individual research training plan, clearly defining scope and duration of the project,
  
• comprehensive offer of research related and transferable skills training,
  
• inclusion into a strong peer-network of doctoral researchers,
  
• early exposure to the international research community,
  
• strong emphasis on the publication of your results.
  
  

Doctoral training program

The doctoral training program of the GSST is designed for a three-year period. In addition to ongoing research for their dissertation, doctoral candidates take part in both obligatory and elective training courses (on average 4 hours per week). Obligatory elements of the training program are:

• Group seminar / literature seminar (usually on a weekly basis – 1h/week)
  
• Program seminar (such as seminar of DFG Graduate Training Group, colloquia, lecture series etc. – 1h/week)
  
• Retreats / Summer School (counts as 1h/week)
  

In addition to the obligatory courses, doctoral candidates can choose from a broad range of electives (at least 1 h/week) depending on their individual needs and preferences. Electives include:

• Methods courses
  
• Periods of research abroad in a collaborating laboratory
  
• Special lectures
  
• Transferable skills courses such as academic communication, Good Scientific Practice, entrepreneurship, patent law
  
• Involvement in teaching
  

Besides taking part in the obligatory and elective training, doctoral candidates are expected to attend at least two international conferences / workshops with a contribution of their own (talk, poster presentation) until graduation. Graduation also requires substantial contribution of the doctoral candidate – at least co-authorship – to at least one publication in a peer-reviewed international journal.

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