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The people who work here are ▶clearly happy and love what they do: They voted MPI-CBG as the "Best Place to Work" for postdocs and in academia in a survey by The Scientist. Additionally, the institute was awarded the "Most Family-Friendly Institution in Dresden". At MPI-CBG, individuals from over 50 nations come together and create a vibrant working environment and a special atmosphere. We strive to minimise hierarchies and ensure that everyone can contribute. Here, your own ideas count.

Dresden is known for its beautiful, baroque charm. But the city has much more to offer: contemporary art exhibitions, modern architecture or the 'Dresdner Neustadt' with an alternative art scene and an exceptionally high density of pubs. Moreover, Dresden is a fabulous location for science: Nowhere else in Germany are there so many scientists and research institutions in such a concentrated area. ▶DRESDEN-concept is a research alliance of the ▶TUD Dresden University of Technology in conjunction with the four major German research institutes to create synergies in research structures.

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Training & Career Routes

Explore opportunities at every stage of your academic journey. Whether you're just starting, undertaking a PhD, or progressing as a postdoc, contribute to groundbreaking research in a cooperative and inspiring environment

Early Career Routes

Students & trainees acquire practical experience in life science research at our institution. We probably have a scheme to match your requirements, encompassing internships, dissertation prospects, or on-the-job training in several fields.

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PhD Program

Curious intellects attain their doctorates at our International Max Planck Research School for Cell, Developmental and Systems Biology. With a core focus on "learning by doing,” Predocs examine how cells become tissues, combining biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science through interdisciplinary approaches. 

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Postdocs

100 Postdocs from 20 nations in over 20 research groups drive innovation and establish independence while conducting groundbreaking research in a supportive environment. Our program encourages collaboration and professional development through retreats, seminars and career workshops.

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Your HR Contacts

Your questions and well-being matter to us. Get in touch, anytime! From recruitment and onboarding, to compensation and benefits,  to relocation, leave, and family considerations, to wellness and community initiatives – and much more – a dedicated contact person in the Human Resources team is here for you.

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Salary & Benefits

Salary

As an institute of the Max Planck Society, the MPI-CBG's primary source of funding comes from federal funds. Therefore, employees receive a contract as negotiated with the German government known as the Tarifvertrag für den Öffentlichen Dienst (TVöD Bund), essentially the wage agreement for the public sector. Salary tables and calculators are available to the public here. Bandwidths for several staff groups can be found below.

• Group Leaders: W2

• Staff Scientists & Service Leaders: EG 14-15

• Predocs & Postdoctoral Scientists: E13 

• Technical Assistants = EG 7- 9B 

• Administration = EG 6 - 11

Experience Steps

Experience is used to determine the “Stufe”/ Level and is calculated according to relevant paid work experience gained after completing training/studies. Professional experience has to be proved by work references, work certificates or contracts and must be accepted by the group leader/facility leader/department head. New staff members with the required qualifications are generally assigned to Step 1 of the respective salary group. Additional relevant professional experience may be recognized. The required years to advance to the next Stufe equals the number listed, i.e. after 1 year in Step 1 -> Step 2, after 2 years in Step 2 -> Step 3, and so on.

Types of Employment

Employment with a TVöD contract

Most MPI-CBG staff are employed with a TVöD contract. This has the advantage of the wide benefits of the social net, i.e statutory health insurance, unemployment insurance, pension insurance, additional pension insurance (VBL, with an employer subsidy), annual special payment according to the collective agreement, automatic increase of the salary with collective agreement increases, Stufe/level advancement.

Via a stipend paid directly to the scientist

Fellowship or stipend holders such as DAAD, Boehringer Ingelheim, or Croucher awardees are registered guests of the MPI-CBG, covering accident insurance in the laboratories. Stipend holders are however responsible for their own health insurance. Please discuss with the group leader, Grants Office, and HR team before applying for a fellowship. We provide support weighing and arranging the potential benefits of fellowships/stipends.

Diversity & Equal Opportunities

MPI-CBG is committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) not just as a concept but in practice. We firmly believe that everyone who works at the institute should have the same opportunities – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, and other components of identity. Having achieved gender parity in most all employee groups, we nevertheless continually evaluate equal opportunities and offer support to strike a healthy balance between work and family life, including:

• childcare places at day-care centres

• agreement with "pme Familienservice" for child or elderly care

• financial subsidies for childcare at conferences

• advice for dual-career scientist couples 

• options for part-time working and teleworking

The Max Planck Society is the only German scientific organization that qualifies for the non-profit-making PLC "work and family" certificate, which acknowledges its family-oriented personnel policy.

Additional Benefits

In working at MPI-CBG, you join a vibrant and collaborative work environment in one of Europe’s leading research institutes. Though the salaries in the civil service may not be glamorous, we benefit from stable employment conditions. The take-home pay does not include the significant social package covered, including pension and insurance contributions. Given the comparatively low cost of living in Dresden, this gets you quite far. Additional advantages include:

• 30 days vacation per year

• Opportunities for professional development and networking through the Max Planck Society's "Planck Academy" and beyond.

• Special annual payment made to employees in the public sector, roughly equivalent to one additional month's salary.

• Jobticket subsidy

• Active measures to promote company health and work-life balance. 

• US citizens, in possession of a valid US passport, do not require a visa to enter Germany and can stay up to 90 days without being given permission to work.

• If you wish to stay in Germany for longer than 90 days, you are required to obtain a residence permit.

• You may apply for their residence permit after entering Germany without a visa – be warned this may take some time. Until you have a residence permit, you are not allowed to work. Alternatively, you can apply for a residence permit prior to entry at the German Embassy in Washington or at a German Consulate (currently located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York or San Francisco) in order to commence work immediately.

What is the difference between a visa and a residence permit?

A visa permits you to enter the state and stay in Germany for a specifi