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In this view, you will find all available postdoctoral positions at the Max Planck Institutes. You can review the details of each position, including specific requirements, by clicking on 'Details' in the last column.

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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Project title Max Planck Institute Broad field of research Specific field of research City
Mesoscopic quantum transport in 3D metals Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Physics Hamburg Details
Regulation of complex motivated behaviors by insular cortex circuits Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Biology & Medicine Section Neurobiology and Behavior Jupiter Details
Biomedical microrobotics Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Materials Research, Physics Heidelberg Details
Sonogenetic tools for neuromodulation Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Physics, Materials Research Heidelberg Details
Investigating the physiological roles of the lysine acetyltransferase MOF in mammals Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Freiburg im Breisgau Details
Bioinformatic analysis of the functions of chromatin-associated factors Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Biology & Medicine Section Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Freiburg im Breisgau Details
Gene dosage compensation in flies Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Freiburg im Breisgau Details
Postdoctoral position in experimental fluid dynamics Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Complex Systems, Physics Göttingen Details
Secondary cell wall patterning in explosive fruit Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Cologne Details
Chromatin dynamics and biopysics in stem cell fate regulation Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Münster Details
Functional specialization of blood vessels and vascular stem cell niches in bone Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Biology & Medicine Section Immunobiology, Molecular Medicine, Microbiology Muenster Details
Structural insights into totipotency reprogramming factors that regulate the start of life Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics Martinsried/Munich Details
Genome evolution in planarian flatworms Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution Goettingen Details
Brain energetics Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Neurobiology and Behavior Jupiter, Florida, USA Details
Development of high-throughput assays - innate immune functions of chromatin Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Dortmund/Berlin Details
Novel biophysics approaches in medicine Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Immunobiology, Molecular Medicine, Microbiology Erlangen Details
Human postmortem brain single cell- and spatial-omics in psychiatry and cross-species mapping of insular cortex cell type function Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Biology & Medicine Section Neurobiology and Behavior, Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Munich Details
Fundaments of mechano-osmotic control of transcriptional bursting Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Muenster Details
Mechanogenomics of epithelial homeostasis and its role in cancer onset and progression Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Muenster Details
Molecular and/or computational analyses of transcription regulation Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Göttingen Details
Evolution of retinal circuitry across vertebrate classes Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior - caesar Biology & Medicine Section Neurobiology and Behavior Bonn Details
Mechanistic cognition in the transparent fish, Danionella cerebrum Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior - caesar Biology & Medicine Section Neurobiology and Behavior Bonn Details
Developmental Epigenetics Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Freiburg Details
Unraveling the Evolution and Molecular Development of Toxocysts in Carnivorous Pleurotus Mushrooms Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Tübingen Details
Predation-Induced Behavioral and Physiological Responses in C. elegans Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunobiology, Molecular Medicine, Microbiology, Neurobiology and Behavior, Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution Tübingen Details
3-Year Postdoc position (d/f/m) in the field of spatially resolved nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Chemistry Berlin Details
Mitochondrial plasticity in ageing and disease Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing Biology & Medicine Section Cologne Details
Genomic Insights into the Evolution of Predation in Carnivorous Fungi Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI, Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution Tübingen Details
Molecular simulations and AI-based modeling for visual proteomics Max Planck Institute of Biophysics Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Frankfurt am Main Details
Molecular and computational analyses of 3D genome regulation Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Göttingen Details
Electron Cryo-Tomography of Human Heart Tissue Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics Dortmund Details
Cross-linking mass spectrometry as a complemetary tool for visual proteomics Max Planck Institute of Biophysics Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics Frankfurt am Main Details
Postdoc in Human-Computer Interaction - Harnessing the Power of AI to Recognize Microaggressions in the Workplace Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Human Sciences Section Social- and Behavioral Sciences, Human development Stuttgart Details
1 Postdoctoral Position on Developmental Sociogenomics Max Planck Institute for Human Development Human Sciences Section Human development Berlin Details
Unraveling Virus-Host Interactions in Brown Algae Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics Tübingen Details
Studies of meiosis in mammalian oocytes Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Biology & Medicine Section Cell and Developmental Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics Göttingen Details
Postdoc or Senior Researcher Position in Psychology and Social Neuroscience (m/f/x) Research Group Social Neuroscience Human Sciences Section Neuropsychology Berlin Details
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Urban Resilience, Urban Land Use (f/m/d) Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Human Sciences Section Social- and Behavioral Sciences Jena Details
Microbiota-immune interactions in human health and disease Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Immunobiology, Molecular Medicine, Microbiology Tuebingen Details
AI, Computing, and Society (AICS) Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Computer Science and Mathematics Saarbruecken or Kaiserslautern Details
Postdoctoral Researcher – Fluorescent Sensor Development for Neuroimaging Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Biology & Medicine Section Neurobiology and Behavior Jupiter, Florida, United States Details
Postdoc Position in Integrative Structural Biology Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Biology & Medicine Section Computational Biology, Big Data, Machine Learning / AI Mainz Details
Developmental Plasticity, Epigenetics and Transgenerational Inheritance in Nematodes Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen Biology & Medicine Section Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution Tübingen Details
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Land Use, Climate, and Earth System Modeling (f/m/d) Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Human Sciences Section Jena Details
Structural biology of transcription regulation Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Biology & Medicine Section Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysics Göttingen Details
Behavioral Scientist at the Postdoc Level (f/m/div) - Developing and Testing Interventions to Reduce Crime and Fear Thereof in Public Spaces Using Virtual Reality Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law Human Sciences Section Crime and security Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) Details
3-Year postdoc (m/f/d) for infrared imaging and spectroscopy with free-electron lasers Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section Chemistry, Materials Research, Physics Berlin Details