PhD positions in Human Origins

PhD positions in Human Origins

We invite applications for the Leipzig School of Human Origins, an 
international PhD program of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary 
Anthropology and the University of Leipzig.

This program provides interdisciplinary training and research 
opportunities for university graduates who wish to work towards a PhD in 
anthropology, archaeology, biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, 
evolutionary genetics, paleoanthropology, primatology, psychology, and 
related fields. Candidates apply for one of the following disciplines of 
the program:

1) Comparative and Molecular Primatology - focusing on the evolution of 
social and cultural systems in the great apes, as well as other relevant 
mammals.

2) Evolutionary and Functional Genomics, Ancient DNA, Molecular 
Anthropology and Genome Bioinformatics

a. Evolutionary Genomics, Ancient DNA - focusing on the evolutionary and 
functional genomics of humans and the great apes, as well as the 
retrieval of DNA from palaeontological remains.

b. Molecular Anthropology - focusing on the origin, relationships, 
history, and migration patterns of human populations.

c. Genome Bioinformatics - focusing on computational approaches to the 
management and analysis of gene expression data.

3) Human Paleontology, Prehistoric Archaeology and Archaeological 
Science - focusing on the study of hominid fossils and archaeological 
sites. This includes comparative morphological as well as chemical 
(isotopic) analyses.

Graduate students will be accepted to only one of these areas but will 
have the opportunity to take part in courses and seminars in all of 
them. Our PhD program is open for international students and is designed 
as a 3-year-program.

We invite applications from all countries. Applicants hold a Masters 
degree, a Diploma or equivalent in one of the above, or related, fields. 
It is not necessary to hold the degree at the point of application. 
However, you must have been awarded your degree prior to the start of 
the program in September 2015.

Candidates have to be fluent in written and spoken English. German is 
not required but international students will be offered opportunities to 
take German language courses.

PhD students are supported by fellowships which are provided either by 
the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology or the University 
of Leipzig; or have been obtained by the student.

Term of Appointment: Fall 2015
Application Deadline: December 1, 2014

Visit www.leipzig.de for information on living in Leipzig, Germany, in 
the center of Europe.

Contact Information:

Sandra Jacob
Deutscher Platz 6
Leipzig,  04103, Germany
Telephone Number: ++493413550122
Fax Number: ++493413550119
Website: www.leipzig-school.eva.mpg.de
E-mail Address: leipzig-school@eva.mpg.de

Sandra Jacob
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology /
The Leipzig School of Human Origins (Ph.D. Programme)
Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, GERMANY
phone: ++49 (0) 341 3550-122; fax: ++49 (0) 341 3550-119
http://www.eva.mpg.de/  http://www.leipzig-school.eva.mpg.de/

Sandra Jacob