Marie Curie Chair of Excellence

Prof. Dr Halina Abramczyk
Max-Born-Institute,
Max-Born-Str. 2A
12489 Berlin Germany
Phone: +49 30 6392 1403
Fax: +49 30 6392 1409
e-mail: abramczy@mbi-berlin.de

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Call for Applications for the PhD Research Seminar

About Project
Marie Curie Chair at MBI is a research/training project on EU governance in the field of laser spectroscopy and laser technology supported by the European Commission. It was launched on the 1st January 2007 in the framework of the Marie Curie Chair of Excellence of Professor Halina Abramczyk (Technical University of Lodz, Poland)

About the PhD research seminar
It is a interdisciplinary research seminar that is aimed at PhD students working on lasers, molecular spectroscopy, laser technology, laser diagnostics. The main goal of this seminar is to establish a platform for exchange PhD students between the laser laboratories on the scientific research and methodology basis. The PhD students that are selected will get opportunity to present their work as well as to learn about what is being done in other universities working on similar topics.

Eligibility criteria
Candidates must be registered as PhD students and be working on on lasers, molecular spectroscopy, laser technology, laser diagnostics.

How to apply?
This seminar is intended for all PhD students working in the field of on lasers, molecular spectroscopy, laser technology, laser diagnostics. Applications should be returned together with a 2 to 4 pages PhD proposal / summary along with the following information: full name, name of institution/university, name of the university department, dissertation title, nationality, contact details, name(s) of supervisor(s), dissertation title.

This information should be returned either by e-mail or by post to:
prof. Halina Abramczyk
Marie Curie Chair of Excellence Prof. Dr Halina Abramczyk Max-Born-Institute, Max-Born-Str. 2A 12489 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 30 6392 1403 Fax: +49 30 6392 1409

E-mail: abramczy@mitr.p.lodz.pl or abramczy@mbi-berlin.de

All selected candidates shall be notified by e-mail no later than 15 May 2008

Length of presentation
Each participant will be allocated an hour in which they will have to decide how to divide between their presentation and questions / comments time. Nonetheless, the presentation should not be over half an hour.
The working languages is English.

Key Dates 
1 January 2008 Call for applications
15 April 2008 Deadline for applications
15 May   2008 Notification to selected candidates
30 May  2008 PhD research seminar

Covered costs
The Commission funding allows the Marie Curie Chair project to cover the following costs:
- Accommodation costs for the seminar. The team will take care of the bookings.
- Travel expenses will be covered to reach Berlin up to 250 euro per participant (for exceptional circumstances, please contact us)
- Lunches for participants

For more information please do not hesitate to contact us.