Ph.D. position in the Perceiving Systems Department
How to apply:
Send applications in English to ps-apply@tuebingen.mpg.de. Please include:
If you prefer to send a hardcopy application, you may do so. Please address it to Melanie Feldhofer at the address listed on our CONTACT page.
- cover letter explaining why you want to do a PhD in the Perceiving Systems Department
- resume or CV
- 1-2 page research statement
- list of at least 3 references
- scanned transcripts
If you prefer to send a hardcopy application, you may do so. Please address it to Melanie Feldhofer at the address listed on our CONTACT page.
Things we look for (not all required):
- have research experience
- have a Master's degree
- have great grades
- have letters from people who can talk about your research abilities
- have letters from people who do research at an international level
- have letter writers who are passionate about you
- be passionate yourself
- write well and present your CV and research statement well
- have done something you think is important
- want to do something important
- know why you want a PhD
- know why you want to do it with us
- have failed or succeeded at something hard (it doesn't matter which)
Ways to be rejected:
- you do not know anything about our department
- you have not read any of our recent papers
- your research statement is unrelated to our research
- submit shoddy materials with grammar and spelling errors
- fail to read this page
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