Career opportunities for your partner
Below you can find resources in English for partners of MPI-SusMat researchers and all the basics you need to know before applying for a job in Germany.
The Basics
There are certain conventions when applying for a job in Germany. Take a look at these websites to learn how to prepare your CV, write a cover letter and find out what documents are included in an application in Germany.
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/working-in-germany/job/application
https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/business/finding-work-in-germany-step-by-step
Good to know: if you have a visa or residence permit as a spouse, you are most likely permitted to work in Germany. Add this point to your CV!
Recognition of your qualifications from abroad
Depending on your area of work, you may need to take steps for an official recognition of your degree. However, it‘s also possible that your degree is already recognized in Germany, and you just need to prove this with a PDF print-out from the Anabin database. Find out more on these websites:
https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php
https://www.netzwerk-iq.de/en/
Find a position in research or academia
PhD positions, research jobs and funding opportunities are plentiful in Germany:
https://www.research-in-germany.org/en.html
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listings/germany/
Research institutes and funding in Germany
Max Planck Society: https://www.mpg.de/en & https://www.mpg.de/jobboard
Helmholtz Association: https://www.helmholtz.de/en/
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft: https://www.fraunhofer.de/en.html
Leibniz Association: https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/
German Research Association (DFG): https://www.dfg.de/en/
Alexander von Humboldt fellowships: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/programme-search
General job search websites
Indeed: Start a job search, then filter the results by language (Sprache) to see English-speaking jobs
Stepstone: A job search engine with numerous jobs in English
Agentur für Arbeit: The government-run job search engine plus an exhaustive source of information. You may be eligible for government sponsored German language coruses and training. (https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/en)
Local to Düsseldorf
The Düsseldorf Expat Service Desk offers invaluable information and assistance to expat families free of charge - including help with your job search and CV. Contact them for a personal appointment: https://www.expatservicedesk.de/en/
International companies in Düsseldorf with English as the working language:
Picnic, Toshiba, Sony, Unisoft, RWE, EON, Uniper, Metro, Amazon, Henkel, Sitel, Ericsson, Trivago, Schenker, Bayer, Esprit, C&A, Vodafone, QIAGEN, Aldi, Deloitte,...
Regional Dual Career Networks
Many universities and research institutes have internal Dual Career networks to help partners further their careers. Make an appointment with the Dual Career contact person at your institute to have your CV forwarded to networks in the region or simply to find out more.