If you know of superb graduating seniors or research assistants at your institution who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience, please pass this letter on to them or post it on an appropriate bulletin board.
The goal of the Graduate Program in Behavioral and Neural Sciences (BNS) at Rutgers University-Newark is to provide outstanding training across all areas of neuroscience as well as to provide intensive instruction within one area of focus so that graduates will be prepared for careers as academicians, educators and research scientists. Students are fully funded by the graduate program (not by individual faculty) for five years with a current stipend of about $30,000/year plus tuition and comprehensive health insurance.
The BNS curriculum offers a wide range of courses that provide both breadth and depth. The program has only a few required courses so that students may tailor coursework to their individual backgrounds and needs. Students are primarily trained to conduct independent research and to present and discuss their results orally and in written form. Students also gain experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring.
The campus of the BNS program is located in Newark, New Jersey, 13 miles from New York City, with extensive public transportation links between the two. For more information, and links to faculty profiles and related resources, see:
The admissions link can also be reached directly at: http://www.bns.rutgers.edu/
The deadline for applications is December 15 and interviews of the top candidates will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 22-23, 2013. Late applications may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Mark
PS. RE SFN THIS MONTH IN NEW ORLEANS. Although I will not be there myself, several of the Rutgers-Newark Neuroscience faculty will be there, as will three of the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from my own lab. If any potential PhD program applicants are interested in meeting with these faculty or members of my lab, please email me ASAP to set up.