Max Planck Schools Fellows Open Call 2024 / Ausschreibung Max Planck Schools Fellows (in English only)
Since 2018, the Max Planck Schools have brought together Germany’s leading scientists in
three interdisciplinary research fields – Cognition, Matter to Life, and Photonics – to train a
new generation of outstanding and open-minded early-career researchers. As Fellow of a
Max Planck School, you have the opportunity to contribute to this joint graduate program of
German universities and research organizations to establish a structured flagship program
for PhD training in Germany and to advance your research by leading bright and high aiming
PhD candidates to success.
Fellows of the Max Planck Schools are appointed by the Presidents of the Max Planck Society
and the German Rectors’ Conference. Their main responsibilities include the supervision and
scientific as well as personal support of ambitious and promising PhD candidates. Moreover,
Fellows advance their respective Max Planck School by:
- Generating new research topics;
- Supporting selection procedures of PhD candidates;
- Contributing to curriculum development and implementation;
- Further developing the concept of the respective Max Planck School;
- Promoting the overall idea of the Max Planck Schools.
For these tasks, Fellows will be appointed for four years. A renewal of the appointment by a
subsequent application is possible. To become a Fellow, candidates must:
o Have their main affiliation at a German university or research institution;
o Demonstrate an internationally recognized scientific profile in one or more
research fields connected to Cognition, Matter to Life, or Photonics;
o Bring high levels of engagement to the support and advancement of young
potentials aiming for an international research career;
o Demonstrate interest to contribute to a highly innovative graduate program
with international orientation and a lively scientific community across discipli-
nary, organizational and local boundaries.
The Max Planck Society and the German Rectors’ Conference together with all their partners
seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and
therefore explicitly encourage women to apply.
Applications needed by November 18, 2024, via Max Planck Schools online portal.
Further information: www.maxplanckschools.org
Seit 1. August 2024 hat das Bewerbungsportal – Fellows of the Max Planck Schools geöffnet.
Bis zum 18. November 2024 können sich engagierte Wissenschaftler*innen deutscher Universitäten und Forschungseinrichtungen bereits zum dritten Mal als Fellow bei den Max Planck Schools bewerben. Gesucht werden herausragende Forschende in den Feldern Cognition, Matter to Life und Photonics, die zum einzigartigen Netzwerk der Schools beitragen und ambitionierte Promovierende forschungsnah qualifizieren möchten.