Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine

How to participate

  • Find a PhD position in one of the IGIM departments
  • Contact the IGIM coordination office (CO) for further information and to receive all necessary forms for registration at the IGIM and acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Science or Medicine
  • apply at the Faculty of Science or Medicine
  • enroll as student at the University (or apply for exception)
  • Get your thesis logbook which contains information about the IGIM
  • Participate in activities and collect the required credit points
  • Complete your doctoral degree
  • Receive the IGIM Certificate

Please note that the IGIM registration does not replace the Application for Acceptance at the Faculty of Science or Medicine.

Appointments for IGIM information and registration:

1st Monday of the month 9:30 a.m.: Auf der Morgenstelle 24 (F-Bau, 3C01)
3rd Friday of the month 2 p.m.: Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 6 (Medical Microbiology)

Please contact us before your visit!


What are the benefits?

  • PhD students get support with all formalities and questions regarding the doctorate in Tübingen

  • Expansion of professional network and getting to know the other PhD students and their research subjects from all areas of Microbiology and Infection Biology in Tübingen

  • Increase of career chances by taking part in soft-skill courses e.g. scientific writing, presentation skills, job application, acquiring research grants etc.

  • Scientific Training: Summer-Schools, Grad-School-Days, Career-Days

  • Close supervision via annual Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings to ensure that the doctoral students achieve the goal of their PhD projects

  • IGIM certificate including a transcript of records for all completed activities during the doctorate

  • Support of early scientific independence

     


Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact the IGIM coordination office. We will do our best to help you in any issues of the IGIM program, questions concerning the doctoral studies or any other problems.

IGIM Coordination Office

Interfakultäre Graduiertenschule für Infektions- und Mikrobiologie

Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 6
72076 Tübingen
Phone: +49 7071 29 81516/82067
Fax: +49 7071 29 5440
E-Mail: tuebingen.igimspam prevention@med.uni-tuebingen.de