Antje Weitz, PhD; Coordinator
Phone: +49 (0)40 41173 459
Fax: +49 (0)40 41173 366
E-mail: antje.weitz@mpimet.mpg.de
Summer 2019
Request of recommendation letter – submission until 20 September 2019
Dear Referee,
The ‘International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling’ (IMPRS-ESM)
in Hamburg kindly asks for your support with our annual recruitment. One of our applicants
chose you to comment on their academic qualification for a PhD study. Your recommendation
letter will be essential in the selection process. We highly appreciate your open and critical
assessment which will help us to evaluate the candidate and rank his / her application within
the competition. To facilitate a fair and comparative assessment of all applicants we designed
a standardized reference sheet and kindly ask you to use it. This reference sheet is a pdf
form into which all of your data can easily be entered or pasted.
Please e-mail your reference letter to office.imprs@mpimet.mpg.de, using your official work
account (instead of any public provider such as Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.). Alternatively, you can
fax us your recommendation, adding your signature and official stamp.
In case of questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your support.
Yours sincerely
Antje M. Weitz, PhD
FYI: The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the University of Hamburg established a 3-year PhD Pro-
gram which is predominantly sponsored by the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and hosted
at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. Doctoral candidates follow a training program with a strong com-
ponent in modeling. They are involved in the application, evaluation, and development of a spectrum of Earth
system models at different temporal and spatial scales. IMPRS-ESM doctoral candidates are selected from the
pool of applicants according to their qualification and aptitude in special fields of research within the broad
field of Earth system modelling. Successful candidates will receive financial support through a doctoral con-
tract.
Head of the IMPRS-ESM: Prof. Dr. Martin Claussen www.imprs-esm.mpimet.mpg.de
phone: +49-(0)40-41173-467 (fax–366) e-mail: office.imprs@mpimet.mpg.de