Max Perutz PhD Programme - CALL OPEN

Application Deadline: November 6, 2009

The Max F. Perutz Laboratories offer students from all over the world the opportunity to participate in the Max Perutz PhD Programme.

The Max Perutz Labs are a joint-venture of the University Vienna and the Medical University Vienna. Located at the Vienna Biocenter Campus, the Max Perutz Labs enable students to participate in high quality research in an international academic environment as well as establishing connections with nearby companies.

All Max Perutz PhD Students are employed with a full-time contract and a salary corresponding to the guidelines of the Austrian Research Funds (FWF). Students are recruited by a structured selection and interview process.
Only students with a master’s, MD degree, or equivalent are allowed to enrol at the University or Medical University for PhD studies.

Applying to the Max Perutz PhD Programme

The application process is structured as follows:
• A completed application form (download from this site) has to be e-mailed to positions@mfpl.ac.at by the applicant and 2 letters of reference must be sent directly to the same address by the referees.
• A Selection Committee screens the applications and invites selected candidates for an interview in Vienna
• The Max Perutz Selection Committee interviews the candidates.
• Candidates, who pass the selection, will proceed to individual job interviews with group leaders offering positions.