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PhD/Doctorate: Medical doctoral program at the IZKF (Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

Structured doctoral programme at FAU: Medical doctoral program at the IZKF (Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research). Doctoral title awarded: Dr. med., Dr. med. dent..

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine  |  Duration: Doctoral candidates work on a scientific research project as the basis for their subsequent doctoral degree over a total of nine months of full-time work (including eight consecutive months during the scholarship period), supplemented by work alongside their studies until their doctoral degree is completed.  |  Study mode: full-time; doctoral/structured programme; German and English language of programme  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Scholarship for 8 consecutive months while conducting research, training modules, supervisory committee, presentations at national conferences, seminars organized by doctoral students, guest speaker seminars, subject-specific and interdisciplinary training courses, internal retreat, public relations, publications

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application: By submitting an application to the IZKF office. The Commission for Supporting Early Career Researchers (Kommission für Nachwuchsförderung, KNF) decides on the admission of candidates.

Duration: Doctoral candidates work on a scientific research project as the basis for their subsequent doctoral

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