BIOME - Application

Self-Initiated External Applications - Guidelines

PLEASE NOTE: Doctoral positions at the University of Duisburg-Essen are offered individually by the principal investigators, and not centrally by BIOME. This means personally-addressed and tailored applications should be sent to the head of a working group or lab directly.

However, please also note, our faculty staff's selection criteria are exacting, and non-specific, general circular applications will not be considered. Thus, candidates are expected to have clearly identified a definitive working group at our university which is closely related to their own field of research interest before the submission of their application.

An overview of faculty staff's research interests can be found here: ZMB and/or BIOME Staff.

Checklist for applications:

  • Do your scientific interests and expertise match closely with those of a faculty member? If so, be as specific as possible.
  • Have you done your homework (read the group‘s publications etc.)?
  • Is the faculty member addressed with their correct academic title and surname?
  • Is your CV and publication list updated and attached?

Applications should be submitted electronically to the prospective supervisor with attachments as pdf files.

Once a doctoral position has been offered to you and you have arrived to start researching in Essen, it is only then that you can apply for BIOME membership (see "BIOME Membership Applications - UDE Internal" in next column).

BIOME Membership Applications - UDE Internal

Who can apply?

Graduates currently pursuing their doctoral studies in Biomedical Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen who are looking for an innovative, tailored PhD or MD programme and are seeking interdisciplinary interaction with fellow doctorates are invited and encouraged to join the well-established and exciting BIOME Science network today.

How does one become a BIOME member?

All one has to do is complete and sign the application form below and send it off together with a brief letter of application and an up-to-date curriculum vitae to the general coordinator at biome@uni-due.de.

Application Form for BIOME Membership

BIOME Application for ELAN Members

Registration Form for "Clinical Research"

PLEASE NOTE: Admission to the research training groups (RTGs), the collaborative research centres (CRCs), and the PhD programme listed below is closed and any enquiries or applications concerning these courses should be addressed directly to their respective speakers or coordinators and not to the Graduate School of Biomedical Science.

RTG 2535 WisPerMed
RTG 2762 Therapeutic Radiation in Cancer
RTG 2989 TCI repAMI
RTG 3043: AMTEC-PRO
PhD Epidemiology
CRC 289 Treatment Expectation
CRC 1430 Cell State Transitions

Current Postings

Announcements and details of any positions open to applicants are posted here. We recommend candidates interested in securing either an MD or PhD scholarship or a post-doc position check this section regularly for current postings.

Open to All Candidates (External or Internal):

Currently none.

UME-Internal Positions:

Link for internal MD positions at UME