The International Research Training Group 1816 funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a structured international 3-year doctoral programme jointly educating natural scientists and physicians/medical students in the field of “Heart failure”. The programme is organized by the Heart Center, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen together with the BHF Centre of Research Excellence, King`s College London. The Training Group offers an excellent research environment, a comprehensive curriculum and a broad supervision and mentoring network. Students will conduct part of their projects in one of the partnering laboratories in London.

The International Research Training Group 1816 (Director in Göttingen: Prof. Dr. Dörthe M. Katschinski, Prof. Dr. Susanne Lutz, Director in London: Prof. Dr. Ajay Shah, Prof. Dr. Metin Avkiran) is planning to award up to:

• 12 PhD positions (PhD track; Dr. rer. nat.) and
• 2 MD scholarships (MD track; Dr. med.)
• Project start: April 1st, 2016

Eligibility criteria PhD track (PhD or Dr. rer. nat.):

M.Sc. in basic sciences or equivalent or Graduation (Dr. med.) from Medical school

Eligibility criteria MD track (Dr. med.):

Enrolment in Medical school

Further eligibility criteria for all applicants: Proof of English proficiency as English is the graduate school`s official language (e.g. TOEFL or similar test, not for native speakers).

The PhD positions will be paid according to the regulations of the civil service collective wage agreement (TV-L 65% of level E13), the MD positions will be paid according to the regulations of BAföG.

Please refer to www.grk1816.med.uni-goettingen.de for all application details, the necessary application forms and for more information on the graduate program.

Electronic applications should be sent to igk1816@med.uni-goettingen.de before December 15th 2015!