FIZ Karlsruhe as an employer

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An international work environment with about 300 employees from 20 countries | successful since 1977 | Locations at Karlsruhe and Berlin

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Why work at FIZ Karlsruhe – BeneFIZ

Work-life balance

Flexitime & flexible working time models: part-time, mobile working with up to 80% within Germany. Working hours and models can be individually adjusted, if required
Accumulation of time credits for conversion into free flexitime hours or full days off
Possibility of working within other European countries, subject to review and compliance with legal framework conditions
crisis-proof workplace with 30 days' vacation, special leave for certain events & additional days off on Dec 24 and Dec 31.

We have received several TOTAL E-QUALITY awards for our equal opportunities and family-friendly measures and services. We have been certified by the "audit berufundfamilie" since 2016. In 2024, we signed the Diversity Charter, thus sending a visible signal of our commitment to promoting diversity.

Remuneration & company pension plan

Performance-related remuneration in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD VKA) including annual special payment and performance-related pay
Company pension plan through the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL)

Continuous development

Individual career and promotion opportunities in an innovative research environment
Training and coaching for executives
Promotion of women in executive positions
Opportunities for research-related doctorates
Support and promotion of private training
Language courses for all employees

Well cared for – stay healthy

Company health and integration management
Medical service, voluntary check-ups and individual medical consultations
Various sports courses on the KIT North Campus
Discounted use of the canteen on the KIT North Campus

Integration

Structured onboarding for quick orientation and integration into the team and beyond
Summer party and other (digital) events
Language courses for all employees
Support with visa applications

Always mobile

Good public transport connections by bus and tram
Free parking spaces at the Karlsruhe site
JobRad leasing & €25 employer subsidy for the Deutschland-Ticket

Let’s work together!

Our Vice Presidents introduce our program and service units.

Dr. Rainer Stuike-Prill, Vice President Patent & Scientific Information

In our Patent & Scientific Information program unit, we develop and operate information services to support research, innovation and patenting processes.
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We develop and operate globally recognized information services for the fields of mathematics, crystallography and energy in the Subject-Specific Services program unit. In the Mathematics department at our Berlin site, we primarily develop and operate zbMATH Open, a freely accessible, international information service with more than 4 million bibliographic entries, reviews and abstracts.
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Silke Rehme, Vice President Subject-Specific Services

Matthias Razum, Vice President e-Research

In our e-Research program unit, we develop and operate solutions and information infrastructures for various disciplines as part of interdisciplinary research projects and commercial contracts.
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In the research area Information Service Engineering research unit we investigate models and methods for efficient semantic indexing, aggregation, networking and retrieval of extensive heterogeneous and distributed data sources in order to develop and provide new information services.
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Prof. Dr. Harald Sack, Vice President Information Service Engineering

Prof. Dr. Franziska Boehm, Vice President Intellectual Property Rights

The Chair of Intellectual Property Rights in Distributed Information Infrastructures deals with various issues relating to information law and research data management.
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FIZ Karlsruhe develops innovative information services in the area of IT systems and data networks and operates these in a secure, high-performance and highly available IT infrastructure in its own data center in Karlsruhe. The IT systems and applications form the technical basis for internal purposes, for the operation of "open" and "closed" platforms and for the implementation of cooperative projects.

Hans-Jürgen Rudolph, Vice President IT Systems and Data Networks

Andreas Schwartz, Vice President Administration

The Administration department is responsible for finance, controlling, human resources and infrastructure as well as for the legal affairs of FIZ Karlsruhe. It is involved in numerous cross-divisional developments and advances internal administrative topics.

Our values

Responsibility | Integrity | Openness | Quality | Respect
are our core values and anchored in our mission statement.

Mission Statement

Our Vision, our Mission, our Values.

Career opportunities at FIZ Karlsruhe

As an employer offering various opportunities, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated employees for our innovative and exciting areas of responsibility and projects for the design and further development of a sustainable information infrastructure.