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April 2013

Energieeffiziente Gebäudehülle mit Durchblick

March 2013

Maschinenteile effizient feinschleifen

March 2013

Brennstoffzelle versorgt parkende LKW mit Strom

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PATINFO – 35. Kolloqium der TU Ilmenau über Patentinformation,
Ilmenau, 06.-07. Jun

Erdos Centennial – 100th Anniversary of Paul Erdos, Budapest, 01.-05. Jul

ACA 2013 (American Crystallographic Association), Honolulu, 20.-24. Jul

Specialists and Executives

The benefits of working at FIZ Karlsruhe

You have previous professional experience? You are confident in your skills and abilities, and looking for a growth opportunity? We offer challenging positions in an international working environment for all career levels. At FIZ Karlsruhe you can advance your professional skills in a people-friendly workplace. We greatly value openness, trust and mutual respect. Sound like something for you?

What we offer:

  • A scientifically and technologically innovative workplace in a field of business experiencing continuous growth.
  • A dynamic workplace atmosphere in an exciting branch of the information economy as well as the security of working for a public-sector institution.
  • International projects that allow you to develop professional relationships around the globe. You will have the opportunity to work on diverse assignments. We actively encourage networking between our professional departments.
  • An optimal balance between your career and family life. Our working time models (flextime, part-time, work from home) offer great flexibility in configuring your working time.
  • You can begin working at the project, professional or management level and can take advantage of performance-oriented advancement opportunities, including targeted advanced training, coaching and the opportunity to participate in professional symposia and conferences.
  • A supplemental retirement scheme, which we actively support through our membership in the Federal and State Retirement Fund (VBL).
  • Are you looking to return to active working life after a longer pause (for example, parental leave, sick leave or family caregiver leave)? We will provide you with extra support through specially designed re-entry programs and works agreements. You can learn more at: (Link)
  •  You can be assured that we are actively committed to equal opportunity for all of our employees. FIZ Karlsruhe is a three-time recipient of the TOTAL E-QUALITY Award in recognition of our enthusiastic engagement in implementing equal opportunity guidelines.


What you should offer:

Candidates should have a strong mastery of their field as well as relevant professional experience. We particularly value:

  • Enjoyment of new challenges
  • A willingness to think "outside the box"
  • Curiosity and creativity
  • Independent initiative and a dedication to getting the job done
  • A willingness to take responsibility; strong loyalty
  • Team spirit and very good interpersonal skills
  • Excellent command of German and/or English


We encourage you to submit your application:
You will find all open positions listed on our job exchange.