{"id":115324,"date":"2026-05-13T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/?p=115324"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:42:34","slug":"voluntary-year-in-research-fjn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/voluntary-year-in-research-fjn\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntary Year in Research (FJN)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>You finished school. What next?<\/strong> <strong>Start your FJN on 1 September 2026 at the HIIG in Berlin!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maybe you\u2019ve just finished school, or perhaps you\u2019re taking a gap year that you want to make the most of. You\u2019re pondering the big questions: How is AI changing the world of work? Who decides how the internet is regulated? What impact does digitalisation have on democracy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Then come and join us! A year with us means five days a week of real tasks in a fast-paced environment. If you\u2019re eager to dive in and learn a lot in the process, you\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As an FJN intern, you\u2019ll join our management, events and knowledge transfer team. Here, you will learn how research can have a real impact through social media, podcasts, blogs and public debates. You will also experience formats such as our Digital Salon, a monthly event where science meets society.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note: This job advertisement is in German.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Das erwartet dich bei uns:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recherche <\/strong>zu Themen, die gerade die Welt bewegen: von KI-Regulierung bis zu digitaler Demokratie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Texte schreiben<\/strong>, die tats\u00e4chlich gelesen werden&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Einblick in redaktionelle Abl\u00e4ufe<\/strong>, plus<strong> <\/strong>Grafikdesign und Video Editing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Events mitgestalten<\/strong>: von der Planung bis zur Umsetzung, z. B. beim Digitalen Salon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wissenschaftsmanagement<\/strong>: du siehst, was hinter den Kulissen eines Forschungsinstituts wirklich passiert und unterst\u00fctzt im Office Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forschung hautnah<\/strong>: durch Schnittstellenaufgaben in Kommunikation und Wissenstransfer bist du dort, wo alles zusammenl\u00e4uft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Das solltest du mitbringen:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interesse an Themen Digitales, Gesellschaft und Forschung<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lust auf eigenst\u00e4ndiges Arbeiten und auf ein diverses, motiviertes Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offenheit, Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit, Neugier und keine Scheu, mitanzupacken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse, gute Englischkenntnisse w\u00fcnschenswert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schulabschluss, Vollj\u00e4hrigkeit, max. 26 Jahre alt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Das bekommst du bei uns:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spannende Einblicke in wissenschaftliche Arbeit mit gesellschaftlicher Relevanz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Einblicke in nachhaltige Berufswege im Wissenschafts-, Kommunikations- und Veranstaltungsbereich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eigenverantwortliche Aufgaben mit viel Raum zur pers\u00f6nlichen Entwicklung<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zugang zum Netzwerk des HIIG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bildungsseminare im Rahmen des FJN-Programms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>monatliches Taschengeld und eine Verpflegungsgeldpauschale, ein Arbeitszeugnis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>weitere Rahmenbedingungen kannst du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ijgd.de\/inland\/fjn#c763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hier<\/a> nachlesen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warum ein Freiwilliges Jahr in der Forschung (FJN)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Das FJN ist eine besondere Form des Freiwilligen Sozialen Jahres. Es bietet dir die M\u00f6glichkeit, dich ein Jahr lang freiwillig in Forschungseinrichtungen, Hochschulen oder Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten zu engagieren. Dabei lernst du nachhaltige Berufswege kennen, entwickelst dich fachlich und pers\u00f6nlich weiter und sammelst erste Praxiserfahrungen in einem interdisziplin\u00e4ren Umfeld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Begleitende Bildungsseminare geben dir zus\u00e4tzlich Raum zur Orientierung, zum Austausch mit anderen Freiwilligen und zur aktiven Mitgestaltung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So bewirbst du dich:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Konnten wir dein Interesse wecken? Dann freuen wir uns auf deine Bewerbung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ijgd.de\/inland\/fjn\/onlinebewerbung-fjn-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00fcber das Online-Portal des Internationalen Jugendgemeinschaftsdienstes (ijgd)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bei Fragen zur Position steht dir gerne Frederik Efferenn zur Verf\u00fcgung: <a href=\"mailto:frederik.efferenn@hiig.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frederik.efferenn@hiig.de<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-flex-start shariff-widget-align-flex-start\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-round orientation-horizontal buttonsize-medium\"><li class=\"shariff-button linkedin shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#1488bf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiig.de%2Fen%2Fvoluntary-year-in-research-fjn%2F\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#0077b5; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 32\"><path fill=\"#0077b5\" d=\"M6.2 11.2v17.7h-5.9v-17.7h5.9zM6.6 5.7q0 1.3-0.9 2.2t-2.4 0.9h0q-1.5 0-2.4-0.9t-0.9-2.2 0.9-2.2 2.4-0.9 2.4 0.9 0.9 2.2zM27.4 18.7v10.1h-5.9v-9.5q0-1.9-0.7-2.9t-2.3-1.1q-1.1 0-1.9 0.6t-1.2 1.5q-0.2 0.5-0.2 1.4v9.9h-5.9q0-7.1 0-11.6t0-5.3l0-0.9h5.9v2.6h0q0.4-0.6 0.7-1t1-0.9 1.6-0.8 2-0.3q3 0 4.9 2t1.9 6z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button bluesky shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#84c4ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=Voluntary%20Year%20in%20Research%20%28FJN%29 https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiig.de%2Fen%2Fvoluntary-year-in-research-fjn%2F  via @hiigberlin.bsky.social\" title=\"Share on Bluesky\" aria-label=\"Share on Bluesky\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#0085ff; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M4.89,3.12c2.07,1.55,4.3,4.71,5.11,6.4.82-1.69,3.04-4.84,5.11-6.4,1.49-1.12,3.91-1.99,3.91.77,0,.55-.32,4.63-.5,5.3-.64,2.3-2.99,2.89-5.08,2.54,3.65.62,4.58,2.68,2.57,4.74-3.81,3.91-5.48-.98-5.9-2.23-.08-.23-.11-.34-.12-.25,0-.09-.04.02-.12.25-.43,1.25-2.09,6.14-5.9,2.23-2.01-2.06-1.08-4.12,2.57-4.74-2.09.36-4.44-.23-5.08-2.54-.19-.66-.5-4.74-.5-5.3,0-2.76,2.42-1.89,3.91-.77h0Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button mailto shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#a8a8a8\"><a href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiig.de%2Fen%2Fvoluntary-year-in-research-fjn%2F&subject=Voluntary%20Year%20in%20Research%20%28FJN%29\" title=\"Send by email\" aria-label=\"Send by email\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#999; color:#fff\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#999\" d=\"M32 12.7v14.2q0 1.2-0.8 2t-2 0.9h-26.3q-1.2 0-2-0.9t-0.8-2v-14.2q0.8 0.9 1.8 1.6 6.5 4.4 8.9 6.1 1 0.8 1.6 1.2t1.7 0.9 2 0.4h0.1q0.9 0 2-0.4t1.7-0.9 1.6-1.2q3-2.2 8.9-6.1 1-0.7 1.8-1.6zM32 7.4q0 1.4-0.9 2.7t-2.2 2.2q-6.7 4.7-8.4 5.8-0.2 0.1-0.7 0.5t-1 0.7-0.9 0.6-1.1 0.5-0.9 0.2h-0.1q-0.4 0-0.9-0.2t-1.1-0.5-0.9-0.6-1-0.7-0.7-0.5q-1.6-1.1-4.7-3.2t-3.6-2.6q-1.1-0.7-2.1-2t-1-2.5q0-1.4 0.7-2.3t2.1-0.9h26.3q1.2 0 2 0.8t0.9 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School is done. 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