The Lise Meitner Excellence Program from the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft invites outstanding early-career women researchers to apply for tenure-track Lise Meitner Research Group Leader positions in Germany. The appointments will be made in partnership with suitable Max Planck Institutes according to the applicants’ research topics: basic research in broad areas of life and natural sciences, as well as humanities, social sciences, and law, and interdisciplinary research areas.
Applications are open to early-career women scientists who received their doctorates no more than nine years ago (family breaks are taken into consideration). Applicants from both Germany and abroad are encouraged to apply.
The funding provides a W2 tenure-track position (equivalent to assistant/associate professor), resources for scientific staff and running costs, as well as a start-up package. Funding is provided for 6 years, plus one additional year for maternal leave.
Applications close on April 15, 2026.