IMPRS Faculty FAQs

2024 IMPRS Call

Q: How many PhD projects can be advertised?

A: Technically, the number of advertised projects is not limited. The IMPRS can, however, only co-fund (see below) 2 IMPRS student in UoC groups and 6 IMPRS students in MPIPZ groups. As one candidate of the IMPRS call in 2023 did drop out on short notice, the correlating project will be advertised again. The IMPRS tries to balance co-funding across IMPRS faculty members. It is thus advisable to internally, e.g. within the UoC's Institute for Plant Sciences or within MPIPZ Departments, discuss IMPRS co-funding.

These IMPRS faculty members have received IMPRS co-funding during the current IMPRS funding period:

UoC (total: 9)

Bucher: 2 (2019, 2021 call)
de Meaux: 1 (2021 call)
Höcker: 1 (2020 call)
Hülskamp: 1 (2021 call)
Kopriva: 2 (2021, 2022 call)
Zuccaro: 2 (2020, 2022 call)

MPIPZ Department of Chromosome Biology (total: 7)

Marques: 2 (2022, 2023 call)
Mercier: 2 (2019, 2020, 2023 call)
Novikova: 1 (2021 call)
Underwood: 1 (2022 call)

MPIPZ Department of Comparative Development & Genetics (total: 7)

Laurent: 3 (2020, 2022 call)
Tsiantis: 4 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 call)

MPIPZ Department of Developmental Biology (total: 7)

Coupland: 2 (2019, 2021, 2023 call)
Formosa-Jordan: 1 (2020 call)
Fulgione: 2 (2020, 2022 call)
Turck: 1 (2021 call)

MPIPZ Department of Plant Microbe Interactions (total: 4)

Garrido-Oter: 1 (2021 call)
Hacquard: 1 (2020 call)
Parker: 2 (2020 call)
Schulze-Lefert: 1 (2021 call)

MPIPZ Independent Research Groups (total: 8)

Grube Andersen: 1 (2020 call)
Hancock: 3 (2019, 2020, 2022 call)
Hay: 1 (2020, 2023 call)
Nakagami: 2 (2021, 2022 call)

Q: How will IMPRS students be (co-)funded?

A: The co-funded IMPRS students at the MPIPZ will be funded by the IMPRS for 12 months with an MPG support contract (TVöD 65 % E13). The co-funded IMPRS students at the UoC will be funded by the IMPRS for 12 months with an MPG support contract and by the UoC for 2 additional months with an MPG support contract (TVöD 65 % E13). The IMPRS faculty member must have secured funding at TVöD 65 % E13 level for at least two more years.

Q: Can I advertise a position which is not co-funded by the IMPRS?

A: Yes. If you have secured funding at TVöD 65 % E13 level for the entire PhD, i.e. 3 years or more, you can advertise a position that does not require co-funding by the IMPRS. You will benefit from the IMPRS selection process, and the student will benefit from being a member of the IMPRS community.

Q: Can PhD students who have started before the IMPRS Selection Symposium be associated with the IMPRS?

A: No. All IMPRS projects will be externally advertised and the purpose of the IMPRS Selection is to fill the advertised positions with the best-possible international applicants.

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