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Application for the Guest Program and for postdoc positions

To apply for a stay at the MPIM, please fill out the online application form and provide all required documents. If you have any questions, please contact us at application@mpim-bonn.mpg.de.

The selection committee meets twice per year (summer and fall). The deadline for the next application round is November 1, 2025. Please note that also the letters of recommendation (two) should have been uploaded by the time of the deadline.

Important practical issues:

You need 2 letters of recommendation. It is very important to input current email addresses for the recommendation letter writers, as once you upload your application (and only then!) a request for writing a recommendation letter is sent automatically to these addresses. A timely uploading of your application is therefore essential for the letter writers to have sufficient time to finish their work before our deadline.

Guest program applications (for mathematicians with tenure):

It is best to apply about one year before the intended starting date of your stay. During June-July we are usually overbooked and hence have to be very strict with invitations for that period. The application period can be up to one year.

Postdoc applications:

Please try to apply in our fall meeting if you plan to come in the fall after you received your PhD. In this case you can apply for up to two years and we will assign a Mentor to you, who will introduce you to their research group in Bonn.

Leiter/in einer Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe

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Wir sind ein international führendes Forschungsinstitut auf dem Gebiet der reinen Mathematik mit
etwa 700 Gastwissenschaftlern pro Jahr. Wir bitten um Bewerbungen herausragender Mathematikerinnen
und Mathematiker für eine Stelle als

 

Leiter/in einer Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe (W 2)
                                       (m/w/d)

 

mit einer Berufung für sechs Jahre. Die Besoldung richtet sich nach der
Besoldungsgruppe W 2 des Bundesbesoldungsgesetzes (BBesG).

Die Bewerberinnen und Bewerber müssen promoviert sein und sollten über eine mehrjährige
Forschungserfahrung als Postdoc in der reinen Mathematik verfügen.

Das Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik kooperiert eng mit der Universität Bonn und ist Teil
des Hausdorff Center for Mathematics. Lehre und Betreuung sind möglich und werden
ausdrücklich erwünscht.

Die Förderdauer der Max-Planck-Forschungsgruppe ist zunächst auf sechs Jahre befristet.
Je nach Fortschritt der Arbeit und unter Berücksichtigung der finanziellen Möglichkeiten
sowie der arbeitsrechtlichen Bestimmungen kann Ihr Arbeitsverhältnis nach einer positiven
Bewertung auf der Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Kriterien individuell um drei Jahre
verlängert werden.

Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, mehr schwerbehinderte Menschen
zu beschäftigen. Bewerbungen von Schwerbehinderten sind ausdrücklich erwünscht.

Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft will den Anteil von Frauen in den Bereichen erhöhen, in
denen sie unterrepräsentiert sind. Frauen werden deshalb ausdrücklich aufgefordert,
sich zu bewerben.

Bewerbungen sind inkl. Nennung von möglichen Gutachtern bis zum 15. Oktober 2025
online unter https://application.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/w2 einzureichen.

 

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Hirzebruch Research Instructorships

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The Hirzebruch Research Instructorship is a three-year position established in partnership with the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics and the Mathematical Institute of the University of Bonn. The position consists of 2 years of independent research and 1 academic year of research with a moderate teaching load. The salary is competitive. The position of a HRI is offered to the most promising candidates among all the postdoc applications.

Duties and Expectations

In the first and third years of their appointment, the Hirzebruch Research Instructors are free to pursue their own research at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. During the second year, they perform the regular duties of an instructor at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Bonn, with a teaching load of 4 hours per week. There are two semesters per academic year, each containing fourteen weeks of classes followed by an examination period of about 3 weeks. The University tries to accommodate preferences for particular courses and schedules.

How to apply

Applicants must submit their application to the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics at

https://application.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/add/application

Teaching credentials should be included in the application.

Current and former Hirzebruch Research Instructors

 

Application for the IMPRS Moduli Spaces

Application

Since 1st of December 2011 the IMPRS shares an online application
website with its partner Bonn International Graduate School Mathematics:

https://www.mathematics.uni-bonn.de/hsm-school/phd-admission/

In addition to CV, statement of purpose, degrees and academic records, proficiency in English and 2 letters of recommendation, which you should submit at the online application website, we ask you for a copy of your Bachelor's or Master's thesis if available (electronic version prefered). Send this to:

Email

imprs$@$mpim-bonn$.$mpg$.$de

Address

Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics
IMPRS-ModuliSpaces
P.O. Box 7280
D-53072 Bonn
Germany

Important Notes

  • Visa: Students from most countries outside the European Union will have to apply for a visa to study in Germany. For details, ask the nearst German Embassy or Consulate, advisably before you send the application. Usually you must submit a letter from us stating that you are accepted, and a proof of financial support (e.g. award of IMPRS scholarship).
  • The deadline for the summer term is November 15 (new). The deadline for the winter term is April 15. Applications will be considered by a Committee. Expect an answer within four weeks after the deadline.

 

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