Studies and career entry

Both students and graduates can find a wide range of opportunities at BGR to gain practical experience and launch their career. We offer internships, the possibility to write your final thesis and interesting job opportunities for starting your career after graduating from university.

Internship

Compulsory internship as part of studies, apprenticeship, further education programme

If you would like to gain valuable practical experience as part of your studies, training or further education programme, you can do an internship at BGR. The prerequisite for this is that the internship is prescribed in the examination or study regulations (compulsory internship). No remuneration or expense allowance is paid for the internship.

During the internship, BGR offers you the opportunity to get to know the organisation of the federal authority and its tasks and to gain deeper practical insights into what you have learned in your respective field of studies.

Helpful information

  • Please attach the following documents to your internship application:

    • Cover letter with details about your field of studies, preferences, time period, foreign language skills and IT skills
    • CV
    • Copies of your most recent certificates (including A-levels) and other course achievements to date
    • Confirmation of enrolment
    • Proof that the internship is compulsory (e. g. extract from the study/exam regulations, confirmation from the university or a further education provider)
  • Please send your complete application documents, ideally by e-mail, to:

    E-Mail postfach-z@bgr.de
    T. +49 511 643-2266

    Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
    Abteilung Zentrale Dienste 
    Sekretariat
    Stilleweg 2
    30655 Hannover

Final thesis

The final thesis is one of the most important pieces of work in a degree programme and should provide interesting insights. Many students therefore wish to combine the theoretical knowledge from their studies with a more practical approach in their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. This can be achieved if the thesis is written in cooperation with a company or institution. BGR offers you the opportunity to write your final thesis here while establishing contacts with experts.

Unfortunately, no remuneration can be granted for writing your thesis on site. During your time at BGR, you will benefit from a direct link to professional practice and you will be able to research and address specific projects, problems and issues in your thesis. You will receive relevant information at first hand and can consult and network with our experts. 

Helpful information

  • In order to apply for writing your thesis at BGR, please send us your specific proposed topic as well as information about in which department and by which means you are planning on writing your final thesis.

  • E-Mail postfach-z@bgr.de
    T. +49 511 643-2266

    Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
    Abteilung Zentrale Dienste 
    Sekretariat
    Stilleweg 2
    30655 Hannover

Career opportunities after graduation

After successfully graduating from university with a Master’s, Bachelor’s or an equivalent degree, BGR offers you career opportunities in subjects such as business administration, law, chemistry, cartography, geosciences, economics and many more.

BGR regularly advertises jobs for scientific, technical and administrative staff. Scientific staff has the option to gain a scientific qualification (doctorate or postdoctoral qualification) while on the job.

Start your career today!

Start your career at BGR and apply for one of our job vacancies today. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Your contact

Personalgewinnung (Recruitment)

Stilleweg 2
30655 Hannover

postfach-z1@bgr.de