IMPRS-CPQM

Open call for applications

Join IMPRS-CPQM for your PhD research!

We are looking for highly motivated PhD students who have a record of excellence in their previous studies. Applicants are expected to have an outstanding Bachelor or Master degree in a field of study which is well-aligned with our research activities. If you join IMPRS-CPQM holding a Bachelor degree, you will do extra graduate courses to take you to the equivalent Masters level.

If you are interested in the projects offered by IMPRS-CPQM and would like to join us to work in a stimulating research environment, we invite you to apply for admission into our research school. Candidates from any country can apply for admission to IMPRS-CPQM. Gender balance is an important issue for us, and we particularly encourage female candidates to apply.

If you would like us to consider your application in the current recruiting window, please submit your complete application as soon as possible, but not later than 30 November 2024.

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However, we are aware that applicants' circumstances differ from country to country and also on an individual level. So we are also happy to discuss applications received throughout the year.

You can find a more detailed description of the individual steps of our application procedure here:

Application guidelines

Here we provide detailed information on how you should prepare and submit your application for a position in IMPRS-CPQM. more

Available PhD projects

We offer a large list of PhD research projects which cover a variety of scientific topics pursued in our program. more

Selection process

These are the next steps once we have received your application. more

Application - quick facts

We currently have an open call for applications. If you'd like us to consider your application as part of the current recruitment cycle, please submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than 30 November 2024.

Please use our online form to submit your application. Applications received by email will not be taken into consideration. Also, please do not send your application to individual PIs.

We will review applications after the submission deadline, and then provide feedback to all applicants as soon as possible.

Students who are admitted to IMPRS-CPQM after the current recruitment cycle, are expected to start their PhD project no later than September 2025.

In case that timeline outlined above is not suitable for you, we should mention that we accept applications throughout the entire year, and then will process them individually.

If you have more specific questions about the application process, e.g. regarding eligibility or the required documents, please visit the FAQ page. There, we answer several questions which we have received from previous applicants.

Questions?

If the FAQ page doesn't answer all of your questions, please contact us directly.