Academic Positions

PhD studentship (m/f/d) in the Development of Ion Soft Landing Instrument. Aim: Design, build, and test an ion soft landing instrument for single molecule imaging. Fields: Instrument building, Ion optics, Mass spectrometry, Physical chemistry. Techniques: Electrospray ion beam deposition (ESIBD), Ion beam manipulation, Ion trajectory simulations. We offer a PhD position at the International Max Planck Research School … Read more

The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam is looking for a PhD student (m/f/d) in the group „Root Biology and Mycorrhiza” of Prof. Dr. Caroline Gutjahr. The position is available immediately and awarded as part of the TRR356 ‘Genetic diversity shaping biotic interactions of plants’ a collaborative consortium with the LMU and TU Munich … Read more

The International Max Planck Research School  “Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities” (IMPRS-KIR) Call for Applications (2024–2028) The International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities” (IMPRS-KIR) invites applications for 5 doctoral positions (m/f/d), to begin on September 1, 2024. Each position will run for 3.5 years, with the possibility of extending once by … Read more

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig invites applications for the position of a PhD Student (m/f/d) at the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture. The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unites scientists with various backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) whose aim is to investigate the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective … Read more

The Department of Interface Science headed by Prof. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya at the Fritz Haber Institute carries out cutting-edge research on advanced functional materials with applications in heterogeneous catalysis, energy conversion and electrochemistry. By combining unique synthesis methods, state-of-the art tools for experimental characterization and advanced approaches to data analysis, atomistic details of thermal catalysis and electrochemical … Read more

PhD positions in “Gravity & Matter at the Extreme” at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Potsdam, Germany, announces the opening of several PhD positions in “Gravity & Matter at the Extreme”. We are particularly interested in hiring creative, proactive … Read more

Our International Max Planck Research School on Understanding Complex Plant Traits using Computational and Evolutionary Approaches is a local collaboration between the  Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the  University of Cologne, Germany. International students are closely supervised by an advisory committee, receive training in professional skills and are supported to share their scientific insights. All training is … Read more

The International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology (IMPRS-IDI) is looking to recruit one outstanding PhD student for a project in Dr. Igor Iatsenko’s research group “Genetics of host-microbe interactions” at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology starting in 2024 in Berlin. Project Description The Iatsenko lab utilizes the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a … Read more

The Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (DLCE) at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) under the directorship of Prof. Russell Gray, invites applications for student assistant positions to assist our data steward Christoph Rzymski (and collaborators) in data entry and data post-processing for a project on numerals from the South American and … Read more

At the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, one of the 85 institutes of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, physicists, chemists and biologists create knowledge of long-term relevance to life and basic medical sciences. Currently, our around 270 employees are divided into four departments and one Max Planck Research Group. In … Read more

We invite applications for the International Max Planck Research School “The Leipzig School of Human Origins” (IMPRS LSHO), an international Ph.D. program of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Leipzig. Your profile We provide interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for excellent young scientists who wish to work towards a Ph.D. in anthropology, … Read more

Join the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Organ Biology (IMPRS-MOB) and unlock a world of opportunities as a fully funded PhD candidate! Become part of an innovative research experience as part of IMPRS-MOB, a dynamic program located at three prominent scientific hubs in the Rhine-Main area. Our network includes the MPI for Heart and Lung Research in … Read more