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September 10, 2025

**Job Description**
The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science offers a research-oriented doctoral program in solar system physics. PhD projects are available in planetary science and solar physics, allowing students to collaborate with leading scientists and earn a doctoral degree from the University of Göttingen or TU Braunschweig. This international three-year PhD program provides an exceptional research environment, state-of-the-art facilities, an inspiring curriculum of scientific lectures and seminars, advanced training workshops, and support for relocation and conference travel.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Keen interest in Solar system science
• Record of academic excellence
• Good command of the English language

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Geosciences
• A related field

**Experience**
Other:
• M.Sc. degree or equivalent, including a written Masters thesis
• Certificate to prove proficiency in the English language (for candidates whose most recent academic education has not been in English or German for at least two years)
• Contact details for two or three academic referees
• GRE Physics or GRE Chemistry subject test scores or equivalent (highly recommended for Master’s degrees obtained outside the European ECTS area, not applicable for geoscience)

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Experience
Other: • M.Sc. degree or equivalent, including a written Masters thesis • Certificate to prove proficiency in the English language (for candidates whose most recent academic education has not been in English or German for at least two years) • Contact details for two or three academic referees • GRE Physics or GRE Chemistry subject test scores or equivalent (highly recommended for Master's degrees obtained outside the European ECTS area, not applicable for geoscience)
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: Remuneration dependent on TVöD (75% E13) according to the German public salary scale Position Classification: 75% E13 Benefits: Relocation costs, travel funds to attend international conferences, postdoc wrap-up funding
Valid Until
July 1, 2026
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 3.5 years Location Requirement: Relocation required to Göttingen, Germany Brief location description: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science (Solar System School)
Supervisor(s)
Dr. Sonja Schuh
Supervisor Email
impreps@mps.mpg.de
University of Göttingen
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