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PhD Physics (Promotion) at TU Dortmund University

TU Dortmund University, Germany

Programme overview

The doctorate in physics at TU Dortmund leads to the degree Dr. rer. nat. and consists mainly of an independent research project in one of the research areas represented in the Faculty of Physics. Around 20 to 30 doctoral candidates complete their doctorate in the faculty each year.

Faculty: Faculty of Physics  |  Study mode: full-time; research doctorate (Promotion)  |  Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Doctoral candidates are members of a research group in the faculty. Those registered from 1 January 2023 onward are members of the Dortmund Graduate School of Physics, a structured programme with subject-specific and transferable skills training, doctoral candidate meetings and career development support.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Doctoral candidates submit an application for admission to the doctoral procedure to the doctoral committee of their department; requirements and documents are set out in the department’s doctoral regulations. After admission, doctoral candidates enroll and usually prove this to the doctoral committee within 3 weeks.

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