The doctoral thesis after graduation offers the opportunity to get to know scientific work and at the same time a professional specialization. There are around 360 veterinary pathology specialists working in Germany, with generally excellent career opportunities for qualified young professionals. Almost all of our doctoral students qualify for a lifelong career in veterinary pathology, which in turn consists of many different sub-specializations.

• A doctorate with us usually goes hand in hand with the opportunity to participate in the veterinary pathology specialist program as well as in the training to become a Diplomate of the European / American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ECVP / ACVP), both programs are optional.

• Some of our doctoral students complete a “structured” doctorate as part of the PhD program at the Dahlem Research School Biomedical Sciences (usually 3 years).

• Doctoral theses are usually accompanied by a formal appointment (including payment) for at least 3 years from institute or research funds. Parallel employment to earn a living is neither necessary nor desirable. However, you will be integrated into the duty roster, including autopsy diagnostics and student teaching, for a total of around 8 hours per week.

• For some of our doctoral students, this opens up the possibility of an in-depth postdoctoral/assistant position at the institute as well as qualification for a scientific career.

• Please consult our Institute homepage for the various subject areas of our scientific work.

• We do not award “external” work with simultaneous work, e.g. in practice. We are committed to training the next generation of veterinary pathologists and young scientists.

We would like you to have

• A keen interest in pathology, including molecular and cell biology

• Above-average commitment

• High ability to work in a team

• Very good written and spoken English language skills

• Highly precise way of working

• “Feeling” for statistics, numbers, ratios...

Interested?

Please send us a formal application with

• Detailed curriculum vitae, possibly with references to relevant internships, previous activities, etc. We are also particularly interested in your language skills (level, certificate), stays abroad, computer skills, project experience of any kind

• All certificates from your veterinary studies and your A-levels (copies)

• Certificates of previous activities, internships, etc.

• Letter of motivation, max. 2 pages: What are you interested in? Why do you want to join us, why do you want to become a pathologist? What skills and relevant knowledge / experience do you have? What are your medium and long-term career goals?

• When do you want to start?

• What elements of training would you be interested in (FTA, Dipl. ACVP / ECVP, PhD studies)?