Max Planck Scholarship for Women in Computer Science

The Max Planck Institute for Informatics 

(MPI-INF) is inviting applications from female 

postgraduate computer scientists working in 

computational biology for a two-year re- 

search scholarship of up to €72,000. The 

MPI-INF encourages women to excel in com- 

puter science and become active role models 

and leaders in the field. Scholars will be cho- 

sen based on the strength of their academic 

background and research credentials.   

The Max Planck Society (MPG) is the premier 

basic research organization in Germany with 

more than 30 Nobel Prize winners, including 

Prof. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard - one of the 

few female Nobel Laureates. The research 

institutes of the Max Planck Society have an 

international reputation as “Centers of Excel- 

lence” for foundational research. Research of 

the computational biology division at the Max 

Planck Institute for Informatics ranges from 

medical bioinformatics, with a focus on HIV, 

HCV, Influenza and polygenic diseases, to the 

prediction and analysis of protein structures,  

molecular docking and drug screening as well 

as analysis of genomics, transcriptomics and 

metagenomics data. Additional research fields 

in the division include functional prediction of 

proteins based on genomics and proteomics 

data as well as analysis of protein-protein in- 

teractions, genetic variation and epigenomics. 

Research will continue to span new computa- 

tional methods as well as innovation in biol- 

ogy and medicine. 

Applications should include a resume, cover 

letter, publication list and two references. 

Please refer to “MPI-INF Scholarship” in your 

application. The MPI for Informatics strives to 

provide a family-friendly work environment 

with options for day care of smaller children 

and other means of support for working 

mothers. 

Send applications via Email to: 

csscholar@mpi-inf.mpg.de 

Max Planck Institute for Informatics 

Campus E1 4 

66123 Saarbrücken 

Germany 

WWW:  http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de