Max Planck Postdoc Program (Postdoctoral positions a...

The Max Planck Society (Max‑Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.) is an independent, non‑profit research organization dedicated to promoting cutting-edge basic research. At 85 Max Planck Institutes, more than 26,700 employees conduct basic research in the life and natural sciences, as well as in the humanities, social sciences, and law, with a strong interest in innovative and interdisciplinary research areas.

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 program’s postdoctoral positions entail:

• A minimum contract term of three years
• A supervision agreement adapted to the existing postdoc guidelines
• Payment and benefits according to the TVöD guidelines, depending on personal conditions and qualifications

A mentoring program accompanies the postdoc, counting on a second mentor in addition to their primary supervisor. Both provide helpful guidance throughout the entire period of the Program employment.

To actively plan further career steps, postdocs are to participate in a mandatory career workshop offered by the Planck Academy. Further trainings and courses specifically designed for postdocs may add to the career development agenda in the medium term.

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.

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