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Max Planck Institute in Germany invites application for vacant PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions, an independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes.
Scientific Coordinator (m/f/d) | International Max Planck Research School for Ultrafast Imaging and Structural DynamicsSeptember 25, 2026Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg
Pre- or Postdoc Academic Assistant (m/f/d)September 24, 2026Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute, Florence, Italy
Research Group Leader (m/f/d)September 24, 2026Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main
Scientific Coordinator (m/f/d)September 24, 2026Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt am Main
Postdoc position (m/f/d) | Astrophysical Plasma TheorySeptember 24, 2026Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
Postdocs (f/m/d) incl. possibility to earn post-doctoral lecturing qualification (habilitation)September 23, 2026Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg
PhD Student (m/f/d) | Organometallic CatalysisSeptember 21, 2026Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) | Computational Relativistic AstrophysicsSeptember 17, 2026Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) | Detecting exoplanets through magnetic star-planet interactionSeptember 17, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen
Student Assistant (m/f/d) | Data EvaluationSeptember 16, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
Student research assistant (f/m/d)September 16, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Fully funded PhD positions (f/m/d) | Quantum MaterialsSeptember 16, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Halle, Dresden
23 interdisciplinary PhD positions (f/m/d) | Ultrafast Science and Quantum MaterialsSeptember 15, 2026Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg
Ph.D. student or Postdoc position (f/m/d) | Advanced operando spectroscopy of heterogeneous catalystsSeptember 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Engineer / Technical-Scientific Staff Member (f/m/d)September 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) | Additively manufactured hierarchical electrodesSeptember 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) | Characterizing young star-planet systems and their flaring activitySeptember 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen
Two Research Support Positions (m/f/d)September 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne
Max Planck Research Group leader (m/f/d) (W2) | Clinical psychiatric researchSeptember 14, 2026Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) | Bonobo life history including database managementSeptember 09, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Konstanz
PhD student (f/m/d) | Cellular ResilienceSeptember 09, 2026Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Technical Assistant (m/f/d) | Bonobo Database ContributorSeptember 09, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Konstanz
Postdoctoral Positions (f/m/d) | SO/PHI data reduction and exploitationSeptember 09, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen
Research Assistant (m/f/d)September 08, 2026Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
Lead System Engineer (m/f/d) | NEW ATHENA-WFI satellite projectSeptember 07, 2026Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Early Career Research (ECR) Group Leader (m/f/d) | RESOLVSeptember 07, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Scientific Scouting Officer (all genders) – 80% part-time initially, with a potential full-time transition effective 1 January 2029September 07, 2026Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society, Munich
Project Coordinator (m/f/d) | AI Competition, 50%September 05, 2026Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, Bochum
Chemical-technical assistant (m/f/d)September 04, 2026Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
25 PhD Positions (m/f/d) | Max Planck School of Biomedical AISeptember 04, 2026Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
Facility Leader – Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) Facility at MPZPMSeptember 03, 2026Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen
Postdoctoral position (f/m/d) | ATLAS Higgs data analysisSeptember 01, 2026Max Planck Institute for Physics, Garching
Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) | Medical DemographySeptember 01, 2026Demographics International Medicine Social SciencesMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
Director (Nominations and Self-Nominations) | Comparative Public Law and International LawSeptember 01, 2026Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
PhD / Postdoc position | AI-Driven Molecular Modeling for Atmospheric Organic Reactions and Multiphase/Interfacial ChemistryAugust 28, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
Scientific Coordinator (m/f/d)August 26, 2026Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
PhD position (m/f/d) | Theory of Turbulent ConvectionAugust 25, 2026Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen
PhD Positions (m/f/d) | Research School: Molecules of LifeAugust 25, 2026Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
PhD Position (m/f/d) | Ultra-High-Field Layer fMRI of Cognitive Control and InteroceptionAugust 21, 2026Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
PhD positions | International Max Planck Research School for Living MatterAugust 19, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund
Fully funded PhD Positions (Doctoral Researcher m/f/d) | Condensed Matter ScienceAugust 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Student Assistant (m/f/d) | Nonverbal Interpersonal Communication Exploration (NICE) ToolboxAugust 13, 2026Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Tübingen
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Molecular mechanisms of multimeric membrane protein assemblyAugust 13, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund
Student Assistant (f/m/d) | Scientific Software Development for Computational MechanicsAugust 13, 2026Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Stuttgart
PhD Researcher Positions (f/m/d) | Quantitative Past Urban StudiesAugust 13, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
Astrochemistry Postdoctoral positions (m/f/d) | Nanoparticle ExperimentAugust 12, 2026Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Fully funded PhD positionsAugust 11, 2026Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne
Postdoc position (m/f/d) | Ultrafast Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Correlated MaterialsAugust 06, 2026Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin
Administrative Assistant (m/f/d)August 04, 2026Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) | BioinformaticsJuly 30, 2026Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) | Graph LearningJuly 30, 2026Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
Research Engineer (f/m/d) | Statistical 3D Model of QuadrupedsJuly 30, 2026Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Tübingen
Postdoctoral Researcher positions | Statistical Physics and Active MatterJuly 28, 2026Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen
PhD positions | Statistical Physics and Active MatterJuly 28, 2026Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen
Postdoctoral Position in MRI Microscopy and Brain Metallomics (m/f/d)July 10, 2026Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig
Head of the Library (Florence, Italy) July 09, 2026Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute, Florenz, Italien
Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) | Spectro-Microscopy Studies of Complex Processes in Thermal Catalysis and ElectrochemistryMay 29, 2026Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin