Annette Ladstätter-Weißenmayer

The University of Bremen's Faculty of Physics and Electrical Engineering offers an international PhD programme (PIP) for graduate physicists and electrical engineers worldwide. The programme provides outstanding research opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, and close guidance from supervisors. Doctoral projects are conducted within various research groups, covering areas such as Environmental Physics (including Remote Sensing, Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Oceanography, Terrestrial Environmental Physics), Solid State Physics (Electron Microscopy, Semiconductor Epitaxy, Semiconductor Optics, Surface Physics), Theoretical Physics (Complex Systems, Solid-State Theory, Semiconductor Physics, Theoretical Bio- and Neurophysics, Nonlinear Dynamics), Biophysics, and Computational Materials Science. Electrical Engineering research is supported by institutes specializing in Electrical Drives, Power Electronics and Devices, Automation, Microsensors and Actuators, Electrodynamics and Microelectronics, and Telecommunications and High-Frequency Techniques. The programme is highly international, featuring guest lecturers, specialist literature in multiple languages, language training, and intercultural skills development. Courses are held in both English and German, and PhD candidates may write their thesis in either language. There are no tuition fees or semester contributions, and living costs are estimated at 935 EUR per month. Introductory funding (PIP scholarship) is available for foreign students to help them prepare for their doctorate projects; this funding is awarded after mutual agreement with a research group. Applicants must hold a university degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering (preferably MSc or equivalent, or in exceptional cases, an excellent BSc) and demonstrate English proficiency above B2 level. The application process requires candidates to contact the head of the relevant research group, secure mutual agreement, and then apply directly to the professors. The programme offers structured research, supervision, and support for international students, including accommodation assistance. For further details, applicants can visit the programme website or contact [email protected].