We are always excited about having new team members and new ideas!

If you’re interested in joining us, you can check out the open positions below. If nothing suitable is currently listed, you can sign up for one of our mailing lists to be notified when a new position opens up.

We’re a unique team spanning two research hubs: the Natural Decision Making Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen and the Embodied Decision Making Group at Dresden University of Technology in Dresden. Each position is based at one of these two hubs, but we work closely together across both, with regular interactions and collaborations.

Check our mentorship philosophy to get to know us better.

Open positions

Postdoc

We have an open postdoc position based in the Tübingen hub. For more information about the position and the application process, please check here.

PhD

We have an open PhD position based in the Dresden hub. For more information about the position and the application process, please check here.

Mailing lists

By signing up for the following mailing lists, you will be notified when a new position opens up:

Postdoc: https://forms.gle/DtQ41hZqnTQbzo6c8
PhD: https://forms.gle/MRQKvM3DHZJ8q2wM6
Master’s thesis and rotation projects: https://forms.gle/aqK5j6eiNh2S98eC8

Support for fellowship applications

We are happy to support applications for postdoc fellowships, such as DFG Walter Benjamin, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, DAAD, and others. If you are interested, please send the following documents and information as a single PDF to applications at cmc-unit dot org and include cmc_postdoc_fellowship in your email title:

CV (including list of publications)
Research statement outlining your past research experience, a proposal for the projects/questions you are interested in working on, and how they align with the research directions of our group (maximum 2 pages)
Names and contact information of 2-3 referees

Summer internships

We consider summer internship applicants from the following programs (both are in person and fully funded):

CaCTüS Internship Program in Tübingen: https://www.projects.tuebingen.mpg.de
DIGS ILS Internship Program in Dresden: https://www.digs-ils.phd/join/internship-positions/general-information

If you have any questions, you can always reach out to us at applications at cmc-unit dot org