<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:14.6667px">5-Year combined MSc/PhD program of the International Max Planck Research School – ‘The Mechanisms of Mental Function and Dysfunction‘</b><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the University of Tübingen invite students from all over the world to apply for their interdisciplinary 5-year combined MSc/PhD program leading to a PhD in Neuroscience. Full funding will be available for top-ranked applicants.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are seeking talented, curious and open-minded young scientists with strong backgrounds in neuroscience, biomedical sciences, computational science, applied mathematics, statistics, artificial intelligence, or engineering. Successful candidates will possess a burning aspiration to shape the future of neuroscience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary, environment.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The application deadline is <b>30th November 2021</b>. Please visit:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/imprs-mmfd" target="_blank">https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/imprs-mmfd</a><span class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.neuroschool-tuebingen.de/about-imprs/" target="_blank">https://www.neuroschool-tuebingen.de/about-imprs/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">for more details and information about applying.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The MSc/PhD program is a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the University of Tübingen. It is closely affiliated with the renowned Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, the centerpiece of neuroscience training in Tübingen. Students (who should have been awarded a Bachelor's degree by September 2022) will receive a broad interdisciplinary training in neuroscience, including expert teaching by international renowned scientists and individual and intensive mentoring.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Potential research topics cover a variety of fields in systems neuroscience, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, computational neuroscience, translational and clinical neuroscience as well as cellular and molecular neuroscience.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-7314935769840933436MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Teaching and research are conducted in English.</p><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="l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