The Berlin School of Integrative Oncology (BSIO) offers a structured 3-year doctoral program jointly educating basic scientists and physicians/medical students in the field of integrative oncology and features excellent research conditions, a comprehensive curriculum and a broad supervision and mentoring network.

Students may also conduct part of their project at one of the school’s renowned international partner institutions.

The BSIO (Director: Prof. Dr. Clemens A. Schmitt), funded within the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments, is planning to award up to

9 PhD positions (Biomedical PhD track; Dr. rer. nat.) and

3 MD  scholarships (MD track; Dr. med.).

Eligibility criteria – Biomedical PhD track (Dr. rer. nat):

•       M.Sc. in basic sciences or equivalent or

•       B.Sc. in basic sciences (fast track) or

•       in rare cases: enrolment in medical school/graduation from medical school

Eligibility criteria - MD track (Dr. med.):

•       enrolment in medical school or

•       graduation from medical school

Further eligibility criteria for all applicants:

•       a proof of English proficiency (as English is the graduate school’s official language) (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS or similar tests) and

•       2 reference letters.

The positions will be paid according to the regulations of the civil service collective wage agreement (TV-L Charité; 65% of level E13). There is no tuition fee for the program.

Please refer to http://www.bsio-cancerschool.de for all application details and for more information on the graduate school.

How to apply:

Application is possible via the BSIO online application portal.

The BSIO application portal will be open from October 1 to October 31 at

https://apply.drs.fu-berlin.de/bsio/

In case of questions, please contact Eleanor Horn (eleanor.horn@charite.de)

Birgit Henkel

birgit.henkel@charite.de

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin