A doctoral student works in a chemical laboratory at the University of Jena.

Structured doctoral programmes

Overview of graduate schools and research training groups for young scientists
A doctoral student works in a chemical laboratory at the University of Jena.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

The Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences is involved in the following structured doctoral programmes and graduate schools:

Excellence Initiative/ Carl Zeiss Foundation

Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC)External link
2007-2018 funded by the Excellence Initiative, since 2019 funded by the Carl Zeiss Foundation; part of the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse"

Graduate Schools of the DFG

Integrated Research Training Group des CRC 1076 AquaDiva

Integrated Research Training Group des CRC/TRR 234 CataLight

Research Training Group des CRC 1278 PolyTargetExternal link

Integrated Research Training Group des CRC 1375 NOA

Research Training Group 2723: Materials – Microbes – Microenvironments (M-M-M)

RTG 3014 PhInt – Photo-Polarizable Interfaces and Membranes

GRK 3040 COIN - Copolymer Informatics: Blending digital technologies and copolymer chemistry - from design to application

Other graduate schools

Abbe School of Photonics

doc.kolleg as part of the Research Network "Diaspora Studies"

Doktorandenkolleg Bildung.Forschung.Dialog. de

Kolleg Globale Bildung de

Graduate Programme „The Economic Impact of Digital Transformation“

Graduate School of the German Centre of Integrated Biodiversity Research yDivExternal link

HIGRADE – Helmholtz Interdisciplinary GRADuate School for Environmental Research

International Leibniz Research School for Microbial and Biomolecular InteractionsExternal link

International Max Planck Research School "Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems"

International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles

International Max Planck Research School for Modeling the Anthropocene (IMPRS ModA)

Max Planck School of PhotonicsExternal link