Fraunhofer IIS as employer

Working at Fraunhofer IIS - our offers and services

Wondering what it's like to work at one of the largest research institutes in Germany? Find out more about our benefits, programmes and employees here!

Onboarding

During your first time at Fraunhofer IIS, we will support you with a wide range of measures to make your onboarding as pleasant as possible. For example, a mentor will introduce you to the institute, and you can get to know colleagues and central service providers at regular onboarding events.

Personal development

We strengthen your skills! Whether it's a language or programming course, time or mindfulness management, in-house or external! Our personal development concept is diverse - your support is tailored to your needs and individualised!

Work-Life-Balance

Just as our research activities are geared towards the needs of people, we take the needs of our employees into account in our corporate culture. Trust-based working hours and flexibility in the organisation of working hours create the basis for a good work-life balance.

Top technical equipment

Only with top equipment can we develop applicable solutions for the challenges of the present and the future. We give you the tools you need for your research!

Change the world of tomorrow

Our actions are guided by the principle of responsibility: we work on meaningful and important topics with high social relevance. Change the world of tomorrow with us!

Health and well-being

Yoga courses, consultations with the company doctor, running groups and other health programmes ensure your physical and mental well-being.

Sustainability and mobility

For a sustainable mobility transition, we have set up e-charging stations for electric vehicles, sufficient bicycle parking spaces and an attractive subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, which makes it easier for our employees to use local public transport.

Childcare services

Optimising work-life balance is a top priority for us. That is why we offer our employee parents and families attractive childcare options, including a fixed number of daycare places and holiday care during the summer holidays.

Get to know our employees

 

You want to know who is working on what at Fraunhofer IIS?

Then take a look at the everyday life of our employees now!

Women in science

 

Our funded programmes for women in applied research

A look behind the scenes

Experience Fraunhofer IIS up close and gain exciting insights into our working world. In the 360-degree tour you can immerse yourself in our sometimes extraordinary premises.

What motivates us?

Founded in Erlangen in 1985, Fraunhofer IIS has evolved into the largest institute of the Fraunhofer-Society and a global pioneer in technology research. With over 1200 employees, we are shaping the future - from the invention of the MP3 format to state-of-the-art solutions in AI, mobile communications and media technology. Prof Dr Dieter Seitzer, founder and former director of Fraunhofer IIS, looks back on the beginnings of the institute. How did the first patent become a research group, and how did it become Fraunhofer IIS?

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