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The School is a joint initiative of the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, other Max Planck Institutes and Research Groups of the Faculty of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology of the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich. The IMPRS office is located in Munich at the MPI of Psychiatry.

Your Tasks

• Coordination of the recruitment process for the PhD students
• Organization of selection symposia and interviews
• Organization of the course program in close cooperation with the scientific faculty
• Maintenance of the IMPRS-TP website and development of online portal
• IT skills (especially Excel)
• Advertisement of the PhD program
• Organization of events (including annual retreats of PhD students and advisors to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration)
• Preparation of meeting reports, evaluations of events, registrations, applications, as well as updating guidelines
• Support of PhD students (e.g. visa issues, accommodation, dealing with public administration), tracking of Thesis Advisory Committees and keeping track of achievements of PhD students
• Budget responsibility for IMPRS-TP
• Day-to-day communication with PhD students, advisors, applicants, reviewers, partner programs

Your Qualifications

• The applicant needs to have a Master’s degree. Professional experience in higher educational or scientific management would be an asset.
• We seek an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who works in a structured manner and has excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience working in a multinational environment is advantageous.
• The coordinator must be fluent in spoken and written English and have some good knowledge of German.

Your Application
We look forward to your online application.
Please submit the complete documents including a cover letter, CV, transcripts/diplomas and reference letters until March 31, 2025. Earlier applications are welcome and will be evaluated immediately.

We Offer

• Payment and benefits according to the collective agreement for public service employees (“Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst - TVöD-Bund”)
• We are easily accessible by public transport (Munich Public transport)
• We provide a subsidy for the DeutschlandJobTicket DJT

The position is a maternity leave substitution and is limited to approximately one year. Starting date should be as soon as possible.
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Furthermore, we are committed to encourage applications from individuals with disabilities in our workforce and applicants as such with equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment. The institute management is very positive towards using parental leave, especially by fathers.

• Coordination of the recruitment process for the PhD students
• Organization of selection symposia and interviews
• Organization of the course program in close cooperation with the scientific faculty
• Maintenance of the IMPRS-TP website and development of online portal
• IT skills (especially Excel)
• Advertisement of the PhD program
• Organization of events (including annual retreats of PhD students and advisors to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration)
• Preparation of meeting reports, evaluations of events, registrations, applications, as well as updating guidelines
• Support of PhD students (e.g. visa issues, accommodation, dealing with public administration), tracking of Thesis Advisory Committees and keeping track of achievements of PhD students
• Budget responsibility for IMPRS-TP
• Day-to-day communication with PhD students, advisors, applicants, reviewers, partner program