Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) is a type of public university.
It was established in the year 1558.

It is located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

It is affiliated to Coimbra Group, EUA.

The Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena is an Excellence Graduate School and a network of scientists from a broad variety of natural & life sciences institutes and an authority organization for 3 Research Training Groups in Jena.
The JSMC was first granted funding within the German Excellence Initiative in 2007.
In June 2012 the Excellence Status of the JSMC was established and funding for an additional 5 years was granted to the Graduate School.

A wide choice of courses is provided within the JSMC PhD training program. This contains courses on experimental and analytical methods, many of which are organized by the JSMC faculty members.

The goal of the JSMC training concept is to deliver young researchers with a sound basis for a career in either academia or industry.
Therefore, 12 local industry partners further add to the JSMC PhD training program with workshops, seminars and internships.
Some details about the PhD program:
SMC offers a PhD program centred on M.Sc. degrees and pursues to attract highly motivated PhD students from several scientific disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics, medical sciences, earth sciences, and bioinformatics.


JSMC doctoral researchers can select from central as well as specific programs, which are divided into three categories: a scientific program, a mentoring program, and a softskill training program.

Contact Information:
SMC Manager
Jena School for Microbial Communication
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Neugasse 23
07743 Jena, Germany
+49 (0) 3641-9-30420