PHD Programme in Integrative Biomedical Sciences
The Gulbenkian Institute of Science (IGC) is now looking for 12 students to join its PhD program. The program includes a teaching module, with lectures and workshops by leading scientists from around the world. At the end of this module, students are given time to develop and propose their own research projects, and the opportunity to do their thesis work at the institute.
Our research community englobes many different topics, from immunology to cell cycle, from pollen tube morphogenesis to evolutionary genetics. For an overview of what our groups do, go to our research page. The IGC offers a wide range of experimental models, including arabidopsis, zebrafish, mice and several distinct prokaryote and viral experimental systems. Students are strongly encouraged to design projects that englobe two or more of these areas, and take full advantage of model systems available. Candidates with a strong interest in modelling, bioinformatics and theoretical biology can also find many possibilities at the IGC.
We have weekly lectures from both internal and external speakers, for a sample of these you can visit the seminar webpage. In addition the IGC hosts many workshops, international courses and meetings. PhD program students organize their own annual meeting, with international speakers they select.
The IGC is a diverse community, with researchers from 28 different countries. It is located in Oeiras, in the greater Lisbon area, at walking distance from the beach. The IGC’s parent organization, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon has both a fine arts and a contemporary art center where IGC members have free access. The Foundation also has a world class concert season, and the IGC’s adjacent gardens has its own summer concerts as well, with such names as Chick Corea and Diane Krall performing within view of the labs.
The IGC’s PhD program welcomes candidates from all nationalities, including those outside of European Union member states. We also encourage interested candidates at all stages of their career to apply. Doctors, engineers, dentists and other professionals are elegible regardless of when they concluded their university degree.
We are now selecting students for the class of 2009, to begin in September. Click here to see this year’s (2009) call for applicants, or here to go directly to the online application form.