Work Experience

Be a part of the Helmholtz community!

Do you want a taste of the kind of future-oriented research that can bring us faster to the energy transition? Then Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie is the right place for you!

What you can expect here:

• You will gather experience in an international research team.
• You will be a part of the research for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy.
• You will find out how to research with unique, large-scale scientific facilities and excellently equipped laboratories.
• You will find out what a normal workday is like for our many different employees.
• You will establish useful contacts.
• You will develop ideas for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis.

Many of our departments have vacancies open up several times a year for new interns. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to complete either a mandatory internship or a voluntary internship.

You can even complete your mandatory work experience for school at HZB. 

If you want to find out more about the conditions of work experience or an internship, then you can contact the respective departments and institutes directly. You can contact the secretarial offices of the departments or institutes where you would like to do your work experience or internship.