The Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) investigates why and how people create art and how they perform, experience, and evaluate it. The Institute’s focus is on music, but we also engage with other performing arts such as dance and film.
We invite applications for a
Staff Scientist – Magnetic Resonance Imaging Specialist for 7T MRI
to work with Dr. Dimo Ivanov at the Cooperative Brain Imaging Center in Frankfurt am Main. The successful candidate will be integral to our mission of advancing cutting-edge neuroimaging research. This role offers the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art Siemens Terra.X 7T MRI technology and collaborate with leading researchers and clinicians locally and internationally.
The MPIEA provides access to outstanding neuroimaging facilities and research infrastructure (two 3T-MRI scanners, one 7T-MRI scanner, MEG, EEG, eye tracking, and psychophysics labs) in a top-modern and newly constructed building. It is located in Frankfurt am Main, a city with an interdisciplinary neuroscience community, including Goethe University and three research institutes that are part of or associated with the Max Planck Society. Frankfurt also offers a high quality of life, a rich cultural scene, and a diverse, international environment, making it an attractive place to live and work.
The position is available flexibly from April 2025 onwards. The initial contract duration is for a fixed term of two years. Payment is based on the Collective Wage Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD Bund).
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We are also committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in our workforce. Therefore, applicants of all backgrounds are welcome.
To apply, please include all documents in one PDF-file (your name as file name) in the following order: your CV (3 pages max.); a statement describing your research interests, personal qualifications, and motivation (2 pages max.); copies of relevant degrees and/or certificates; the names and contact information of two references who have previously agreed to be contacted; and copies of your two most relevant publications.
Please send these materials via our application management system no later than March 2, 2025.
For informal enquiries, please feel free to contact Dr. Dimo Ivanov via dimo.ivanov@ae.mpg.de.