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The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and the Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD) are basic research institutes that foster collaborations between theorists and experimentalists. Their research program spans across scales from molecular assemblies to the formation of cells, tissues, and organisms. Currently, about 500 employees work at the institute, … Read more

The lab of Jonathan Rodenfels pursues interdisciplinary research at the interface of cell and developmental biology, metabolism, biochemistry, and physical bioenergetics. We aim to understand how flows of energy and matter, along with cellular metabolism, shape the out-of-equilibrium behavior of biological systems such as biochemical networks, cells, and developing organisms. We aim to quantify the … Read more

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) conducts basic research on the governance of modern societies. It aims to develop an empirically based theory of the social and political foundations of modern economies by investigating the interrelation between social, economic, and political action. Building on the disciplinary traditions of sociology and political science, … Read more

European security and integration are undergoing profound transformations in response to geopolitical shifts. The law and governance of security and defence in Europe are being reshaped, affecting inter alia actors, tools, decision-making, financial arrangements, and international cooperation. The Max Planck Research Group ENSURE (European Security Revisited) led by Dr Carolyn Moser is exploring these changes through interdisciplinary … Read more

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg (Germany) has an opening for a scientist (m/f/d) in proteomics in the research group of Dr. Gerhard Mittler. The position is to be filled as soon as possible and is initially limited to one year. The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) in Freiburg, … Read more

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Göttingen conducts interdisciplinary research into pressing issues of social and political change, with a particular focus on conflict, inequality, the erosion of democracy, and processes of social transformation. At the Institute, the Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict is inviting applications for 2-3 positions of Postdoctoral Researchers (m/f/d) (full-time … Read more