
Career Opportunities
The advancement of scientific careers is a key goal of the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory. Its structures enable early and targeted planning of occupational paths and ideal working conditions. This is supplemented by wide-ranging qualification and training opportunities as well as mentoring programs.
We are an equal opportunity employer and seek to increase the percentage of women in areas where they are underrepresented. Qualified women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. The Max Planck Society is also committed to employing more individuals with disabilities, and disabled applicants are given preference in case of equal qualifications.
PhD students
Are you interested in doing a PhD with us? We welcome applications from talented and ambitious individuals, from all nationalities, to join the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) ‘From Molecules to Organisms’.
To find out more about the program, available projects and how to apply, please visit the IMPRS website.
Bachelor & Master students
To give future researchers an opportunity to acquire practical experience and to develop new skills, we offer students of all nationalities the possibility of doing an internship at our institute.
If you are interested in doing an internship and/or writing your thesis with us, please contact the research group you would like to join by email with a cover letter (including your research area of interest) and a CV.
Please send your application at least 4, ideally 6 months before you would like to start your internship.
HiWi (student assistant) positions
Students enrolled in a relevant subject at a German university can apply for a position as a student assistant (HiWi).
If you are interested in working as a HiWi at our institute please contact the research group you would like to join directly.
Scientific support staff, administration, vocational training
From lab technicians and animal caretakers to Human Resources, IT support and building maintenance: We need motivated and qualified scientific support, administrative and technical staff to support us and guarantee the best research.
All job vacancies and vocational training opportunities in these areas are posted on our English and German job vacancies pages.
Internships for High School pupils
An internship at the MPI for Biology offers high school pupils the opportunity to join a particular department or research group and learn more about the research, working methods and processes that happen there. You will also be given the chance to work on your own small project or take part in trials of a larger experiment.
If you are a high school pupil and are interested in doing an internship at our institute, please select 1-2 research groups that offer topics that particularly interest you and send this list together with a short cover letter, a CV and your last school report to Ines Müller (rst@tuebingen.mpg.de).