Doctoral studies

Dean's Office of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Main building of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Max-Wien-Platz 1
07743 Jena

Opening hours:
7:30 - 11:30 Uhr and 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr


Consulting for doctoral study:
Ms. Dr. Unkroth +49-3641-9-47003

Ongoing doctoral procedures:
Ms. Ullrich +49-3641-9-47001

  • Flow chart

    Flow chart of th Ph.D. procedure

    Image: Angela Unkroth
  • Contact

    Mailing adress:  Dekanat der Physikalisch-Astronomischen Fakultät
                                 Max-Wien-Platz 1
                                 07743 Jena

    email:                  dekanat-paf@uni-jena.de

    General advice on Ph.D. studies :                  Dr. Angela Unkroth,  Tel.: +49-(0)3641-9-47003

    Consultancy on ongoing Ph.D. procedures: Nicole Ullrich,  Tel.: +49-(0)3641-9-47001

     


                            

  • Ph.D. regulations
  • Application for acceptance into the doctoral program

    1. Step

    Please, register under https://doc-in.uni-jena.deExternal link.

    2. Step

    Please, complete the form "Application for Acceptance into the Doctoral Program"  and the "Supervising agreementdocx, 17 kb · de of the PAF" (pdfpdf, 121 kb · de).

    3. Step

    Submit both signed documents together with copies of your grades in the Dean's office of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy please.

  • Rules for the supplementary subject

    The doctoral regulations of the PAF provide for a supplementary subject so that knowledge beyond the topic of the doctoral thesis can be acquired during the doctorate. According to the doctoral regulations, the dean decides on the admission of a supplementary subject. To establish a transparent and comprehensible approval process here, there were several rounds of talks with the responsible status groups and the results were laid down in the implementation regulations for doctoral studies and made known to all those responsible for supervision in our faculty. In the interests of fairness and comparability with all doctoral students in our faculty, the regulations listed below are therefore absolutely binding for all doctoral students.

    The doctoral regulations of the PAF require proof of knowledge in a supplementary subject to acquire knowledge in a broader area. According to the regulations, the dean decides on the admission of a supplementary subject. In order to establish a transparent and comprehensible approval procedure, after several rounds of talks the results were laid down in the Durchführungsbestimmungen (implementation regulations for the doctorate) pdf, 106 kb · deand all supervisors in our faculty were made aware of them. In the interests of fairness and comparability with all doctoral students in our faculty, the regulations listed below are therefore absolutely binding for all doctoral students.

    1.       The supplementary subject must be a course for advanced students. This is a special or in-depth lecture for master’s students. It is strongly recommended that approval be obtained from the Dean prior to taking the course.

    2.       In order to ensure the breadth, courses from the subject area of ​​the doctoral thesis are excluded. The subject area of ​​the doctorate corresponds to one of the four specializations available at the faculty: optics/photonics, materials science/solid state physics, astronomy/astrophysics and gravitational and quantum theory. The assignment of the doctorate to a subject area results from the assignment of the first supervisor. All courses that are listed in the Friedolin course catalog as specialization of this area are therefore excluded. For optics/photonics it should be noted that courses from the M.Sc. Physics with a focus on optics/photonics and M.Sc. Photonics are excluded. It is assumed, that the teachers or the Dean of Studies have made this assignment for good and understandable reasons, and therefore the Dean does not question this assignment.

    3.       Proof of knowledge of the supplementary subject is provided in a discussion between the doctoral students and the responsible lecturer and fixed in a protocolpdf, 83 kb · de. The requirements for admission as “examiners” are like those for reviewers of a doctoral thesis:

    ·         Authorization for independent supervision of doctoral theses

    ·         Exclusion of conflicts of interest; this includes, among others, belonging to the same university or non-university institute/facility as the doctoral candidate or primary supervisor.

    4.       According to the doctoral regulations, the council of the faculty deals with objections to the decision of the dean. A corresponding application must be submitted to the council of the faculty.

  • Opening of the doctoral procedure/Submission of the thesis

    Please, contact the Dean's office before submission of the doctoral thesis. There you will get further informationpdf, 20 kb · de and help.

    Heredocx, 15 kb · de you find the requestion form for the opening of the doctoral conferral procedure. (pdfpdf, 145 kb · de) Please, keep in mind that at the date of opening the doctoral procedure the colloquium in the supplementary subject (protocol) pdf, 83 kb · dehas to be passed.

    If the examiners do not live or work in the European Economic Area you have to submit the "Unbedenklichkeitserklärung für die Exportkontrolle (wiss. Publikationen)pdf, 168 kb · de" for each of them.

  • Completion of the Doctoral Examinational Procedure

    After the doctoral degree has been successfully conferred, you are obliged to publish the dissertation and to deliver the required copies to the university library, the Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (ThULB).

    Here you find a checklistExternal link for submitting a doctoral dissertation at the ThULB.

  • Graduate studies

    Ph. D. students of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy can prepare for the oral examinations according to the Ph. D. regulations within graduate studies.

    Over a time period of some terms the faculty offers  lectures in the following  key areas of research on a regular basis:

    • Optics/Laser Physics
    • Solid State Physics / Materials Science
    • Astronomy /Astrophysics
    • Gravitational and Quantum Theory

    The VorlesungsverzeichnisExternal link (Friedolin) provides information on the ongoing lectures in the actual term.

     

  • Networking between doctoral students

    Here you find a mailing list for networking with other Ph.D. students of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy : 
    https://lserv.uni-jena.de/mailman/listinfo/phd-pafExternal link

  • Good scientific practice for scientific qualification reports and theses in physics
  • Ongoing doctoral procedures

    The public disputations (defenses) of the doctoral thesis  generally take place at 16:15 in the lecture hall 2, Helmholtzweg 5.

  • Completed doctoral procedures