Working at the Institute
We list here all necessary steps as well as services, facilities and the departments at the Institute.
To make your start at the Institute as easy as possible, please take a look at this orientation list:
- You will be given the so-called “pink slip” on your first day at the Institute. This lists various people you should meet within your first 14 days at the Institute. They will sign your slip, then you need to hand it back in to our personnel department.
- As a new employee, you will be given an access chip by a colleague from the administration upon your arrival.
- You will receive an introduction to the building, structures, people, rooms, administration (especially Human Resources), central facilities, etc. from your department’s secretary or a colleague from your Department/Group.
- An appointment with our IT department will allow you to get login data for your email account and other IT infrastructure such as eduroam, VPN and servers, and to arrange for computer, screens and software.
- Read through the “Welcome folder” (sent to you with your contract) and the information for new staff members (accessible on the Institute’s Intranet MAX). Regularly check the Institute for updates, current information, and important documents that will guide your time here at the Institute).
If you have a question but you are not sure who to ask, please ask your Department/Group secretary or other members of your working group.
After you have arrived at the Institute and already settled in, there are some things we would like to draw your attention to: German classes, work & family, career development offerings and more.
For details please contact the Institute’s Equal Opportunities Office and the personnel department (jobs@mr.mpg.de).
The Max Planck Society
For further information on working at the Max Planck Society we recommend a visit at the Max Planck Society Intranet: max.mpg.de (choose our Institute, username: your MPI email address, password: the same password you use for your MPI computer). The Intranet by the Max Planck Society gives access to
- news and information from the Max Planck Society.
- information of all relevant administrative departments from the Max Planck Society and their respective contact persons.
- an overview of employees services (career, family, health & safety).
- social features such as team rooms as well as networks, boards and commissions.
- the Planck Academy, the MPS training portal.
In the Max Planck Society Intranet you can find the Learning Management System (LMS) which gives you access to trainings and the Organisationshandbuch (OHB) which includes all applicable regulations within the Max Planck Society.
Networks and Communities
There are several strong networks in the Max Planck Society to support exchange and communication. Among them are the PhD and the Postdoc communities:
There are more communities for more specific purposes. You will receive access to other initiatives through the Institute and the MPG-wide intranet MAX as needed.