Scientific Staff

Representatives of the scientific staff

The representative of the scientific staff is elected every three years by the scientific staff of the respective institute and confirmed by the President of the Max Planck Society. She/he represents the interests and concerns of all scientists, both towards the institute management and in the respective section (BMS, CPTS, HSS) of the MPG, in which she/he acts for a three-year period.

Within the respective institute, the representative of the scientific staff takes part in institute meetings, acts as a contact person for all questions and needs of the scientific staff, and provides information at regular intervals about important questions and developments that are discussed in the BMS, CPTS or HSS and are of concern to the scientists.

At the section level, the representatives take part in the section meetings and represent the diverse interests of the academic staff in the various committees (scientific council, perspective commission, appointment committees, core committees, and other bodies). Furthermore, at each section one representative of the scientific staff representatives is elected into the Senate.