Every year, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics awards the Lise Meitner Award. This grant supports excellent female computer scientists in their careers, giving them the opportunity to develop their scientific ideas without exertion of influence. It consists of a two-year tax-free postdoctoral research fellowship including business expenses.

Fellows will be chosen based on the strength of their academic background and research credentials. Applications should include

• CV
• cover letter
• publication list
• short research plan
• two references that will be contacted later to provide recommendation letters

For more information please see https://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/news/employment/lise-meitner-award-fellowship or contact meitner-award@mpi-inf.mpg.de

Below are several different graduate programs that will allow you to work with us. Note that you may apply to more than one of these programs. It is possible to enter these programs already with a bachelor's degree.

International Max Planck Research School for Trustworthy Computing (IMPRS-TRUST)

The International Max Planck Research School on Trustworthy Computing (IMPRS-TRUST) is a graduate program jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI-INF), the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS), the Computer Science Department at Saarland University, and the Computer Science Department at TU Kaiserslautern.

To apply for Ph.D. positions, please see International Max Planck Research School.

 CS@Max Planck Doctoral Program

At the CS@Max Planck Doctoral Program, the selection is purely based on academic excellence in the broad area of computer and information science. You will have the option to work with any faculty member at any of the Max Planck Institutes that engage in computer science research (i.e., MPI-SWS, MPI-INF, MPI-IS, or MPI-SP) or at our partner universities. Students normally start their graduate studies at the Saarland Informatics Campus in Saarbrücken. While taking courses, they have the opportunity to explore research in different areas as part of immersion labs at different MPIs and universities. Latest in the 4th semester, they take the qualifying exam and start work with their chosen research advisor(s) at any of the participating MPIs or universities.

We offer BSc and MSc thesis projects at the intersection of computational social science and/or socio-technical security, focusing on emerging online phenomena and online harms. Our research examines community-driven harms on platforms like Reddit, algorithmic harms arising from social media recommendation systems, auditing and measurement of online platforms, and societal impacts of AI systems including large language models and generative AI. Using methods from data science, network analysis, NLP, systems measurement, and security, we aim to better understand—and hold accountable—sociotechnical systems that shape online experiences. Motivated students with an interest in online platforms, AI, and societal impact are encouraged to visit the below page and apply. 

More information related to: Computational Social Science x Security (and the intersection there of)