Job Search
Starting a new career in a new region raises many questions. This is especially true for accompanying partners, who are often still looking for a job. To help you get off to a good start, we support you in your job search, career guidance, and the application process. In one-on-one meetings, we advise you on career paths and professional prospects, facilitate contacts both within and outside the university, and help you build new networks.
To help you get started, you’ll find below a selection of helpful links, job boards, and resources for conducting your own research.
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- University of Siegen Job Portal
- Job Portal of the Employment Agency
- Careers in South Westphalia – The Job and Training Portal
- Job Board of the Siegen-Wittgenstein District Administration
- Job Board of the Siegener Zeitung - 57jobs.de
- Job Board at meinestadt.de
- Regional Job Network
- Online Job Board
- interfaces HR Consulting – Job Board for the South Westphalia Region and Beyond
- Yourfirm - The Portal for Jobs in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Contacts in Bad Berleburg
Local Contact Points
- Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Siegen
- Startpunkt57 – The Initiative for Founders, Inc.
Career Guidance and Information
- New Plan - Online Tool for Career Development
- Here you’ll find inspiration for a career change, development opportunities, alternative career paths, guidance, and much more
- Career Counseling for Working Adults
- Information on working in Germany from the Federal Employment Agency
- Monster - Resume Generator
- ZAV - Central Overseas Placement Service of the Federal Employment Agency
- NRW Return Program—for highly qualified young researchers from abroad
- Research in Germany
- Sidepreneur – Information on Starting a Side Business
- Zia Visible Women in Science – Fellowship Program by Zeitverlag
- Public Sector Career Portal
- Job Openings in Public Administration in Germany
- femconsult - Job Portal of the Center of Excellence for Women in Science and Research (CEWS)
- Indeed - Job Portal
- experteer - Job board (some listings require a fee)
- JobLeads - Paid job board
- Job board
- Jobs.de
- Jobware - Job portal
- Jobworld - Search engine for all major job portals in Germany
- Karriere.NRW - Job board for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kimeta - Meta-search engine
- zutun.de - Meta-search engine
- Monster - Job portal
- FAZ Job Board
- Stepstone - Job portal
- International Job Pool - Federal Foreign Office
- Academic Jobs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- Job Board of the *Deutsches Ärzteblatt*
- Springer Medicine
- Job Board for Architects
- Baunetz - Job Board for Architects
- Beck Job Board for Lawyers
- German Chemical Society
- Job Board for Developers and Programmers
- Helmholtz - Job Board for All Helmholtz Centers and the Helmholtz Administrative Office
- pro-physik
- jobvector - Career Portal for Engineers, Computer Scientists, Medical Professionals, and Natural Scientists
- Ingenieur.de - Job Board for Engineers
- cio.de - IT job listings
- IZjobs - Real Estate Industry
- Jobted / Journalism
- Justiz.NRW
- ngojobs.eu - Job Board for the Nonprofit Sector
- Federal Association of German Foundations
- science-jobs.de - Job postings by scientists for the scientific community
- WissenschaftsKARRIERE - Job portal for science, research, and management with current job openings from universities, colleges, research institutes, and scientific organizations
- WILA Job Market - Job board for academics and generalists
- HRK Job Postings from Universities
Schools / Teaching
- Teacher Exchange Program (KMK) ( For teachers already employed on a permanent basis or as civil servants by a state who wish to transfer to another state for personal reasons.)
- Teacher Exchange Program (LTV) (Transfer to North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Becoming a Teacher in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Recognition Procedure (Teachers from other federal states or abroad must have their respective degrees recognized in North Rhine-Westphalia if they wish to work there. Here you will find all the important information regarding the application process)
- NRW LEO – Teacher Hiring Process in North Rhine-Westphalia
- NRW Lois – Recruitment Process for Career Changers
- NRW SEVON – Seminar Induction Process / Pre-Service Training in NRW
- NRW STELLA – Positions and Promotion Opportunities for Teachers in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Information on Substitute Teaching Positions
- Hiring of Substitute Teachers at Elementary Schools in the Siegen-Wittgenstein District
- academics - Job Board and Career Guide for Science and Research
- EURAXESS - a Europe-wide initiative that supports researchers with career development, mobility, and administrative assistance
- GAIN German Academics Network - A network for German scholars working in North America
- GSO* Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers
- LinkedIn - professional networking platform
- Research in Germany
- ResearchGate | Scientific Network
- WIMO - Science Management Online - Central information, career, and networking platform for science management
- XING - professional network and job board