Max Planck Postdoc Program (Postdoctoral positions at Max Planck Institutes)

The Max Planck Society invites outstanding researchers to apply for a postdoctoral position within the Max Planck Postdoc Program. We are looking for excellent scientists and scholars who are at an early stage of their academic career. The Max Planck Postdoc Program aims to attract the world's most talented postdocs to the Max Planck Society and to support them in their career development with specially designed career development measures and structured career parameters, such as: Successful candidates will be offered a postdoctoral position at one of the participating institutes. The postdoctoral positions within the program have a minimum contract term of three years and a supervision agreement that is adapted to the existing postdoc guidelines. Payment and benefits depend on personal conditions and qualifications according to the TVöD (wage agreement for public service personnel) guidelines. A mentoring program, in which the postdocs are supported in their research and career development by a second mentor in addition to their primary supervisor, is an integral part of the program and provides helpful guidance throughout the entire period of employment. To actively plan further career steps, postdocs participate in a mandatory career workshop within the Planck Academy. Further workshops and courses specifically designed for postdocs will be integrated into the program in the medium term. Interested to join us? Your application should include: a cover letter, a CV and a list of publications combined in one pdf file, a summary of previous research experience, a statement of your interest and motivation for the position (limited to 2000 characters), the email addresses of 2-3 references who can provide a letter of recommendation. For more details about the program (including further application instructions), please visit: https://www.mpg.de/en/max-planck-postdoc-program. To submit your application online, please visit: https://postdocprogram.mpg.de The application deadline is May 13, 2025. As an open and diverse organization, the MPG is characterized by a high proportion of international scientists, its decentralized structures and the subject-specific needs of its three scientific sections. Valuing and promoting all MPG employees regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, social background, and the need to balance work and family life, is an overarching organizational development goal of all personnel development and career measures at the MPG. These topics are also considered and implemented in the Max Planck Postdoc Program. Applications from people with severe disabilities are strongly encouraged. For more information about the Max Planck Society and its institutes, please visit: https://www.mpg.de/en/Umwelt Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Wissenschaftsmanagement Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Management, Verwaltung Recht Kultur Kunst, Design, Gestaltung Musik Film, Theater, Schauspiel, Regie Gesundheit, Pflege, Sport Erziehung, Pädagogik, Weiterbildung Sozialpädagogik, Soziale Arbeit Politik Neurowissenschaften Lebensmitteltechnologie Materialien und Werkstoffe Medizintechnik Umwelt Physik Bioinformatik Mathematik Elektrotechnik, Elektronik Automatisierungstechnik, Messtechnik, Regelungstechnik Informationstechnik (IT) Maschinenbau Anlagenbau Fahrzeugtechnik, Automotive Energie Luftfahrttechnik und Raumfahrttechnik Verfahrenstechnik Mechatronik Produktionstechnik Chemieingenieurwesen Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen Architekturplanung, Stadtplanung, Raumplanung Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik Verkehr, Transport, Logistik Soziologie Religion, Theologie Philosophie Sprachen und Literatur Geschichte, Kunstgeschichte, Archäologie Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Wissenschaftsmanagement Medien, Kommunikation, Informationsmanagement Pressearbeit, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (PR) Neurowissenschaften Ernährung Medizintechnik Humanmedizin Veterinärmedizin Zahnmedizin Psychologie, Psychotherapie Gesundheit, Pflege, Sport Chemie Biochemie Biologie Molekularbiologie Biotechnologie Mikrobiologie Pharma Biomedizin Biophysik Neurowissenschaften Ernährung Lebensmitteltechnologie Materialien und Werkstoffe Medizintechnik Umwelt Geowissenschaften Physik Agrar, Forst Bioinformatik Mathematik Ausschreibungen für Stipendien, Preise, Förderprogramme Postdoc Lehre & Forschung, Wissenschaft Forschungseinrichtung Vollzeit