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Community of scholars and research hub
Positioned at the top of the research rankings, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the largest of the eight state academies in Germany and one of the oldest. It specialises in innovative long-term research, networks scholars across disciplines and national boundaries, engages with politics and civil society, supports young scientists and provides a first-rate forum for dialogue between the scientific community and the general public.
Scientific dialogue, interdisciplinary work and cross-generation cooperation are the objectives of the Young Academy, which the academy established in 2010. It offers the following opportunities to outstanding young scholars from. The research projects of the Young Academy examine important issues in the humanities, the social and natural sciences and technology, with particular interest focused on the interfaces with established fields of science. Feel free to contact the jungeskolleg@badw.de.
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Our Postdoc Group is part of the bidt Graduate Center, founded in 2022. With this funding line, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts aims to support postdocs at universities in the Free State of Bavaria and qualify them to remain in academia and prepare them to take on a tenure-track position, a junior research group leader or a comparable position. The aim is to promote the careers of excellent young researchers, primarily from the first or second year after their doctorate, who have a technically, economically or socially relevant focus that is significant for digitisation.
The Graduate Centre for Postdocs is coordinated by bidt.

The bidt is an Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Science (BAdW). The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) contributes to a better understanding of the developments and challenges of the digital transformation. In doing so, it provides the foundations for shaping the digital future of society in a responsible and public-spirited manner. more

The Helmholtz Munich Postdoc Association was founded in October 2018 at the Helmholtz Munich with the aim of improving the conditions for postdocs at the centre.
Our main objectives are

• To achieve a higher visibility of postdocs at Helmholtz Munich
• To improve interaction among postdocs through events
• To foster contact with external postdoc associations

We represent the interests of the postdocs to management and committees at the HMGU and serve as a central point of contact for any questions, comments, and suggestions. The HMGU Postdoc Association also organises scientific, career and networking events for postdocs and provides information and assistance to new (and established) postdoc researchers at the centre.
We are always happy to get in touch and to welcome new members to the HMGU Postdoc Association! Stay up to date on our website! more

With an ever-increasing importance of research, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (HM), recently founded a Graduate School to support young scientists. At our university, applied research and development are conducted in close cooperation with partners from industry, with the aim of further developing our practice-based degree courses and being an innovation driver for the region. Thus, we establish close ties between research, teaching and industry. Even though the numbers of doctoral and postdoctoral researches at universities of applied sciences are still relatively small, this field is growing rapidly. This results in the demand to facilitate high quality training opportunities and networking possibilities for our postdocs. We are therefore happy to announce that we are now part of the Munich Postdoc Network!
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In our association all researchers of the Faculty of Biology of the LMU from the PhD level on are welcome. Our main goal is to provide a platform for a lively exchange of information on a scientific and organizational level. During our monthly meetings, topics are discussed such as support options for the acquisition of third-party funding, the path to scientific independence, the habilitation process, innovations and structures in the faculty and the organization of teaching. The participation of employees who are at different qualification levels enables active peer-to-peer mentoring within the group. more

The BMC postdoc-initiative serves as a networking forum for postdoctoral researchers associated with the Biomedical Center Munich BMC (belonging to the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich)
By offering opportunities for interdepartmental peer exchange, sharing expertise, information and resources, we hope to create positive effects for ongoing research, for integration of new postdocs and for career development. Seminars and events are organized on a regular basis, addressing relevant topics, such as emerging experimental techniques, project management as well as career orientation and work-life-balance. more

The Postdoctoral Association (PDA) of Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) represents all postdoctoral fellows of the institute and aims to facilitate the integration of new postdocs in the postdoc community and improve communication and collaboration among postdocs by organising scientific and social events. The PDA serves as an interface between the institute's administration and its postdocs. more

The postdoctoral association represents all postdoctoral fellows of the MPI for Biological Intelligence and organizes courses, seminars and social activities. It also serves as an interface between the administration of the institute and the postdocs. more

Our postdoc group at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry integrates scientists working on basic science as well as clinical research in the field of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Together we aim to act as a platform for social interactions and as a support group in career development. We also actively bring together the different people at the institute, encouraging the communication between administration, group leaders, PhD students, scientific staff and postdocs. If you have any suggestions for our group, we would be more than happy to listen.  more

As a postdoc researcher, TUM offers you an inspiring and well-established research environment. Our aim is to support postdocs in advancing their research. We want to make sure that you profit from the research groups and infrastructure that TUM offers. In this regard, the TUM Talent Factory – as the first contact point for postdocs – provides our young scientists with attractive options: Family Service, qualified assistance when applying for external funds, and further training and careers programs.
Feel free to contact us at postdoc-application@tum.de or sign up for our TUM Postdoc Newsletter! more

According to the motto “promote young talent – provide impetus – improve quality”, the central tasks regarding the promotion of young researchers are to help doctoral and postdoctoral candidates of the University of the Bundeswehr Munich in their qualification phase to find funding opportunities and to support them in the application process (e.g. with regard to criteria that should be given special attention). In addition to developing qualification and promotion opportunities, the support of young talent also includes conceptual support for the objectives of the University of the Bundeswehr Munich in order to ensure the sustainable promotion of young scientists.
The University of the Bundeswehr Munich offers its young talent many opportunities for qualification and funding (e.g. research funding system ProfiForschung+, Mentoring Program, Academic Writing, Travel Fund, Publication Subvention).
The support we provide is constantly expanded, updated and tailored to the needs of young scientists.
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