@mschfr Thank you.
I did try to find that out via web search before asking, but the sites I found made it difficult to figure out as I could see that that level was broken out by field in some ways.
Yes, "up to" is the trick. They do not mention a minimum salary.
And I was also hoping to find someone here familiar with cost of living in Gatersleben.
The salary is quite ok, especially for the region.
Think that they put this Biotech cluster was placed there specifically because there is not much else, thus living costs in the region are generally low, especially a few villages away.
I don't know where the "up to" 65% comes from. I am quite sure that you will receive the 65 %., because I haven't seen PhD positions with less than that.
In many German research institutions PhD students nowadays receive already the 100%, but in some places this old, slightly more abusive model of just paying 2/3 of a full salary.
A delicate political situation in the region and in Germany in general is indeed an issue. But there are not many places left right now. The Leibnitz institute (if it is where you go) is definitely a science bubble there and the science nerds impact the village probably in a good way.
#LeibnitzInstitut #Gatersleben #IPKGatersleben #Pflanzengenetik
Fascists... 😬
Although I am still optimistic that *somehow* this wave will ebb. But we can't count much on the competence or willingness of our liberal politicians.
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