Research Internships

The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS), together with several other MPIs, offers research internships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students. Interns are expected to tackle new and challenging research problems in close collaboration with graduate students and faculty at the institute. Successful internships often result in coauthored publications at top academic conferences. Intern positions are limited and admissions are very competitive. We welcome interns all year round, but most interns prefer the summer months. Every intern works directly with an assigned faculty mentor. Internship projects are based on the intern's academic interests, maturity and prior experience. A typical internship lasts 12 to 14 weeks, but longer internships are possible. All interns receive a monthly stipend, free (shared) housing, and travel to and from the institute hosting the internship.

The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) is a publicly funded academic research institution focused on problems of fundamental importance in the broad area of software systems. The institute currently has 11 faculty and about 45 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, and continues to grow. MPI-SWS is located in Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken, Germany, in the tri-border area of Germany, France, and Luxembourg. The area offers a high standard of living, beautiful surroundings, and easy access to major metropolitan areas in central Europe.