Planck always took on administrative duties, in addition to his research activities, such as Secretary of the Mathematics and Natural Science Section of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, a post he held from 1912 until 1943.
Planck palagi kinuha sa administrative tungkulin, bilang karagdagan sa kanyang mga pananaliksik na gawain, tulad ng Kalihim ng Matematika at Natural Science Section ng Pruso Academy of Sciences, isang post siya gaganapin mula 1912 hanggang 1943.