Your application should consist of a cover letter, a CV and copies of all certificates and proof of degrees, further education, etc. relevant to the position. Please apply preferably online and submit the relevant documents as a PDF via our online application system.
Please ensure that the data volume of the PDF documents is not too large (max. 5 MB per document or 20 MB for the entire application file).
Below you will find more information on the individual documents that should be part of your application.
Cover letter
Keep your cover letter concise (approx. 1 page).
Describe your motivation for working at Forschungszentrum Jülich as well as your qualifications and experience relevant to the advertised position.
All information should be legible. In order to better organise the procedure, it is helpful to indicate the earliest possible starting date.
Curriculum vitae
Please structure your CV clearly, for example in tabular form.
Please document all stages of your professional career. State the period of employment, the name of the company/institution and your position, and describe the activities you have carried out in brief. Ideally, you should focus on the experiences that are particularly relevant to the advertised position.
Further contents of the CV might include: information on further education and training, language, IT and methodological skills or an overview or excerpt of your publications (in the case of applications for academic positions).
A photo is not required.
Attachments
In order to provide us with a comprehensive overview of your professional career to date, we ask you to provide us with a copy of a school report card, certificate or attestation for each period of education and employment, if possible.
All information should be legible.
Letters of reference when applying for a doctoral position
Letters of reference when applying for a doctoral position
If you are applying for a doctoral position, you can name one or more potential references in the online application form so that we can request a letter of reference if necessary. You are welcome to upload existing letters of reference as file attachments.
