PhDs and postdoctoral studies

PhDs and postdoctoral studies are a fundamental component of the research activities at Faculty III. A PhD is awarded by the university within the framework of an assessment procedure, which is regulated at the TU Berlin by a PhD regulation that is applied to all faculties. The postdoctoral qualification serves as proof of one’s ability and competence to independently carry forward a scientific subject through research and teaching. The postdoctoral qualification is regulated by postdoctoral qualification regulations at the TU Berlin.

This scientific research done at Faculty III makes an important contribution to the transfer and application of the latest scientific knowledge into practice, and it initiates innovative technical and social developments. These are often developed in cooperation with companies or other external partners.

With over 80 successfully completed PhDs and postdoctoral degrees per year, Faculty III is a major contributor to research at the TU Berlin.

For all questions pertaining to PhDs and postdoctoral studies at Faculty III, please contact the responsible person at the Faculty Service Center (FSC). On the right of this page, you will find an overview of the dates of the scientific debates that will take place at Faculty III in the near future. If you are interested, you are cordially invited to particpate in the events. An overview of the dates of theses defenses can be found under “Latest news”.

In the “Download ” area of PhD and postdoctoral regulations section, you will find TU Berlin’s current and former PhD and postdoctoral regulations, as well as templates for the declaration of intent for a PhD and the application form for a PhD at Faculty III.

Procedure

• Guidelines International Doctoral Candidates
• new doctoral regulations 2022 (German)
• new doctoral regulations 2022 (English)
• doctoral Regulations 2020 (German)
• doctoral regulations 2020 (English)
• cumulative thesis
  

Application as a doctoral candidate

• Application as a doctoral candidate at Faculty III
• checklist for the application as a doctoral candidate
• PhD/supervision agreement

Application to commence the doctoral procedure

• Application to commence the doctoral procedure at Faculty III
• declaration of independence (pdf, word)
• checklist for the application to commence the doctoral procedure

Habilitation

• derzeit gültige Habilitationsordnung

• Checkliste Habilitation

Further information
Further information regarding doctoral research at the TU Berlin including contact points, possibilities of financial support and transferable skills courses is available from the Center for Junior Scholars (CJS). Just get in touch or stop by if you have any further questions.

Defense of the doctor’s thesis

The next defenses of doctor's thesis' will take place here.

Contact Dissertation Office

The Dissertation Office accepts dissertations approved by the doctoral committee as part of the scientific defense and “Habilitationsschriften” (post-doctoral theses) on behalf of the University Library. It acknowledges the receipt, publishes the theses, and enters them into the appropriate bibliographic databases. For further information please click here.