Eligibility
| To be eligible for a student internship at ZRL, the following requirements must be met: | ||||
| · | excellent grade-point average | · | creativity | |
| · | strong command of English | · | initiative | |
| · | communication skills | · | commitment | |
| · | distinctive team spirit | · | international orientation | |
Post-doctoral fellows
| We offer various projects to candidates with a PhD/doctorate degree. Such post-doc projects have a typical duration of 18 months. | ||
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There
are fascinating problems in many different areas of science.
Trying to solve them in interdisciplinary teams is very
exciting and a lot of fun. Andrea Decker |
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Graduate students
| In cases where universities allow their students to pursue a doctorate degree in an industrial research setting, we offer students pre-doctoral positions, typically for a period of three years. Such students work 60% of their time on an IBM project while devoting the rest to background research and to writing their thesis. Their IBM project and the subject of their dissertation are closely related. The doctorate work is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a qualified researcher of our Lab. | ||
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As
a doctoral student at ZRL, you are connected to a vast
network of people and resources throughout IBM, which is
very helpful for succeeding in industry-relevant research. Ksenia Ryndina |
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Undergraduate students
| Bachelor's or Master's (Diplom)
thesis In cases where universities allow or even require it, we also host undergraduate students for the duration of their Bachelor's or Master's (Diplom) thesis, typically for a period of six months. These students work full-time on a project that fits in with our research objectives. We ensure that this work is acceptable to the university as a suitable undergraduate thesis topic. |
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I
like working on real-life problems as part of an international
team. David Fuchs |
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Student internships
| Bachelor's or Master's (Diplom)
thesis We also employ a number of student interns every year for periods of three to six months. Interested candidates with at least an intermediate degree (Vordiplom) should send us their résumé together with a statement indicating their study plans and technical interests in relation to the research areas and projects described on this Web site. |
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There
are two kinds of people who always want more: those who
seek wealth, and those who seek knowledge. Rafik Chaabouni |
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