Helmholtz Careers

Helmholtz Careers

Our Future is Yours

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

Germany’s Largest Research Organisation

About Helmholtz

€ 4.38 billion
Annual Budget spent across six major Research Programs
38.000 staff
Scientists and Science Managers
18 National Research Centres
Across Germany
Science Infrastructure
Managing Germany’s science infrastructure from particle accelerators to polar research ships

Six major fields of research The Helmholtz Association pursues the long-term research goals of state and society to maintain and improve the livelihoods of the population.

Energy

Global bottlenecks are predictable - in the reliable supply of energy and the safe disposal and treatment of wastes, residues and emissions. Helmholtz energy researchers are looking for solutions to meet the needs of present and future generations.

Research Field Energy

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Research Programs
Health

Health Research in the Helmholtz Association aims to unravel the complex causes of major chronic diseases and develop novel strategies for prevention, early diagnostics and effective therapies for the benefit of patients.

Research Field Health

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Research Programs
Earth & Environment

Our goal is to understand the System Earth to ensure that our home planet remains ecologically stable and the climate equilibrium is not knocked out of balance. Helmholtz researchers search for sustainable solutions for the co-existence of industrial society and the natural environment.

Research field Earth & Environment

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Research Programs
Research Field Aeronautics, Space and Transport

Mobility, information, communication, managing the resources as well as environment and security are decisive factors for the economic, ecological and social development of modern national economics.

Research Field Aeronaotics, Space and Transport

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Research Programs
Matter

The Helmholtz research field Matter explores the constituent parts of matter and the forces acting between them over completely different orders of magnitude, from the smallest units, elementary particles, to the largest structures in the universe.

Research Field Matter

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Research Programs
Key Technologies

Scientists in the Helmholtz Association's research field Key Technologies work on topics including new components for tomorrow's computers, energy-saving supercomputers, and custom-made materials for use in technology and medicine.

Research Field Key Technologies

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Research Programs

Vacancies

There are 12 vacancies throughout the Helmholtz Association for scientists and science managers.

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Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research vacancies available
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY vacancies available
German Cancer Research Centre vacancies available
German Aerospace Center (DLR) vacancies available
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) vacancies available
Forschungszentrum Jülich vacancies available
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel vacancies available
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences vacancies available
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research vacancies available
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health vacancies available
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie vacancies available
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf vacancies available
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research vacancies available
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research vacancies available
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics vacancies available
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) vacancies available
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association vacancies available
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ vacancies available

Current List of all Vacancies

Developing your Career

At the Helmholtz Association we make developing your career a priority. This means creating a supportive work culture underpinned by strategic talent management programs.

We offer excellent research conditions. Be part of a vibrant international community and contribute to solving grand challenges facing society, science and industry.
We are committed to professional leadership in science. The Helmholtz Management Academy provides top-rate training in management and leadership skills.
We foster diversity and support individual careers through our mentoring program, tenure track opportunities and career development offers.

Funding Opportunities

Helmholtz Careers

Energy

Health

Earth & Environment

Research Field Aeronautics, Space and Transport

Matter

Key Technologies