Last Updated on November 7, 2026 by admin
Max Planck Institute in Germany invites application for vacant PhD and Postdoctoral Scholarships, an independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes.
PhD and Postdoctoral Scholarships
Data Analyst / Bioinformatician (m/f/d) | Proteomics and MetabolomicsNovember 05, 2026Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg
Scientific Project Coordinator (m/f/d)November 05, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
7 fully funded PhD Student Positions | Computational & Experimental Plant SciencesNovember 01, 2026Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Köln
PhD Positions in Gravity at the ExtremeOctober 30, 2026Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm
Information and Publications Manager (m/f/d)October 29, 2026Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
Scientist/Engineer (m/f/d) in Automated Biology October 29, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
Scientific Project Coordinator (f/m/d)October 29, 2026Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Developmental BiologyOctober 29, 2026Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Köln
Max Planck Research Group Leader (w2) (m/f/d)October 26, 2026Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn
Executive Assistant (m/f/d)October 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
PhD Student (m/f/d) | Community ecology, stone tool use and social behavior in gracile capuchin monkeysOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Constance
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d): Usable Extreme Weather Projections at Impact-Relevant ScalesOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
PhD Researcher (m/f/d): Economic Impacts from Complex Climate RisksOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
Scientific Programmer (m/f/d): Climate Modelling, Data Infrastructure and Online ToolsOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
PhD Researcher (m/f/d) | Understanding climate risks to global food securityOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
Senior Research Fellow (Postdoc) (m/f/d) | Constellations of Global (Dis)OrderingOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
Doctoral Positions (m/f/d) | Evolutionary BiologyOctober 23, 2026Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Drivers and statistics of accelerating extreme weather trendsOctober 22, 2026Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
PhD Position (m/f/d) | Operando characterization of electrochemical carbon capture processesOctober 22, 2026Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin
Personal Assistant (m/f/d) to support the Department Director (part-time 50 – 75%)October 21, 2026Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg
Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships (2027-29) | Collaborative research project “Connected Teams”October 20, 2026Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute, Florence, Italy
Finance and Purchasing Administrative Support (m/f/d)October 20, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator ProgramOctober 15, 2026Demographics International Social SciencesMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
Postdoc / Research Scientist (m/f/d) | Kinship Inequalities Research GroupOctober 14, 2026Demographics International Social SciencesMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) | Oceanic Collective IntelligenceOctober 14, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Constance
Postdoctoral Researchers (m/f/d) | Applied and Computational MathematicsOctober 13, 2026Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
University of Hong Kong – Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population StudiesOctober 13, 2026Demographics International Social SciencesMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
Postdoctoral scientist (m/f/d) | Atmospheric inverse modeling to constrain high-latitude greenhouse gas budgetsOctober 12, 2026Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
Postdoctoral Position(s) (m/f/d) | High-Energy AstrophysicsOctober 08, 2026Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Research Fellow positions (Doctoral Researchers) (f/m/d)October 08, 2026Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
PhD Student (m/f/d) | Analysis of communication and coordination in animal groupsOctober 07, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Constance
PhD Student (m/f/d) | Oceanic Collective IntelligenceOctober 07, 2026Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell / Constance
PhD Student or Postdoc (f/m/d) | Theory and methods for non-equilibrium theory and atomistic simulations of complex biomoleculesOctober 07, 2026Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen
Post-doctoral position (m/f/d) in ancient pathogen genomicsOctober 07, 2026Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Electronics Engineer (m/f/d)October 07, 2026Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg
First Research Article Fellowship ProgramOctober 01, 2026Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
PhD positions (m/f/d) | Physics and Chemistry of Quantum MaterialsOctober 01, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden
Postdoctoral Positions (m/f/d) | Gravitational-Wave ScienceSeptember 28, 2026Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm
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
Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) | Computational Relativistic AstrophysicsSeptember 17, 2026Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam-Golm
Fully funded PhD positions (f/m/d) | Quantum MaterialsSeptember 16, 2026Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Halle, Dresden
Two Research Support Positions (m/f/d)September 14, 2026Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne
25 PhD Positions (m/f/d) | Max Planck School of Biomedical AISeptember 04, 2026Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
PhD / Postdoc position | AI-Driven Molecular Modeling for Atmospheric Organic Reactions and Multiphase/Interfacial ChemistryAugust 28, 2026Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
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 (f/m/d) | Spectro-Microscopy Studies of Complex Processes in Thermal Catalysis and ElectrochemistryMay 29, 2026Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin