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IPF is committed to the principles of Human Resources Excellence in Research and the Diversity as an Opportunity Charter. The institute stands for gender equality and equal treatment of people with disabilities and is certified as a family-friendly employer according to the Audit berufundfamilie®. Young scientists are are supported at all stages of their training and careers. 

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    It is interesting and never boring to work as a laboratory assistant at the IPF. You constantly have new tasks and get to know a wide variety of state-of-the-art equipment. Independence and personal responsibility are appreciated, but when problems or new questions arise, you find always competent help. In addition, as a family-friendly institution, the institute offers very good conditions for reconciling family and career, e.g. flexible working hours, reliable planning or even help with childcare and health promotion measures.

    Manuela Heber

    Biological laboratory assistant

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    As a trainee at the IPF, you are involved in future-oriented and innovative research projects from the very beginning. It is a versatile apprenticeship that does not involve routine tasks. You are well supervised and supported throughout by your trainer and colleagues. The training is particularly suitable for young people who enjoy new tasks and also like to contribute their own ideas.

    Max Becker

    Trainee (chemical laboratory assistant)

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    I chose to join the IPF as a PhD student because of the excellent reputation of the researchers here and for the exciting thesis topic proposed to me. The team is highly international and everyone speaks English, so it was easy for me to adapt to working here. I appreciate the high degree of autonomy in my work: I have flexible working hours, and I am free to choose which areas I would like to focus on in my research. Most importantly, people here are very hard working - one automatically feels motivated every day. I have been here for more than a year now but it feels like yesterday.

    Atmika Bhardwaj

    PhD student from India
    Institute Theory of Polymers

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    The IPF is an excellent place for generating high-quality and high-impact research projects. Researchers are encouraged and assisted to create, promote and strengthen their research networks in their home countries, strongly improving the development of the research outcomes. Even based in Germany, I can do even more for research in Brazil than I could do if I were there. In my personal development I benefit a lot from the fact that each team aggregates different specialities of its members - a decisive prerequisite for interdisciplinary research. Finally, co-operations with industrial partners transform research into products: We can feel that we are shaping reality.

    Dr. Tales de Vargas Lisbôa

    Postdoc from Brazil

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    As part of my EU-funded project, I am building an interdisciplinary team to find new therapies for pancreatic cancer. I have chosen the IPF as my host, as the institute is well-known for its excellence in biomaterials and health. Professor Carsten Werner heads the Institute of Biofunctional Polymer Materials and is a global leader in materials science and polymer chemistry. He provides excellent mentorship to the next generation of interdisciplinary leaders like me.

    Professor Daniela Lössner

    Head 3D Cancer Models Group
    ERC Consolidator Awardee

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You can find job offers for current open positions from the scientific area to administration in our job portal. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

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Postdocs and Awardees

Outstanding young researchers find excellent conditions to establish research groups, based either on grants they got or on specific support programs of the IPF.

The close links to the Technische Universität Dresden, the institute's membership in DRESDEN-concept as well as the affiliation to the Leibniz Association provide additional opportunierties of support, mentoring, involvement in teaching activities, etc.

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Chances for Students

The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden offers excellent possibilities for Ph.D. and diploma/master students as well as for undergraduate students/trainees at different stages of education.

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Trainees

We offer the possibility of training as a chemical laboratory assistant, biotechnologist or process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology.

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