TU Dortmund University, University Duisburg-Essen, and local partners at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, and the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
The entire programme can be completed with courses conducted in English, and the daily scientific communication of the programme is in English.
Participants can choose to write their theses or attend course offerings at partner universities in German if desired.
15 May for applicants with only a Bachelor's degree applying to Track II which starts in the winter semester.
All applications (Track I or Track II) are accepted year-round and evaluated every month. Please visit the RESOLV Jobs and Training page for details: https://www.solvation.de/career/jobs-training/.
Established in 2013 as integral part of the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, the Integrated Graduate School Solvation Science (iGSS) supports more than 80 graduate students in their early research careers of solvation science. The school aims to combine high-profile research and early scientific independence along with internationalisation and gender mainstreaming.
Top-level Master’s and Bachelor’s degree holders in chemistry, physics, biology, biochemistry or engineering are particularly encouraged to apply to our educational training programme where cutting-edge research is conducted within the Ruhr region at universities and Max Planck institutes with our 50+ RESOLV affiliated PIs and PSs.
Within RESOLV, these more than 200 scientists at six institutions cover experimental chemistry, theory and chemical engineering to investigate how solvents are involved in the control, mediation and regulation of chemical reactions and processes. RESOLV’s mission stretches from fundamental research to the translation into applications such as green technologies or smart sensors.
We offer two training programmes: track II for students with a top-level Bachelor’s degree and track I for top-level Master’s degree holders.
Track I begins with the traditional research course of studies: a three-year structured graduate programme culminating in a doctoral degree from the appropriate department at Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University or University of Duisburg-Essen.
Track II starts with preparatory courses in October.
The cutting-edge research project is combined with a structured curriculum of lectures, an international internship, colloquia and workshops, which are all centred on areas of solvation science. Fundamental elements of the study programme are the annual Graduate School Solvation Science workshops and summer schools that foster interdisciplinary interaction among students and faculty. These events are organised by RESOLV members along with partner institutions of the international faculty, and they include events such as talks given by selected international keynote speakers.
We are always happy to welcome new members year-round, and we review applications every month. Track II applicants should plan to apply by 15 May to begin preparatory courses in October. Competitive stipends are available! Please visit our website for the latest information on financial support for PhD positions and the application process. On the site, you can also find the latest information on doctoral project options in our research groups as well as the departmental affiliation of each PI/PS.