Lise Meitner Excellence Program

Permanent W2 post with group equipment
Application Deadline: April 8, 2025.

The Max Planck Society has initiated a number of measures to attract increasing numbers of women to a career in science and provide them with equal opportunities for all stages of their career. An important initiative is the Lise Meitner Excellence Program. The position as a Lise Meitner Group Leader will be advertised to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. There is a multi-stage, competitive selection process, held in close consultation with interested Max Planck Institutes. The Lise Meitner Groups are furnished with their own resources for their entire duration.

For more information please see here.

FutuRes Project “Demographic Resilience in Uncertain Times”

“Demographic Resilience in Uncertain Times”

Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, CET (Zoom)

See here for Programme and registration:

How will automation affect the competition for labour in the near & mid-term future?
What does resilience mean for families and different age groups?
How should welfare systems shift in the age of longevity?
Can institutions be more crisis resilient?

Speakers: mehr FutuRes Project “Demographic Resilience in Uncertain Times”

CfP “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century”

Wittgenstein Centre Conference on “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century” will take place from 19th – 21st November 2025 in Vienna, Austria.

Research from various disciplines, including demography, economics, sociology, geography, and environmental sciences welcome.

Submissions should focus on current and forward-looking analyses, methodological innovations and modelling of migration as well as comparative research investigating the demographic outcomes of migrants in both origin and destination societies.

Read more about the conference and submit your paper here

Deadline: 31st May 2025