The Hereon Institute aims at attracting interest in the natural sciences among school children in Germany. It supports Berlin’s and Brandenburg’s schools in the scientific education of the younger generation by offering special lectures for classes (4-5 classes each year) and by opening its doors for field trips to the site.

In addition, each year two candidates receive the opportunity to participate in the Hereon Institute’s practical training courses which are part of the school curriculum in order to provide school children with first work experiences and to help them getting oriented in the job market.

The Hereon Institute is a regular participant of the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften” and “Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften” offering children and families hands-on insights into scientific experiments within the field of polymer research.

The Hereon Institute of Biomaterial Science hosts many international exchange students, for example RICE program (DAAD) or Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) grantees, Erasmus students, and candidates financed by the BSRT. Hereon scientists work in close contact with several universities (e.g. University of Potsdam, Freie Universität Berlin, Lausitz University of Applied Sciences) giving lectures on the Bachelor and Master level.

Moreover, the Hereon Institute is involved in the educational program of the International “Master of Polymer Science” degree of the three Berlin universities and the University of Potsdam. It also participates in the “Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT)” which is directed towards more clinically oriented studies and involves clinical scientists and postdoc programs.

Together with the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, the Hereon Institute of Biomaterial Science organizes the Kolleg “Multifunctional Materials for Biomedical Applications” offering talented students from the Stiftung an outstanding basis for their next career steps.

Im Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon engagieren sich rund 920 Mitarbeiter in den Bereichen Material- und Küstenforschung an den Standorten Geesthacht (bei Hamburg) und Teltow (bei Berlin).

Wir bieten Schulabgängern eine zukunftsorientierte und abwechslungsreiche Ausbildung und suchen junge Menschen, die

-> gern mit anderen zusammenarbeiten
-> Verantwortung übernehmen
-> moderne Technik spannend finden