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Voluntary Scientific Year

Voluntary Academic Year

Every year PhoenixD supports young people who complete a so-called Voluntary Academic Year (German: FWJ) between school and university or training. During the FWJ, participants spend a year working full-time on a research project of their choice. The young people can try things out and learn scientific working methods. They get to know everyday life at an institute, work on their own projects and exchange ideas in regular seminars.

Every year PhoenixD supports young people who complete a so-called Voluntary Academic Year (German: FWJ) between school and university or training. During the FWJ, participants spend a year working full-time on a research project of their choice. The young people can try things out and learn scientific working methods. They get to know everyday life at an institute, work on their own projects and exchange ideas in regular seminars.

FWJ Positions advertised at PhoenixD

In the coming year from September 2024 to August 2025, institutions participating in PhoenixD will again be offering FWJ places. The vacancies are advertised at the beginning of the year on the website of Hannover Medical School. The application deadline is 31 January each year.

  • Institut für Produktentwicklung und Gerätebau (IPeG)
  • Institut für Quantenoptik/Hannover Institute of Technology (IQO/HITec)
  • Institut für Quantenoptik/Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (IQO/PTB)
  • Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
  • Projektwerkstatt PROTOYS – Leibniz Lab of Optics and Photonics
Would you like to do an FWJ at PhoenixD too? More information about available places and the application can be found on the MHH website.

Current FWJ positions in PhoenixD

In the current year September 2023 to August 2024, 5 people are completing their FWJ at PhoenixD in the following institutes:

  • Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT)
  • Institute of Microproduction Technology (IMPT)
  • Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry (PCI)
  • Institute for Product Development an Equipment Construction (IPeG)
  • Institute of Quantum Optics (IQO)

We welcome all FWJ members!

If you have any questions, please contact us