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PhD / Dr. (Promotion) – Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral research (Promotion) at the Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences, modern and research-oriented, working on innovative, interdisciplinary topics with close contact to supervisors and other doctoral candidates. Structured doctorates take place within graduate schools such as BuildMoNa, the Leipzig Graduate School for Aerosols, Clouds and Radiation (LGS-CAR) and the Graduate School Global and Area Studies.

Faculty: Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften  |  Study mode: individual or structured doctorate  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Partners include IOM, TROPOS, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, three Max Planck institutes, UFZ, iDiv and two Fraunhofer institutes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the doctorate follows the faculty's Promotionsordnung (doctoral regulations); a supervisor and topic are agreed first (see the university's Promotion pages).

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