Career Development
The Career Development Service provides pastoral support to research staff, primarily PhDs, Postdocs, and IMPRS-ML Faculty, in all matters related to their career development at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry. We act as a close link between PhDs and Postdocs and the Institute’s management and administration, as well as other external research organisations.
Our services include:
Communication:
- Primary contact for PhDs and Postdocs
- Promotion of PhD and Postdoc Networks
- Information on PhD and Postdoc activities
- Information on career development activities
- Information on university enrollment
- Internal and external networking
- Conflict management
Events and workshops:
- Planning and organisation of career development activities (e.g. soft skills and method courses, career events, etc.)
- Organisation and development of our Supervisor Training
- Coordination of PhD and Postdoc activities (e.g. retreats, seminars, get-togethers, etc.)
- Coordination of internal scientific seminars (e.g. MPIB Wednesday Seminar Series)
Project management:
- Management and Development of our international PhD Program IMPRS-ML
- Scientific management
- Support the onboarding of new PhDs and Postdocs
- MPIB PhD and Postdoc website administration
- MPIB Alumni Network
Networking and Further Opportunities:
- Coordination Hub of the Munich Postdoc Network
- Coordination Hub of the German Postdoc Network. A cooperation project with Helmholtz Munich and the Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
- Coordination Hub of the Postdoc Appreciation Week across Germany
