The PhD programme is characterised by high-level interdisciplinary research covered by the Faculties of Biology & Psychology, Agricultural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forestry and Law.
The major research fields covered by the faculties are:
Faculty of Biology & Psychology: ecology and ecosystems research, evolution systematics & biodiversity, nature conservation biology, palaeoecology, sociobiology, vegetation analysis & ecology, behaviour
Faculty of Agriculture: agroecology, agroentomology and economics of biodiversity
Faculty of Earth Sciences: biogeochemistry, palaeoecology
Faculty of Forestry: bioclimatology, soil sciences, wood biology & ecophysiology, ecological modelling, stress physiology and forest ecology
German Primate Centre (DPZ): primate ecology
Requirements
Entry Requirements
Prerequisites for admission:
eight semesters of study at a university with a successful academic qualification: a Master's degree (MSc) or a "Diplom" in the fields of biology, life or environmental sciences
proof of laboratory and financial resources from the supervising professor (scientific position or scholarship)
proficiency in English language (C1)