Table of Contents Doctorate 2 Integrated Research Training Group AquaDiva • Friedrich Schiller University Jena • Jena 2
1 Doctorate Integrated Research Training Group AquaDiva Friedrich Schiller University Jena • Jena
Overview
Degree Doctoral degree (Dr rer nat = doctor rerum naturalium) or PhD (Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
In cooperation with Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) Jena, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena
Teaching language English
Languages Courses are held in English. PhD students can write their theses either in English or in German (depends on various factors, e.g., regulations at the given faculty or agreements with supervisor).
Programme duration 8 semesters
Beginning Other
Application deadline Application deadlines are available at:h ttp://www.aquadiva.uni- jena.de/GRADUATE+SCHOOL/Open+positions-p-213.de.
Tuition fees per semester in None EUR
Combined Master's degree / No PhD programme
Joint degree / double degree No programme
Description/content The Earth's Critical Zone (CZ) is the thin, living, and permeable layer that connects the atmosphere with the geosphere and provides the living environment for most terrestrial biota. Humans live in the CZ and benefit from the vital services it provides, including waste remediation and clean water resources. Pollution, land use, and climate change increasingly alter the surface compartments of the CZ, but we have not yet explored this part of the earth enough to fully understand the consequences for the subsurface, the zone beginning below the highest density of plant roots and extending into the aquifers. The principle aim of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) AquaDiva is to increase our understanding of the links between surface and subsurface, especially how organisms inhabiting the subsurface CZ reflect and influence their physical, ecological, and geochemical environment, and affect water and matter transiting the CZ. To achieve this, we have constructed a novel infrastructure platform, the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory (CZE), to study how water and gas fluxes link surface vegetation and soils under different land management to aquifer complexes. Our interdisciplinary team applies new tools from the field of biology, chemistry, geoscience, and informatics to document the state and function of the subsurface: who is there, what the inhabitants are doing, and how this matters.
2 The combination of a structured study programme provided by iRTG AquaDiva on the one hand and the responsibility for their own projects on the other hand offers doctoral researchers the opportunity to become experts in understanding the role of the CZ as a fundamental ecosystem influencing the whole earth's surface biodiversity and the evolution of anthropogenic interference in the context of global change, including groundwater quality and supply, stabilisation of carbon, and nutrient and trace gas cycling.
Course Details
Course organisation The integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) AquaDiva is an international graduate school located in Jena and Leipzig. It belongs to the CRC AquaDiva, which was founded in 2013 by the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, the MPI of Biogeochemistry Jena, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Leipzig. Research within the school focuses quantitative relationship between surface and subsurface biodiversity of the Earth's Critical Zone (CZ). Our aim is to advance the scientific qualification of our doctoral researchers. The iRTG AquaDiva has unique aspects that bring together hydrology, geology, and biology within the CZ, taught by international scientists in interdisciplinary courses. The aim of the iRTG AquaDiva is to support our doctoral researchers in gaining the skills they require to successfully pass their doctoral programme and prepare them to progress their career following graduation. We will help our researchers to become independent, achieving their goals through active participation in designing their training. Doctoral researchers are invited to profit from our flexible and personalised curriculum, tailored to their individual needs and advancement. Credit points will be earned in four categories: 1) scientific courses 2) soft skill workshops 3) publications/ outreach activities 4) other scientific activities To receive the iRTG AquaDiva certificate, doctoral researchers will have to select at least one activity of the scientific, soft skill, and publication/outreach module respectively. They also have to collect at least 12 credit points (http://www.aquadiva.uni- jena.de/GRADUATE+SCHOOL/Curriculum.de).
Through the offers of the Graduate Academy Jena (JGA), the Helmholtz Interdisciplinary GRADuate School for Environmental Research (HIGRADE), the Young Biodiversity Research Training Group (yDiv), the International Max Planck research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS- GBC), and the Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), our doctoral researchers have access to a variety of workshops and classes to strengthen their scientific skills. Additionally, the iRTG AquaDiva office organises an annual writing retreat as well as workshops on topics such as proposal writing. Supervision of the doctoral students will be within the framework of a PhD advisory committee (PAC), in order to allow the best possible use of resources and to enable doctoral researchers to finish their doctoral theses within three years. In particular, the members of the PAC will assist in selecting regular and advanced courses required to broaden their knowledge in science as well as to effectively pursue world-class research in their specific fields of interest.
International elements International guest lecturers Integrated study abroad unit(s) Language training provided Courses are led with foreign partners Projects with partners in Germany and abroad
Integrated study abroad A total of three months of foreign research visits gives PhD researchers the opportunity to unit(s) specialise and achieve further qualifications in a field of interest. This facilitates unique contacts with top experts in the field and increases the visibility of the research projects of our PhD researchers. Apart from these research visits, PhD researchers are encouraged to participate in international conferences, workshops, and summer schools.
3 Integrated internships Possible on individual basis
Course-specific, integrated No German language courses
Course-specific, integrated No English language courses
Costs / Funding
Tuition fees per semester in None EUR
Semester contribution Doctoral candidates at Friedrich Schiller University Jena have the possibility to enrol. Enrolment is not compulsory, but it offers a whole range of advantages. Semester fee (student services and student self-government) including semester ticket for free use of public transport: 236.48 EUR per semester and a one-off fee of 20 EUR for a multifunctional student ID card ("Thoska") as of 6 May 2021
Costs of living Students need approximately 700-770 EUR per month for rent, food, health insurance, books and personal items. Additionally, please see https://www.uni-jena.de/en/Jena+living+international.
Funding opportunities No within the university
Requirements / Registration
Academic admission Applicants must have or be about to obtain a Master's degree or a qualification equivalent to the requirements German Diploma ("Diplom") in biology, chemical ecology, biogeoscience, microbiology, geology, chemistry, informatics, or a related subject.
Language requirements Excellent oral and written English language skills are required.
Application deadline Application deadlines are available at:h ttp://www.aquadiva.uni- jena.de/GRADUATE+SCHOOL/Open+positions-p-213.de.
Submit application to Please check for open positions: http://www.aquadiva.uni-jena.de/GRADUATE+SCHOOL/Open+positions-p-213.html.
Services
Possibility of finding part- For information on availability of funding for doctoral candidates, please refer to the website of the time employment Graduate Academy at Friedrich Schiller University Jena: https://www.uni-
4 jena.de/en/phd_financing.
Accommodation The iRTG AquaDiva office will, upon request, assist in the search for accommodation or in reserving a room in a student residence. A limited number of single rooms are available in student residences administered by the Studentenwerk Jena. (The monthly rent is 129 to 300 EUR.) Off-campus accommodation is also available, e.g. in shared houses or flats.
Structured research and Yes supervision
Research training / Yes discussion
Career advisory service Every PhD student has the opportunity to visit courses/trainings on career strategies and can get career advice either "in house" or outside of the university (provided by companies). The attendance of these courses is based on individual demand and coordinated by the coordination office.
Specific specialist or non- Welcome event specialist support for Tutors international students and Visa matters doctoral candidates Buddy programme Specialist counselling Cultural and linguistic preparation
Support programmes for The Graduate Academy is the one-stop office for doctoral candidates and postdocs at Friedrich international students Schiller University. Please visit the Graduate Academy website to explore the full range of information! https://www.uni-jena.de/en/phd
Supervisor-student ratio 1:1
Contact
Friedrich Schiller University Jena iRTG AquaDiva Coordination Office
Dr Anke Hädrich
Dornburger Straße 159 07743 Jena
Tel. +49 3641949451 [email protected] Course website: http://www.aquadiva.uni-jena.de/ Dr Maria Fabisch
Tel. +49 3641949451 Email
https://twitter.com/CRC_AquaDiva
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