+49 234 32 10179
nora.diehl@pknrw.de
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Our Offer
The Department of Life Sciences and Health Technologies trains its early-career researchers within a structured doctoral program that offers a wide range of benefits.
Targeted Qualification
By participating in lectures, seminars, workshops, and colloquia offered by the department and the Doctoral School NRW, doctoral candidates expand their academic expertise and strengthen their methodological and transferable skills, equipping themselves for future careers inside or outside academia
Intensive Supervision
Doctoral candidates benefit from supervision by three professors, regular progress meetings, and a mandatory supervision agreement.
Interdisciplinary Networking
The department understands itself as a networking platform. Doctoral candidates exchange ideas within their own research communities and in inter- and transdisciplinary contexts.
Doctoral Program 'Life Sciences and Health Technologies'
Content
The program focuses on the scientific study of the structures and processes of living organisms, as well as processes in which living beings are involved.
Target Group
Doctoral candidates with a degree in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology, or engineering, who are pursuing doctoral projects related to the topics and research questions represented within the department.
Doctoral Degrees
Dr.-Ing.
Dr. rer. nat.
Language
German and English
Program Duration
3 years
Admission and Enrollment
You can apply for acceptance and enrollment at any time. Please note the information on admission and enrollment as well as our dates and deadlines.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact Lena Freitag (lena.freitag@pknrw.de).
Guidelines for the Short Exposé and the Detailed Exposé
for Doctoral Students of the Department of Life Sciences and Health Technologies (.pdf)
Onboarding-Document
Important Information for Docotral Dandidates in the Department's Docotral Program (.pdf)
Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Department of Life Sciences and Health Technologies of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia from 06.06.2023 (.pdf)
Framework Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia dated 31.01.2023 in the version dated 05.05.2025 (.pdf)
Dr. Nora Diehl
Coordination of the Department of Life Sciences and Health Technologies
Lena Elisa Freitag, M.A.
Coordination of the Department of Life Sciences and Health Technologies
+49 234 32 10159
lena.freitag@pknrw.de
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