FAQ

Do you have any unanswered questions? Check out our FAQ, maybe your question is already answered there. For further inquiries, our recruiting team is available at jobsHZI@helmholtz-hzi.de. Feel free to contact us.


Please use our career portal for your application. Refrain from applying via email or postal mail.

The online application offers you numerous advantages. For example, you save on costs for paper, postage, packaging, and expensive application folders, and you can check the current status of your application at any time.


If you want to apply for one of the advertised positions, click on "Apply now" in the respective job offer.

If you do not yet have a personal user account in our career portal, registration is required in the next step. If you already have a personal user account, you can log in with your email address and password.

If not already done, upload your resume under "My Documents" in the next step. The system will then try to read the most important data from your resume and automatically fill in as many fields as possible in your profile. Please check the filled fields under "My Profile" and complete or correct your information if necessary, and upload any additional documents. The data will be saved in your profile.

With your profile, you can easily apply for one or more of our current job offers.

You can interrupt the application process at any time, save your application, and revise or submit it at a later time. You can also view an overview of your previous applications and the current processing status in your profile.


We require a personal cover letter and a resume from you. Additionally, you can provide us with other documents, such as a degree certificate, work references, language certificates, or a publication list, if available.


You can save your information or changes at any time and continue the application at a later time.


We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat the data entrusted to us strictly confidentially and responsibly in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations.

Before you can start the application process and create a profile, you must accept and confirm our privacy policy. Please read this information carefully.

With your application, a personal profile will be automatically created for you. With the registered email address and your password, you can access your profile at any time and complete, update, or delete it.

The personal data you enter during the application process and the documents you upload will be collected, stored, processed, and used by us exclusively for the application process and, in the case of a successful application, for the hiring process and the subsequent employment relationship.

Your data will be stored and processed by us in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and will generally not be passed on to third parties.

You also have the option to view the privacy policy in your profile at any time and to revoke it. Please note, however, that revoking the privacy policy will automatically delete your profile. In this case, your application(s) will no longer be considered for the application process and will be deleted after the period defined in the privacy policy.


After receiving your application through our career portal, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by email. In the next step, your application will be carefully reviewed by the responsible department, and it will be decided whether you will be invited for a personal interview. This may take a few days. We will get back to you as soon as possible.


You can withdraw your application at any time. To do this, access your profile and click on the tile for the ongoing application you want to withdraw. Then click on "Withdraw application" at the bottom right.