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At Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin there are two different ways to obtain a PhD: Individual doctorates or structured PhD programs.

Individual Doctorate

Individual doctorates are the traditional and most common type of a PhD program in Germany. This way of doing a PhD provides a high degree of flexibility to shape the scientific topic and also the time frame. To pursue an individual doctorate at Humboldt-Universität, you need the individual support of a professor to act as your PhD supervisor (“doctor father” or “doctor mother”).

It will be your initiative and responsibility to look for a suitable supervisor directly. You can send your full application regarding your research interest to a matching professor. It is important that you select a supervisor with a similar research field/topic to your intended PhD study.  If the professor is interested he/she will answer your e-mail in due course.

Structured PhD programs

Structured PhD programs have a fixed duration, usually three years. The PhD candidates are supervised individually, and conduct research within a group of colleagues of their scientific field. Also there is a complementary curriculum aside the PhD program. Applications have to be submitted directly to the program.

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• For more information for PhD students please see HU’s doctorate portal
• An overview of the 28 structured PhD programs at HU can be found at Humboldt-Graduate School
• For practical advice how to approach a potential supervisor, please see our tips
• For more practical information on PhDs in Germany: www.research-in-germany.org/en/jobs-and-careers/info-for-phd-students.html

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Beyond individual doctoral supervision, doctorates at Freie Universität Berlin are possible in structured doctoral programs at Dahlem Research School, in which graduate students conduct interdisciplinary research on a topic area, as well as in graduate schools and doctoral colleges in cooperation with other research institutions and universities. These include graduate schools of the German Institute for Economic Research, the Helmholtz and Leibniz Associations, and the Max Planck Society.

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Structured doctoral programs.

Participating in a doctoral program at Humboldt Graduate School means having the opportunity to earn your doctoral degree in the inspiring interdisciplinary and international atmosphere of our excellent doctoral programs. You conduct your research in a group with colleagues from your area of research, with whom you regularly have the opportunity to share experiences, exchange views and give and receive support. Your thesis work will be intensively monitored and supported by leading faculty, so that you can successfully complete your degree within three years.

You also receive scientific instruction in your area of research. Humboldt Graduate School provides you with trainings in basic competencies relevant to your thesis, such as writing and methods, and supports you in administrative questions.

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"I am part of an incredible research group and I'm able to attend all the events that are constantly happening at the universities or other institutions, while getting to travel around the world for regular conferences and workshops. Due to this wonderful mix of activities I get to grow more and more academically and personally."

/// Sofía Garzón, Colombia, Berlin Mathematical School - BMS

„Berlin offers an excellent environment for my doctoral studies in the history of ancient Israel, providing access to renowned experts in the field and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for a comprehensive exploration of the subject.“

/// Jonathan Böhm, Germany, Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies

“The foundation of my research lies in the seamless collaboration of diverse disciplines. The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies not only provides me with a comprehensive platform to embark on my PhD journey, but also offers me invaluable opportunities to foster interdisciplinary perspectives.”

/// Lu Tian, China, Berliner Antike-Kolleg

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Doctoral researchers:.

Five universities offer doctoral programs with excellent funding opportunities and join forces with outstanding non-university research institutions to generate a unique, vibrant academic environment.

This website will give you an insight into what the Berlin area has in store in all disciplines, ranging from ancient history to astrophysics – browse and be inspired!

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The Literary and Epistemic History of Small Forms

/// Humanities, Languages and literature

Berlin School of Integrative Oncology

/// Berlin School of Integrative Oncology, BSIO, Cancer

Berlin School of Mind and Brain

/// Berlin School of Mind and Brain, mind sciences, brain sciences, linguistics

Berlin School for Regenerative Therapies

/// Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies, BSRT, endogenous tissue...

Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

/// Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, BCNN Berlin, brain

Clinical Exercise Science

/// exercise, prevention and rehabilitation

Biomedical Sciences (DRS)

/// life sciences, infectious diseases

German-Israeli Helmholtz Research School

/// Cell Signaling, Gene Regulation, Molecular Cell Medicine, biomedical sciences

Hertie School of Governance

/// Governance, social science

International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain

/// Erasmus Mundus, laboratory-based, language, brain

MDC-NYU PhD Exchange Program of the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology

/// Genomics, Medical Systems Biology

Medical Neurosciences

/// Neurosciences, central nervous systems, peripheral nervous systems, medical...

Multiscale Bio-Systems

/// biosystems, macromolecules in aqueous solutions, molecular recognition, free energy...

Plant Sciences

/// Plant Sciences, extinction of species, climate change

ZIBI Graduate School Berlin

/// infection biology, immunology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology

The International Max Planck Research School on Computational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research

/// computer science, applied mathematics and statistics, psychology, psychiatry

Einstein Center of Catalysis/Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering

/// catalysis-related research, natural sciences, engineering

Berlin Mathematical School

/// Mathematics

Dahlem Research School of Molecular Science

/// molecular natural science, Molecular Switches on Surfaces, Protonation Dynamics in...

Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks

/// Networks with complex topology, self- organization in evolving complex networks

Gravitational Wave Astronomy

/// gravitational waves, astronomy, GEO600 gravitational wave detector

Helmholtz Graduate School for Macromolecular Bioscience

/// Biomaterial Science, Macromolecular Bioscience, natural sciences, engineering

Mass, Spectrum, Symmetry: Particle Physics in the Era of the Large Hadron Collider

/// Large Hydron Collider, elementary particle physics, astro-particle physics

Research School Materials for Solar Energy Conversion (MatSEC)

/// kesterite materials, semiconductor, absorber material, film solar cells,...

Molecular Biophysics

/// biophysics, biomolecular processes, protein-protein interactions

PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling

/// life sciences, pharmacy, drug development, drug therapy, pharmacotherapy,...

IMPRS for Molecular Plant Science

/// biochemistry, biology, plant science, plant growth, plant biomass, primary metabolism

Quantitative Spectroscopy in Astrophysics

/// Quantitative Spectroscopy, Astrophysics, solar physics, stellar research,...

School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof

/// chemistry, biology, physics, natural sciences, analytical sciences

Helmholtz Research School on Security Technologies (HRSST)

/// physics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, informational techniques,...

Service-Oriented Systems Engineering

/// Software Systems Engineering, IT Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Computer...

Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies

/// transnational relations, international relations, globalization, governance, regional...

Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies

/// Berliner Antike-Kolleg, ancient languages and texts, ancient philosophy, ancient...

Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences

/// sociology, political science, social inclusion, democratic performance

Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies

/// Islam, muslim cultures, muslim societies, Area Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies

Doctoral Program in Business Research

/// business administration, management, marketing, information systems, FACTS, business...

Graduate School Global Intellectual History

/// intellectual history

Centre for Contemporary History

/// Cold War, contemporary german history, contemporary european history, communist...

Das Wissen der Literatur

/// deutsche Literatur, german literature

European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies

/// socio-economic research, labor markets, employment, inequality, Welfare state, social...

Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies

/// literature, textaul practice, transnational perspective, intermediality

Graduate School of East Asian Studies

/// east asia, social sciences, institutions in east asia, interdependence of...

Graduate School of North American Studies

/// American Studies, Area Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, American Literature,...

High Dimensional Non Stationary Time Series

/// stochastics, statistics, volatility, copulae, high-dimensional time series,...

International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE)

/// development of human behaviour, human life course, evolution of culture, learning,...

Knowledge of the Arts

/// artistic knowledge, art history, media studies, philosophy, engineering, pedagogy

Latin American Studies from a Comparative and Transregional Perspective

/// Cultural Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Gender Studies, History, Literature of...

Ludwig Rosenberg Kolleg: Historical Relations between Labor Movements and Modern Jewry

/// european-jewish studies, laboro movements, modern jewry

DIW Graduate Center PhD in economics

/// economics, microeconomics, macro-economics, econometrics, public economics,...

THESys Graduate Program - Transformations of Human-Environment Systems

/// IRI THESys, use of land, use of resources, urbanization, climate change impact, ...

Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg (ZJS)

/// jewish studies, jewish history, jewish philosophy, jewish theology, jewish...

Thinking Differences: Structures – Order – Communication

/// comparative history, histoire croisée

Walther Rathenau Kolleg: Liberalism and Democracy

/// European-Jewish Studies, democratic constitutional state, european post-war...

Wicked Problems, Contested Administrations: Knowledge, Coordination, Strategy

/// public administration, climate change, demographic tranistion, international...

Computational Systems Biology

/// biological networks, cellular systems, protein-protein interactions, systems biology

Global and Area Studies PhD Program

/// Globalization, Alternative Futures

Philosophy, Science and the Sciences

/// philosophy, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Arabic, classicist, ancient...

Berlin Graduate School of British Studies

/// british studies

Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems

/// Parasite Infections, Immunology, molecular approaches, cellular interactions,...

Berlin International Graduate School in Model and Simulation based Research (BIMoS)

/// Modellierung, Smimulierung, modelling, modeling, simulation, optimation

Urban Water Interfaces (UWI)

/// urban water (systems), interfaces, modelling, urban soil, surface water, groundwater,...

IMPRS for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory

/// Gravitational Physics, Geometric Analysis, String Theory, quantum mechanics, black...

Religion – Knowledge – Discourse

/// Humanities, Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics, Law

Berlin School of Movement Science (BSMS)

/// Humanities, Social Sciences, Sociology,

/// education, mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, technology, engineering

Identity and Heritage

StRATEGy: Surface processes, Tectonics and Georesources: The Andean foreland basin of Argentina

Cropstrengthen - european industrial doctorate.

/// PhD training, stress acclimation in plants, crop improvement, plant priming

Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World

/// natural hazards, risk, climate change, floods, landslides, earthquakes

BioMove - Integrating Biodiversity Research with Movement Ecology in dynamic agricultural landscapes

/// Biodiversity, Movement Ecology, Biological Science, Natural Science

Minor Cosmopolitanisms

/// Humanities; Social Sciences; Postcolonial Studies; Cultural Studies; Anglophone...

Theory – Empirics – Practices of Pedagogical Teaching Processes

/// Educational science – adult and further education – music pedagogy – school pedagogy...

Agricultural Economics

/// Agriculture, Doctoral Program

Research School Future Information Technologies (FIT)

/// information technologies, energy consumption, fundamental physics, communications...

Biodiversity, Evolution & Ecology

/// Biological sciences, Natural Sciences

CRC 1114 Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems

/// /// Mathematics, Biochemistry, Physics, Geo-Sciences

CRC / TRR 227 Ultrafast Spin Dynamics

TRR 170 Integrated Research Training Group in Planetary Sciences

Cinepoetics - Center for Advanced Film Studies

/// poetologies, audiovisual images, cinema, film philosophy, aesthetics

BB3R - Innovations in the 3R Research: Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Bioinformatics

/// Berlin-Brandenburg research platform BB3R, 3 R, Genetic Engineering, Tissue...

CRC / SFB 1078 Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function

/// CRC SFB Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function

Re-Figuration of Spaces

Helmholtz Einstein International Berlin Research School in Data Science (HEIBRiDS)

Health Data Sciences

/// Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Meta-research, Big Data, Health Data Sciences, Causal...

IMPRS Biology And Computation

/// sequence analysis, theoretical structural biology, computational chemistry, drug...

Robert Koch Doctoral Program

/// Robert Koch Doctoral Program, RoKoDoKo

Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions

/// Collaborative Research Center 1349 „Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamen-tals and...

Research Training Group (RTG) "Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis"

/// Natural Sciences, Computer and information sciences, Chemical sciences, Biological...

Temporalities of Future in Latin America: Dynamics of Aspiration and Anticipation

/// Latin American Studies, social globalization, cultural globalization, cultural...

Berlin School of Economics

Max Delbrück Center Graduate School

/// Max Delbrück Center Graduate School

Differential Equation- and Data-driven Models in Life Sciences and Fluid Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Research Training Group

BfR Doctoral Training Programme

/// Aasessment of food and feed, microbiological and chemical substance safety, safety...

Stochastic Analysis in Interaction

iNAMES -MDC-Weizmann Helmholtz International Research School for Imaging from the NAno to the MESo

/// computational sciences, imaging data sciences, artificial intelligence, machine...

BIOphysical Quantitative Imaging Towards Clinical Diagnosis

Berlin School of Optical Sciences and Quantum Technologies (BOS.QT)

Berlin Industrial Engineering and Management (BIEM)

/// Engineering, Technology, Economics, Business

Doctoral Program History and Cultural Studies

Berlin Institute for the Foundation of Learning and Data (BIFOLD)

/// Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Computer and information sciences, Physical sciences,...

"Charging into the future": Understanding the interaction of polyelectrolytes with biosystems

/// GRK 2662 „Charging into the future“: Understanding the interaction of...

Science of Intelligence (SCIoI)

Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces

/// IRTG of CRC / SFB 1449 Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces Biophysics,...

Doctoral Program Natural Sciences

/// Natural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics

IMPRS - Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities

/// Media and communications Humanities History and archaeology Languages and...

Normativity - Critique - Change

Crc1644: phenotypic plasticity in plants – mechanisms, constraints, and evolution, data assimilation - the collaborative research centre sfb1294, approx. 3000.

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Berlin School of Economics PhD Programme Berlin School of Economics PhD Programme

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Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, University of Potsdam, ESMT Berlin, Hertie School, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)

The general working language in the Berlin School of Economics is English. All courses are held in English.

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The Berlin School of Economics offers Berlin's career development programmes in economics, accounting, finance and management at the PhD and post-doc levels in a single and unique structure. Within the Berlin School of Economics,  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Technische Universität Berlin , University of Potsdam , ESMT Berlin , Hertie School, and Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) are pooling their efforts in the education of young researchers in economics.

The Berlin School of Economics PhD programme provides outstanding doctoral students with a vibrant, highly interconnected research community and a training structure that develops their talents in a unique combination of high-level academic and applied research. During the two-to-three-semester course phase of the programme, students deepen their knowledge of economic theory, applied economics, business studies, econometrics, and economic policy. To complete the course phase, 90 ECTS have to be obtained in courses, workshops, seminars, internships, etc. During the three-year research phase of the programme , students write their doctoral theses while having the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the professional research environment that is provided at the research institutions participating in the Berlin School of Economics.

The Berlin School of Economics PhD programme has four PhD tracks from which students can choose:

• PhD in Accounting
• PhD in Economics
• PhD in Finance
• PhD in Management

These tracks share a similar structure and allow for numerous specialisations.

The Berlin School of Economics post-doc programme ( Berlin School of Economics Research Associates Programme ) recruits its members from the international job market for new PhD graduates. The programme provides its members with academic mentoring and offers multiple support structures for research activities, travel, and skill development.

The Berlin School of Economics rests on the long-running efforts of a highly collaborative work environment of Berlin’s economic research institutions. Both Berlin School of Economics programmes are connected to all major research activities of the participating institutions.

Berlin School of Economics graduates are excellently prepared for positions in academia as well as for policy-related institutions and organisations, which has been documented by a list of outstanding placements .

Information can be found on our website .

• International guest lecturers
• Projects with partners in Germany and abroad

Self-organised internships during the course phase of the programme are possible, but they are not mandatory.

• Other (e.g. state level)

Currently about 250 EUR per semester

PhD students will receive funding for the expected length of the programme. For the course phase, a stipend of 1,450 EUR per month and a family allowance for your children (if applicable) is provided. Funding during the research phase is normally provided through employment at one of the member institutions of the Berlin School of Economics.

The Berlin School of Economics welcomes highly qualified post-graduate students from around the world to enrol in its structured PhD programme.

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Economics or Business Studies and have performed exceptionally well in their studies. Applicants from related fields (such as Industrial Engineering, Statistics, or quantitative social sciences) may also fulfil the admission requirements if they have a sufficient background in Economics or Business Studies.

All applicants may provide GRE General Test scores with their application. Providing GRE General Test scores is highly recommended but not mandatory. In addition, please note that the minimum scores for the GRE General Test (for admittance to the programme) vary based on the score levels of all applicants in the given year. Therefore, we do not specify a minimum score that must be achieved.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply for the programme if they also apply for a Master’s programme in Berlin that offers a fast track option.

Applicants whose native language is not English are asked to demonstrate their English language proficiency, unless they hold a degree from a university in an English-speaking country or can document at least one year of studies at an English-speaking university. Sufficient evidence of a good command of English can be demonstrated by a high score in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Providing TOEFL or IELTS scores is highly recommended but not mandatory. Minimum scores that have to be achieved are not specified.

German language proficiency is not required.

Applications are to be submitted via our online application portal that is open during our annual application period.

More information can be found on our website .

For all of its doctoral students (and post-docs), the Berlin School of Economics provides support, e.g. mock job interviews, to help students successfully navigate the job market to find jobs as economists or in a similar field.

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The Berlin School of Economics PhD Program provides outstanding doctoral students with a vibrant, intensively networked research community. The program develops the students’ talents in a unique combination of a high-level, academic research environment together with applied, policy-oriented research opportunities. Students receive state-of-the-art coursework training and can select from a wide array of specializations. For each specialization, a professional research environment is provided by Berlin’s universities and economic research institutes.

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Program structure and curriculum

All PhD tracks offered in the PhD Program share the same structure and general curriculum. The program’s curriculum is divided into a qualification and a dissertation phase:

Qualification Phase

During the qualification phase (about three semesters), students acquire methodological and research-oriented training in mandatory course work in economic theory, applied economics, business studies, econometrics, and economic policy. Students define their research area and find supervisory support from two supervisors. They write research proposals that are discussed with faculty members individually and in seminars in order to provide early feedback on the scientific potential of research ideas. This is a central part of the PhD Program, in which the students have full flexibility in the choice of their research topics and of the supervisors. During this phase, students are funded through stipends that allow for this flexibility. In total, students have to complete a  minimum of 90 ECTS credits  in order to finish the qualification phase of the program.

Dissertation Phase

During the subsequent dissertation phase (about three years), students write a doctoral thesis while having the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the professional research environment that is provided at the Berlin universities and research institutes participating in the Berlin School of Economics. In this phase, students are typically employed at their supervisor’s chair or in research groups at research institutes.

The PhD will be awarded by one of the institutions in the Berlin School of Economics with the right to award doctoral degrees. In most cases, the PhD is awarded by the institution the student’s first supervisor is affiliated with.

The following chart gives an overview of the general structure of the PhD Program:

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This guide includes academic advices from the researchers of the Berlin School of Economics.

Special thanks to the INSIGHTS Team, researchers of Berlin School of Economics, Agne Kajackaite, Aleks Zaklan, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Ally Xin Lin, Annekatrin Schrenker, C. Katharina Spieß, Christian Basteck, Ciril Bosch-Rosa, Dorothea Kübler, Francis de Véricourt, Georg Weizsäcker, Gyula Seres, Hande Erkut, Hannes Ullrich, Jana Hamdan, Levent Neyse, Lisa Bruttel, Lutz Weinke, Mira Fischer, Müge Süer, Nikolaus Wolf, Peter Haan, Robert Stüber, Sebastian Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Simone Maxand, Vincent Meisner, and Pablo Brañas-Garza.

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The PhD Program „History and Cultural Studies“ of the Dahlem Research School of Freie Universität Berlin

The Program offers graduate students with an excellent academic record a structured, research-oriented curriculum in cultural studies with disciplinary and interdisciplinary elements for doctoral studies in one of the research areas of the Department of History and Cultural Studies: History, Art History, Egyptology, Ancient Oriental Studies, Classical Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Iranian studies, Islamic studies, Turcology, Semitic Studies, Arabic Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Chinese Studies, Sinology, Jewish Studies and Scientific Study of Religion. The PhD Program is a three-year curriculum. Courses are taught in English and German.

The internationally oriented, newly relaunched doctoral program History and Cultural Studies (HCS) invites applications for up to ten study places. The program is part of the Department of History and Cultural Studies and is a member of the Dahlem Research School.

Applications can be submitted in German or English exclusively via the Dahlem Research School’s online application platform (drs.fu-berlin.de/user/register). The online application platform will be accessible from 15th September 2021 to 15th November 2021. 

For further questions related to the program please contact:

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PhD in Physics

Doctorate studies in physics.

• Degree - Dr. rer. nat
• Qualification for an in-depth scientific work
• Duration - approx. 4 years
• Language - German or English
• Beginning - at any time

Excellent international research community

• supportive and trusted working atmosphere
• cooperation with national and international research institutions
• measuring times at the synchrotron BESSY II reserved for Freie Universität
• additional qualification at the DRS possible

Requirements

• Degree as Master of Science or Diploma
• You have already found an open doctoral position in one of our research groups. 

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Doctoral program at freie universität, doctoral program in physics - creating fundamentals for future innovations.

Around 130 doctoral students study and work at the Department of Physics. Every year, we award some 30 PhD degrees to physicists at Freie Universität Berlin.

If you are interested in a doctoral program, please contact the research groups of your interest directly.

PhD Program Structure

• 1 supervisor
• 1 written doctoral thesis
• 1 disputation

Doctoral students are usually employed as scientific staff in the research group (AG) where they do a doctorate. 

Doctoral Thesis

• The dissertation can be submitted as a monograph or cumulatively made up of at least four publications with the doctoral candidate as first author.
• The dissertation must be submitted in 8 printed copies and as a pdf file.

Obligatory parts of a thesis:

• Title page ( draft )
• Summary in German and English (maximum one page)
• Declaration of authorship ( draft )

Disputation

The disputation allows the doctoral student to demonstrate their presentation skills and ability to engage in scientific discussions.

• 30 minutes of presentation
• 30 to 60 minutes of professional discussion with members of the PhD commission.

The disputation is open to the public: Interested persons can participate as listeners and ask questions about the research results.

Scheduled days for disputation

Mon 16:00 - 21:00 (lecture hall A) Wed 16:00 - 21:00 (lecture hall A) Thu 9:00 - 14:00 (Lecture hall B)

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PhD positions and doctoral thesis

The topic of your doctoral thesis will be determined by the scientific focus of the research group in which you will take up your doctoral position. Please contact the individual research groups directly for information on open doctoral positions.

• Theoretical physics
• Experimental physics
• Physics education

• Doctoral Program Natural Sciences

New structured doctoral program offers a variety of qualification seminars and workshops. Those who successfully complete the program can choose between the titles "Ph. D." and "Dr. rer. nat."

Please note that the German version only is legally binding.

• Doctoral studies - registration form in German
• Doctoral Study Regulations - Physics (2013)
• 1st Modification Doctoral Regulations Physics (2013) - valid from 27.09.2023
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• Good scientific practice for scientific qualification reports and theses in physics

PhD Program Office Mr. Andreas Heß Arnimallee 14, Room 1.1.15 Tel. +49 30 838 56017

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Habilitation - Qualification for University Teaching

What is the next step after a PhD program? If you want to teach at a university, you should strive for a habilitation. Habiliation proves that a scientist can independently represent an academic field in research and teaching. For further information please contact our habilitation office.

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The Berliner Hochschulgesetz section 25, paragraph 2 regulates: "Doctoral students are members of the university at which they were admitted to do a doctorate. Unless they are already members of the university due to an employment relationship, they are to be enrolled as students for a doctorate. " 

In order to enrol on a doctoral degree programme, you must have your doctoral project registration confirmed by the Doctoral Studies Office.  Information on this can be found on the pages of the doctoral office .

Enrollment for doctoral studies is not bound to any deadlines and can be applied for at any time.

Enrollment process

1. complete online application for enrollment, link to the online application.

Instructions for filling in:

Personal data Applicants enter all surnames/first names in the application for enrollment in accordance with the information in the official identity document (e.g. identity card).

First higher education entrance qualification Select the type of higher education entrance qualification from the list and then enter both the location and the date of completion.

Abbreviations : aHR = G eneral higher education entrance qualification fgHR = S ubject-related higher education entrance qualification FHR = A dvanced technical college entrance qualification

University history “Have you already been enrolled at a German or foreign university?" This question refers to the very first university at which you began studying. In the course of the application, a similar question comes up again - "Insert the semester of your FIRST matriculation". For some applicants, the answer will be the same, but it doesn't have to be.

Example Max Musterfrau started studying in Greece in 2009, later in his life he started a new course in Hamburg.

1. Question: 2009 - Greece

2. Question: 2014 - Hamburg - and the corresponding university

University semesters are only to be stated by the universities that were attended in Germany.

First / second degree If you have already acquired one or more degrees, these must be proven with certificates. If the degree was completed in Germany, an exmatriculation (usually from the last university attended) is also required, from which the entire university semesters (including semesters of leave) can be seen. This allows us to fully understand your university past.

Right to vote You are entitled to a one-time right of election that cannot be changed later. You can choose between Humboldt-Universität Berlin or Freie Universität Berlin and thus decide at which university you wish to exercise your status rights. The choice may have an effect on the amount of semester fees. Furthermore, students of Charité are considered students of both Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

You can find information about this at:

• https://vertretungen.hu-berlin.de/de/stupa/
• https://astafu.de/

2. Complete and sign attachments

Personal statement Declaration of confidentiality Proof of vaccination against measles

3. Make payment of the enrollment fee

The enrollment fee depends on your elective right in the enrollment application form. Information on enrollment fee can be found at  Campusnet .

Doctoral students are not entitled to the Deutschlandsemesterticket. 

Elective right                                        Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin                Freie Universität Berlin from summer semester 2024            114,59 €                                                         114,09 €

Bank details Account holder:               Charité –  Universitätsmedizin Berlin IBAN:                                 DE24 100 100 10 0000 395 104 BIC:                                    PBNKDEFF Reference:                        family name, first name (of future student)  or  if already available matriculation number

Hint! From January to mid-February of the year for the summer semester, and from June to mid-July of the year for the winter semester, the registration period for the coming semester is running. If you are enrolling for the current semester, please note that the registration fee for the following semester has to be paid in a timely manner.

4. Compile and send documents according to checklist

In addition to the online application and the already signed attachments, the documents listed in the

must be compiled and submitted under  promotion-immatrikulation(at)charite.de  

Please follow our instructions in the checklist. We will request incomplete documents but will delay the enrollment process.

Upon receipt of your documents, you will receive an automated email.

You will receive another email with the enrollment certificate including the matriculation number and the service number after processing.

5. Have you ever been enrolled at the Charité?

Often the studies have been completed but the doctorate has not yet been completed.

The following applies to medicine and dentistry:   The Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales will inform the Charité about your successful completion. You will then be exmatriculated by the Student Secretariat at the end of the semester (September 30th or March 31st). You will be informed about this in advance via your Charité email address, but also by post. You can find more information here

If you need the exmatriculation certificate sooner, apply for exmatriculation yourself at the student office. You can find the application on Campusnet.

The following applies to all other study programs: There is no automated de-registration by the student office. Apply for de-registration at the student office by September 30th. or March 31st. You can find the application on Campusnet . Only then is it possible to enroll for a doctorate.

When can I enroll for a doctorate? Enrollment is not subject to any deadlines and is possible at any time.

I have not yet received confirmation of my doctoral registration from the doctoral office. Can I enrol anyway? Enrolment is NOT possible without this confirmation! Do not submit the documents for enrolment until you have the confirmation.

I'm studying at another German or foreign university and don't yet have a university degree? But I would like to start my doctorate at the Charité. Is enrollment possible? No, a degree is required for enrollment.

I am enrolled for my doctorate, can I also enroll in another course of study? Further enrollment is possible. If this is a state university in Berlin/Brandenburg, you only pay the enrollment fees at one university and prove this at the other university with the enrollment certificate.

My employment with the Charité is ending, but I haven't finished my doctorate yet. According to Section 25 Paragraph 2 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, you are then obliged to enroll.

I am employed by the Charité. Do I have to enroll for my doctorate? Enrollment is not required, but possible.

It's been so long since I graduated that I no longer have a certificate of exmatriculation. Contact the university you last attended and they will issue you a new certificate stating the university semesters. Only then can we enroll you.

How long do I have to be enrolled? You must remain enrolled until the defence and receipt of the doctoral certificate.

What else is important to know? After enrollment, communication only takes place via the Charité email address. Among other things, you will be reminded at this email address to re-register for the following semester. You will receive the necessary information to set up the Charité email address and the student account when you send the enrollment certificate.

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Access to the Charité network from the Internet (VPN)

The Charité offers all employees and students of the Charité VPN access. This service is particularly useful if you want to dial into the Charité network from home or another location in order to use services that are only offered on the internal network (intranet) of the Charité applied for the establishment of a VPN access for students. Included are the default permissions »Internet Proxy« and »Intranet«.

PhD Position (3 years) - DEADLINE 29.02.2024

Stellenticket ID: 177698 / Offers from 10/01/24 / closing date for applications 29/02/24  

Technische Universität Berlin offers an open position: Research Assistant - 0.75 working time - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen

Faculty II - Institute of Optics and Atomic Physics / Department of Laser and Molecular Spectroscopy and Environmental Physics Reference number: II-622/23 (starting at the earliest possible / limited for 36 months / closing date for applications 29/02/24)

Working field:

Research within a DFG project in the field of state-of-the-art spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (optical and infrared laser spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy) of diamondoid molecules and their clusters in the gas phase with relevance to materials science and astrophysics; development of scientific apparatus; possibility to obtain a PhD degree.

Requirements:

• Successfully completed scientific university degree (Master, Diploma, or equivalent degree) in physics, chemistry or related subjects, with proof of qualification available at the time of hiring; a very good degree is desired
• Very good knowledge and experience in one or more of the following fields: Molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, laser, optics, electronics, vacuum technology, cryo-technology, quantum chemistry
• Good knowledge of German and/or English required; willingness to learn the language Skills required in each case
• A high degree of determination, commitment, and the ability to work independently in a scientific environment
• Experimental Skills in dealing with complex laboratory setups
• Ability to work in a team and social commitment

Please send your application with the reference number and the appropriate documents (CV, university degrees, certificates, publications etc., combined in a single pdf file, max 10 MB) exclusively by email to Prof. Dr. Otto Dopfer ([email protected]).

By submitting your application via email you consent to having your data electronically processed and saved. Please note that we do not provide a guarantee for the protection of your personal data when submitted as unprotected file. Please find our data protection notice acc. DSGVO (General Data Protection Regulation) at the TU staff department homepage: https://www.abt2-t.tu-berlin.de/menue/themen_a_z/datenschutzerklaerung/ .

To ensure equal opportunities between women and men, applications by women with the required qualifications are explicitly desired. Qualified individuals with disabilities will be favored. The TU Berlin values the diversity of its members and is committed to the goals of equal opportunities.

Technische Universität Berlin - Die Präsidentin - Fakultät II, Institut für Optik und Atomare Physik, Prof. Dr. Dopfer, Sekr. EW 3-1, Hardenbergstraße 36, 10623 Berlin

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Doctoral degree in Public Health or PhD in Health Data Sciences

In the area of Public Health, you have different options:

• PhD within the framework of the structured PhD program Health Data Sciences
• Individual doctorate (Dr. med, Dr. rer. medic.), supervised by IPH staff
• PhD (Dr. PH) in the doctoral program of the TU Berlin, department of Management in Healthcare

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Doctorates and PhD Programs

PhD Health Data Sciences The newly established PhD program Health Data Sciences is designed for qualified young scientists who would like to deepen their methodological knowledge in the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology, meta-research, population health science, or public health and further expand their competence in research and teaching. Information on the structured PhD program in Health Data Sciences (HDS) can be found on the website . 

Individual doctorate Students studying medicine at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin or at another institution can apply for a doctorate at the IPH. Unfortunately, however, our staff capacities for supervising doctoral students at the IPH are limited. Publications in scientific journals are the declared goal of an individual doctorate at the IPH. If you are interested in an individual doctorate in the field of Public Health / Epidemiology, please send your request with a d etailed description of the study project and your curriculum vitae to Dr. Toivo Glatz .

Doctorate (Dr. Public Health) Please refer to the web pages of the Department of Management in Healthcare at the TU Berlin.

For general information on the various doctoral opportunities at the Charité, please visit the website of the Promotion Office .