Scientific Coordination

Support and management of scientific and organizational activities

The research coordination supports the management

The main subject areas are:

Meetings of the heads of research groups
Appointments, documentation and reporting
Science Advisory Board (SAB) and evaluation
Interdisciplinary scientific events (e.g. MPI colloquium series)
Support for research proposals
Support for cooperation agreements with universities and national/international research institutions
Maintaining contacts with the EU University Network Saxony-Anhalt and the MPG Brussels Office

Upcoming events:

MPI Solloquia Series (Link)
11.02.2026: RDM/OA Workshop MPDL (Link)
8.-10.04.2026: Max Planck Colloquium „Systems-oriented Biotechnology and Bioengineering“ (Link)

Event archive:

2025

12.11.2025: Guido Herrmann „The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Scientific Publishing“
08.10.2025: Bianca Schell „Introducing Green Lab + LEAF (working title)
23.06.2025: Career Paths @ BASF with Dr. Kai Ehrhardt
11.03.2025: PhD Career Day (Link)
10.02.2025: Love Data Week @MPI: Best Practice Workshop „DATA handling" (Link)

2024

2.-5.04.2024: Max Planck Colloquium “Chemical and/or Physical Fundamentals of Process Engineering” (Link)
13.03.2024: Labfolder Kick Off Training Course … Getting started with digital lab notebooks (Link)

Funding information / Databases
https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/home
https://www.sumo.elfi.info/

(Both websites are licenced for all MPG scientists)

Calls

(See announcement on the MAX Intranet.)

Gender-equal career development (Minerva-FemmeNet, Elisabeth-Schiemann-Kolleg, AdademiaNet, Minerva Fast Track, Lise Meitner Excellence Program, Link)