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Max Planck funding contracts remunerated according to the DFG funding rates since 1 January 2021

What had been prepared over a long period of time has finally come to fruition: the Joint Science Conference (GWK - Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz ) has granted the Max Planck Society its approval to apply the DFG-German Science Foundation’s gold standard in compensation for doctoral researchers. The new contract details were published on December 14, 2020 within the Max Planck Society's Organisational Manual (OHB).

Whether in the library, lab, or in field work  - in future, all doctoral students will be paid at least 65 per cent of TVöD 13.

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As of January 1, 2021, all doctoral researchers with Max Planck funding contracts will be compensated according to the DFG’s funding rates. This applies to both new and already running contracts, which will be adjusted accordingly. If there are delays in signing contracts due to home office regulations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, the regulation and payment will be applied retroactively. In addition, institutions may also set higher basic salaries to reflect subject-specific remuneration. The possibility of individual recruitment boni will remain unaffected by the new regulation.

The new regulation will apply to all Max Planck Institutes throughout Germany, as well as the Netherlands and Italy. The Institutes are expected to cover the increased costs for their own doctoral researchers from their local budgets.

"Currently centrally funded Max Planck Research Groups, which are in particular open-topic Max Planck Research Groups, Lise Meitner Groups, Minerva Max Planck Research Groups as well as Otto Hahn Groups, however, receive an annual grant of 7,500 euros per group. The same is provided for the ongoing, so-called institute-based Max Planck Research Groups. International Max Planck Research Schools receive a one-time grant," adds Ilka Schießler-Gäbler from the Department of Human Resources Development and Opportunities at the Administrative Headquarters in Munich.

"The new contract regulations are a great step forward as they will not only ease the financial situations of PhD students, but also bring more equality to the salaries of doctoral researchers because they reduce the Section- and gender-specific pay gaps – a discrepancy which was also reflected within the last PhDnet surveys", said Lea Heckmann, the new PhDnet spokesperson of 2021. "We're very pleased that this milestone of improving the situation for doctoral students has now been reached. We're very grateful to the many generations of PhDnet steering committees who have driven this project, as well as the staff at the MPG’s Administrative Headquarters and the General Secretary Rüdiger Willems, who have been instrumental in paving the way for this progress", summarized former PhDnet spokesperson Lindsey Bultema.

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Phd in theoretical (bio-)physics: physics & chemistry in plant adaptation.

• Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
• 65% TV-L E13 public tariff level
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PhD position in Biomedical Data Sciences & Bioinformatics for studying human health and disease

• Konstanz (Stadt), Baden-Württemberg (DE)
• part-time 75 %, E 13 TV-L
• Universität Konstanz

Reference number 2024/188. The start date is as early as possible / November 1st, 2024 (or by agreement)

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PhD Student (gn) Analytical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics

• Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
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• University Hospital of Muenster (UKM), WWU

The Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Germany is offering a position limited to 3 years.

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Head of an independent Junior Research Group in Target Screening and Immunoreceptor Engineering for

• Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE)
• Remuneration according to TV-L incl. occupational pension plan and capital-forming payments
• German Cancer Research Center in the Helmholtz Association (DKFZ)

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PhD students in microbiology

• Jena, Thüringen (DE)
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU)

We are looking for candidates interested in host-phage interactions, single cell transcriptomics & organ-on-chip models to study microbial infections

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14 PhD Positions in the Doctoral Research Program RTG 2740 ImmunoMicroTope (f/m/x)

• Erlangen, Bayern (DE)
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• Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)
• Universität zu Köln

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• Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg (DE)
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• Berlin Institute of Health in der Charité (BIH)

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• Potsdam, Brandenburg (DE)
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Literature and expert mining position (m/f/d)

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PhD (m/f/x) on Collective Dynamics of Living Neuronal Networks

• Göttingen (Stadt), Niedersachsen (DE)
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PhD and Postdoc positions in oceanography, meteorology, applied mathematics (Germany)

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postdoc salaries in germany

A post-doctoral salary is much lower than the salary for a job in the free economy. The annual gross salary is between approx. 48,000 Euro and approx. 76,000 Euro and depends on the function and work experience.

• The tariff structure for the salary of scientists is regulated very transparently in Germany. If a postdoc is a researcher at a state university or research institution, he/she is automatically a public sector employee and his/her salary is therefore regulated by a collective agreement.
• Depending on the institution, this is either the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector (TVöD) or the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector of the Länder (TV-L). These collective agreements are renegotiated every one or two years.
• All state universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutes thus pay comparable wages. As government-funded research organisations, the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Society and the Helmholtz Association also follow the regulations of the collective agreement for the public sector with regard to employment, pay and social benefits.
• Postdocs are usually classified in the lowest salary group E13 for scientists. Since salary group 13 has a very wide range (from newly started doctoral students to experienced postdocs), the salary groups are differentiated according to experience levels. Since 2018, all public sector wage agreements have differentiated between six experience levels, each with increasing duration. Level 1 is reserved for newcomers to the respective pay category. Since the time spent as a doctoral student is counted, level 1 is rather rare for postdocs, who usually enter level 3-4. Normally, academic staff are hired on a fixed-term contract; under current German law, the maximum duration of a fixed-term appointment at a university is 12 years, and up to 15 years in the medical field of a university.
• Very experienced postdocs with more responsibility can also be classified in salary group E14.
• Employed postdocs receive a special annual payment like all their colleagues in the public sector. The amount of this special payment depends on which collective agreement applies and whether you are employed in the old or new federal states.

Postdoc salaries in euros according to collective agreements and salary groups, July 2020

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Doctorate salaries What does a doctoral candidate earn in Germany?

How important is experience for a doctoral candidate’s salary? © stevanovicigor / istockphoto.com

A doctoral degree will certainly only help you to become rich in an idealistic sense. The first contract for a PhD position should have a term of at least one year – after which, graduates are rewarded with their first salary increase.

Published: 2024-07-08

By: Anke Wilde, Maike Schade

What determines the salary of doctoral candidates in Germany?

Most doctoral candidates are appointed at a university or non-university research institution through a third-party centre or funding centre. These are all civil service institutions, so the salary for employed doctoral candidates is either based on the collective agreement for civil service (TVoeD) or the collective agreement for the civil service in the individual federal states (TV-L) . The federal state Hesse, which is not a member of the collective agreement community of the federal states, has its own TV-H collective agreement.

Other ways to finance your own PhD as a junior scientist include a PhD scholarship, an industrial PhD programme at a research institute in the private sector or an extra-occupational PhD. Even in the case of an industrial PhD programme, postgraduates are usually paid on the basis of a collective agreement. For example, if you are completing your PhD while working for a car manufacturer, the company collective agreement that IG Metall has concluded with the company will apply.

Which pay band applies to doctoral students in Germany?

In the case of the TVoeD, TV-L and TV-H, employees are paid according to their professional qualifications and the demands of their job . There are 15 pay bands in this area. Postgraduates are paid in accordance with pay band E13 . PhD positions with a classification in pay band 14 are the absolute exception . Advanced postdocs are usually only promoted to a higher pay band if the they take on additional research responsibility. PhD status is no guarantee of promotion to the next pay band.

What is the salary of doctorate students in Germany?

The collective bargaining agreements between employers and unions are regularly renegotiated. These negotiations aim to improve working conditions and increasing the monthly gross salary of all civil servants. This means that even postgraduates can look forward to a slightly higher salary. As postgraduates rarely fill a full-time position, their actual gross salary needs to be adjusted on the basis of their working hours.

Salary doctorate students in all federal states except Hesse: TV-L (gross per month, 2024*)

*) valid until 31.10.2024

Salary doctoral students in Hesse: TV-H ( gross per month, 2024 *)

*) no increase in 2024; inflation compensation through three tax-free one-off payments: €1,000 each in May, July and November 2024

Salary of postgraduates at federal institutions: TVoeD (gross per month, 2024)

What are levels of experience and how do i gain relevant professional experience during my phd degree in germany.

There are newcomers and old hands in every profession. For researchers with a PhD in science, this breadth of experience is taken into account in the experience levels, which each come with a significant salary increase, as is the case for all employees of the civil service.

All three collective agreements for civil servants provide for six levels of experience . The time spent at each stage, the stage duration, increases by one year at each stage . According to this scheme, graduates are entry-level applicants. Accordingly, postgraduates start at experience level 1 with the lowest salary.

Levels of experience in collective agreements

*) including periods as a research assistant during the PhD

Special case: The contractual term of the first postdoc position

Important: In their first postgraduate position , it is essential that PhD graduates ensure that the contractual term is at least 12 months and that they will be employed for a full year with no interruptions . Employment contracts of less than one year do not qualify as relevant professional experience according to civil service regulations.

When starting in a new position, you are therefore allocated back at Experience level 1 – without taking the progress you have already made into account. This applies even if the change of contract is seamless and remains within the same facility. Experience level 1 must be fully completed in a single employment contract to qualify for Experience level 2.

However, once these twelve months have been served, shorter contractual terms then apply as relevant professional experience. Students who are awarded their doctorate within the allocated six years and are employed as a research associate at the same time can therefore also achieve Experience level 4 with a considerable salary when they graduate. It is not important whether you have a full-time position while completing your doctorate or, as is the case for most PhD positions, have a part-time job (50%–75% position).

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Does changing to another research project or institute in Germany have an impact on postgraduates' experience level?

Many doctoral candidates are employed in third-party funded projects are required to move from job to job to secure their income. Graduates who have been employed for at least a year with one single employment contract and has therefore gained the required professional experience is in fact in a secure position in terms of their experience level. After this point, shorter contractual terms then apply as relevant professional experience.

Even switching between different employers, states and collective agreements is no longer a problem , and the duration of each stage remains the same for doctoral candidates and other researchers from now on. However, they must submit an application to their new employer. In the case of a difficult candidate situation, institutions can even accommodate their future employees to some extent, for example by classifying them into the next experience level earlier than usual.

However, in such cases, postgraduate must also have completed their first twelve months without interruption. Employees who change from one collective agreement to another as a postgraduate should inquire in advance whether this will have any detrimental effects on their salary. The collective agreements also stipulate a range of very different salaries within pay band 13.

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If doctoral candidates go abroad, become temporarily unemployed or receive a scholarship, what effect does this have on their experience level?

Many doctoral students want to spend a period of time abroad, as this is required in many scientific professions. Others are awarded a scholarship and finance themselves or take a break from their doctorate if they are offered a good job in the private sector. Some things should be kept in mind with regard to the experience level:

• Employment contracts at foreign universities and research institutions are generally recognised automatically.
• More caution should be taken with scholarships , even if the scholarship is affiliated with an institute and the same work is performed as employed researchers. This time may be included in the duration spent at each stage, but this is not necessarily always the case. After all, this time is considered "beneficial" rather than a "detrimental interruption".
• The latter is the case, for example, when a doctorate student enters the private sector for several years to continue their doctorate studies there. Only professional experience gained with a public employer is considered relevant. If such an interruption lasts more than three years, the employee may even be punished when returning to public service by downgrading them to a lower experience level.
• On the other hand, this does not apply to postgraduates on maternity leave or paid leave .
• This is also true of incapacity for work up to a maximum of 39 weeks . Time spent at the particular stage is still counted in such cases.
• Parental leave , however, is considered to be an interruption and is not counted for transition to the next experience level.

What additional salary benefits are there for postgraduates in Germany?

Postgraduates who hold a PhD position at a research institution receive an annual special payment , like all other employees in the civil service. This varies depending on the collective agreement and tariff area, but ranges between 33 and 60% of the average gross salary.

Postgraduates who already have children and are paid on the basis of the TV-H, which is only valid in Hesse, will also benefit from a child supplement. The collective agreements also allow for additional compensation for services rendered , such as special services associated with the acquisition of third-party funds. However, there is no standard practice among the federal states and the various institutions.

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11.07.2024, Wissenschaftliches Personal We are seeking applications for a PhD position in Systems Biology , with a focus on phage- bacteria and virome-microbiome interactions to join us at the

PhD position in Behavioral Biology (w/m/d)

“Evolutionary Optimization of Neuronal Processing”, we advertise here a PhD position in Behavioral Biology  (w/m/d) This is a 65% position (payment E13 TV-L) initially for one year, with the possibility

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from the earliest possible date, the following 65% position limited to 3 years. PhD Position in Biology (f/m/d) “Application of a high-throughput array tomography vEM pipeline to study the diversity

PhD position in Membrane Protein Structural Biology (65% TV-E13 pay scale)

15.05.2024, Wissenschaftliches Personal We are looking for a PhD student as a new team member at the Lab of Structural Membrane Biochemistry at the Technical University of Munich, working

PhD in the field of NMR supported amyloid and bio-condensate structural biology

08.04.2024, Wissenschaftliches Personal The Reif group at the Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the TU Munich is looking for a PhD student to work on the characterization of amyloid fibrils, protein

PhD Student (m/f/d) Immunology and Cell Biology

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39 Molecular Biology jobs in Germany

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Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

About us:We are a diverse group of scientists aiming to uncover the molecular mechanism underlying the endosymbiosis between corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates. Through curiosity-driven research, we generate mechanistic insight into symbios...

Open PhD position: "Regulation of the Integrated Stress Response"

Start date October 1st.Application till September 1st.Cells respond to a variety of environmental cues, including viral infection, by activating the integrated stress response (ISR), a central pathway that controls host protein synthesis [1]. Our ...

Open PhD position "Molecular mechanisms of stress granule phase separation"

Start date October 1st.Application till September 1st.We are looking for a talented and highly motivated PhD student to join our team.The assembly of stress granules is an integral part of the host stress response, a central pathway that controls ...

PhD Positions in Cancer Research

Are you looking for excellent research opportunities for your PhD studies at the forefront of cancer research? The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg invites international students holding a Master’s degree in (molecular) biology, ...

Three 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg

(Fulltime, E 13 TV-L)Reference No: 2024/114. The preferred start date is April 1st, 2025. Conditionally on the submission of an external grant, the position can be extended for an additional year. In principle, the position can be divided into two...

Two Research Assistants (m/f/d)

-english version below-STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNGDie AG Alban (Glykochemie / -biologie) im Pharmazeutischen Institut - Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie - der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) sucht im Rahmen von zwei Drittmittelprojekten (...

Research Group Leader / Early Career Scientist (m/f/x)

The Goethe University Frankfurt am Main is one of the largest universities in Germany with around 44,000 students and with about 5,700 employees. Founded in 1914 by Frankfurt citizens and since 2008 once again proud of its foundation status, Goeth...

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Upcoming PhD Positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of Life in Autumn 2024

The next application round will start in September 2024. Stay tuned!The International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of Life (IMPRS-ML) currently has an open call for fully funded PhD student positions in the areas of biochemistry, struc...

Upcoming PhD positions at the IMPRS for Molecular Organ Biology in Autumn 2024

Thanks to all the academics who submitted their application!The application deadline has passed and the selection process started. More information for the new call-out will come up during this Autumn 2024. Stay tuned!PhD Studies in the Heart of E...

Research assistant (Postdoc, 100 %) in adrenal research (m/f/d)

The Hospital of the University of Munich, Germany, is one of the largest and most competitive university hospitals in Germany and Europe. 48 specialized hospitals, departments and institutions harbouring excellent research and education provide pa...

Junior Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Protein Science (salary grade W1) with tenure track to W3

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences at the University of Bayreuth is currently se...

Biological-Technical Assistant (BTA) (f/m/x) TUV2406-05 | Institute for Plant Sciences | Saur Group

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Biological-Technical Assistant (BTA) (f/m/x) Institute for Plant Sciences | Saur Group We are one of the largest and oldest universities in Europe and on...

Upcoming PhD positions at the CGA

Call for applications for up to 12 PhD positions at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research opens soon!The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is a joint venture of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster on Str...

PhD positions in Functional Genomics Group

Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Gene Center, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Jae Group, Munich, Germany. Web: https://www.genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/research-groups/jae/index.htmlProject 1: Causes, Consequences and Correction of...

Postdoc (m,f,x) for 2 years with 39,83 hours per week, TV-L E13

The Department of Molecular Cell Biology focuses on mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. A major topic is the role of the ubiquitin system in maintaining neuronal proteostasis and integrity. Another focus are mitochondria as key organ...

12 fully funded PhD positions

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is a joint venture of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster on Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), the University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute ...

Fully funded PhD positions in Psychiatric, Translational Research and Basic Neuroscience

Fully funded (and no tuition) PhD program in genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit based Neuroscience and translational, clinical research in Psychiatry. There is the option for a residency track for medical doctors.We welcome applications startin...

Research and Teaching Assistant (Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) - Plant Biodiversity Genomics (m/f/x)

About us:The plant phylogenomics and systematics group at the Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich is conducting evolutionary and ecological research on land plant biodiversity. We want to understand when, where and how our current plant biodiversity ev...

Bioinformatics doctoral position (f/m/x) in the field of plant-microbe interactions Wiss2408-04 | Institute for Plant Sciences | Group Zuccaro | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Bioinformatics doctoral position (f/m/x) in the field of plant-microbe interactions Institute for Plant Sciences | Group Zuccaro We are one of the larges...

Upcoming fully funded PhD Positions in Neurosciences and Translational Psychiatry research, including a residency/PhD track option for medical doctors

There are no tuition fees for this PhD program.We welcome applications through our online application portal starting on August 15, 2024 for a start in fall 2025. The application deadline will be on October 31, 2024. The International Max Planck R...

Upcoming Doctoral positions available at the Graduate School Life Science Munich as of September 2024

Stay tuned for the next application round which will start in September 2024!The Graduate School LSM offers an international doctoral program for motivated and highly qualified next-generation researchers at one of Europe’s top universities. LMU i...

PhD position: Macrophage-derived complement as damage-associated immune checkpoint

 Project number GRK2727_SchulzApplication deadline 21 Jul 2024 until 10 Sep 2024Start of PhD 1 Jan 2025Project leader Schulz, Christian Prof. Dr. med.Project descriptionProject titleMacrophage-derived complement as damage-associated immune checkpo...

PhD position on computational design of functional protein assemblies

The Khmelinskaia group of Protein Design and Self-Assembly at the Department of Chemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich is offering a PhD position to expand the current repertoire of self-assembling protein systems. Web: https://kh...

Postdoctoral Researchers - Cellular Strategies of Protein Quality Control-Degradation (CellularPQCD) (f/m/x)

Thorsten Hoppe Laboratory - CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research, University of CologneWe are one of the largest and oldest universities in Europe and one of the most important employers in our region. Our broad range of subjects, the dyn...

Scientific researcher for the coordination of validation studies (f/m/d)

In the Department of Experimental Toxicology and ZEBET of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R), as part of a BMEL-funded project, the following position is available t...

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/x) - AG Rugarli Wiss2407-36 | Institute for Genetics | CECAD | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/x) - AG Rugarli Institute for Genetics | CECAD We are one of the largest and oldest universities in Europe and one of the mo...

Upcoming doctoral (PhD) positions at the International Max Planck Research School - Biological Intelligence

The International Max Planck Research School – Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI), with sites in Martinsried, Munich and Seewiesen, has an open call for fully-funded doctoral student positions in the fields of behavior, neurobiology, connectomics,...

Postdoc (m/f/div) in Human Nutrition

The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) is a member of the Leibniz Association. The institute’s mission is to conduct experimental and clinical research in the field of nutrition and health – with the aim of understanding...

More information for the new call-out will come up during Autumn 2024. Stay tuned!The International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of Life (IMPRS-ML) will have an open call for fully-funded PhD student positions in the areas of biochemis...

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