We encourage applications from interested scientists keen to build their own independent research program at the interface of physics and medicine within an international, vibrant, interactive, and supportive research environment.

The newly established Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) in Erlangen, Germany welcomes applications for the position of a Research Group Leader (m/f/d). We encourage applications from interested scientists keen to build their own independent research program at the interface of physics and medicine within an international, vibrant, interactive, and supportive research environment.

MPZPM is an international and interdisciplinary research center operated by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in collaboration with the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen.

The research at MPZPM opens a new chapter in “Physics and Medicine” to investigate the role of physics in understanding life and what leads to health anomalies and disease. Focusing on the study of cells and tissues in the context of their microenvironment, scientists at MPZPM envision to quantify and model physical phenomena such as cellular forces and movement patterns, electrical, mechanical, and biochemical gradients, or temperature and density distributions and link them to distinct physiological functions.

The search committee will start reviewing applications on April 30, 2024.

The complete job description can be found here: https://bit.ly/mpzpm_jobs or https://jobs.mpl.mpg.de/jobposting/67689c06bf844374c13cdd836e5c6bf6592b1b800

The application portal can be found here: https://bit.ly/mpzpm_application_portal orhttps://jobs.mpl.mpg.de/en/jobposting/67689c06bf844374c13cdd836e5c6bf6592b1b800/apply