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Invent the future with us

Are you a passionate researcher, looking for a new professional challenge, or keen to kick-start your career? We offer a wide range of opportunities for professional development in the fields of energy, processes and products. Whether you’re a student, a PhD candidate or a research assistant: at Fraunhofer UMSICHT, you’ll play an active role in shaping sustainable business practices and driving forward environmentally friendly technologies and innovative approaches – to improve people’s quality of life.

Are you more interested in a role in administration, marketing and communications, training or HR development? Then Fraunhofer UMSICHT is also the right place for you. In addition, we offer exciting roles in the laboratory, technical centre, IT and workshop.

At Fraunhofer UMSICHT, you can expect varied tasks and roles with plenty of creative freedom and development potential, as well as a wide range of training opportunities as part of our staff development programme.

 

 

Career in applied research

In addition to scientific tasks, we offer prospects in administration, public relations, further education, personnel development, library, IT, workshop, laboratories and pilot plants. Equal opportunities, work-life balance, diversity management and much more are not just fancy buzzwords for us. We also put them into practice. Our employees identify with the institute.

 

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT as an employer

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Meet Fraunhofer UMSICHT at career orientation events

Would you like to meet us in person? We take part in many career and job search events with our trade fair team.

Are you interested in our research institute and would like to take the opportunity to ask our employees your questions?

Would you like to find out more about our research topics, our work or your career opportunities with us?

We take part in many career and professional events with our team: 

  • Career choice seminar at the Walter-Höllerer-Realschule Sulzbach-Rosenberg
  • Participation in vocational training events at HCA-Gymnasium Sulzbach-Rosenberg
  • Career orientation fair for grammar schools from Amberg-Sulzbach at ACC Amberg
  • Career Day at the OTH Amberg-Weiden
  • IKOM - Career fair of the TU Munich
  • IHK training fair at the ACC Amberg
  • CONNECTA company contact fair of the OTH and Uni Regensburg etc.

We want to make research understandable and motivate people to join us in the transition to a sustainable society.

Come along and talk to us - we will be happy to get to know you and give you an insight into our activities!

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This is what it looks like here – a quick tour of our open house

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The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft was also recognized as a top employer in various studies in 2026.