Diversity
Working at DLR is never one-dimensional. It is always diverse.
Research, just like work in administration or technology, is best carried out as a team. Different backgrounds – whether professional, social or cultural – offer different perspectives that help to identify new solutions.
You are welcome here. As unique as you are.
Whilst completing her doctorate at the Institute of Materials Research, Prasanna was part of a very international team – seven doctoral students from six countries. "The different perspectives broadened the group's knowledge in unexpected ways," she reports. “Definitely, different cultures give rise to different and creative ways of thinking. Among several instances, I remember that once my Mexican colleague came up with a reason that you would normally not expect for the observed asymmetry in contact resistance of one of my colleague’s samples. The idea when experimented ended up being the actual reason, resulting in a scientific publication.”
A programmatic approach to diversity – what we do
- DLR has been a signatory of the ‘Diversity Charter’ since 2014
- We have established Diversity Management to promote diversity
- We are committed to providing working conditions that are family-conscious and promote equal opportunities – and were awarded with the ‘Total E-Quality’ rating
- We promote women in scientific and technical fields and adopt self-imposed target quotas
- We offer numerous ways to support the compatibility of work and private life
We are employees from approximately 100 nations
Diversity Management at DLR aims to broaden human resources policy in such a way that our employees are supported to the greatest possible extent. This is to ensure their creativity and innovative ability can flourish, which is essential for a research institution such as DLR.
Networks make you strong
Internationals, female scientists, the Pride community – at DLR they network and create helpful forums for exchange and mutual support.
By signing the Diversity Charter, DLR has committed to creating a working environment that is characterised by mutual respect and appreciation, and is free of prejudice. The Diversity Charter is an initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions in Germany.
For a long time, we have been committed to offering working conditions that provide equal opportunities. Since 2004, DLR has consistently been awarded the Total E-Quality rating, demonstrating the success of this endeavour. Furthermore, since many years DLR has met the requirements for a human resources policy conscious of our employees’ life stages and family situations.
Credit: Charta der Vielfalt
Credit: Total E-Quality
Shape your professional life to suit you and your responsibilities
- Flexible working (time) models: mobile working, flexitime and part-time
- Advice on childcare and caring for those in need
- Vacation offers for school children
- Childcare places in day-care centres at larger DLR sites
- Structured re-entry procedure after family-related leave of absence
- Comprehensive provision of relevant information
However, the proportion of women in scientific and technical professions in particular does not yet meet our expectations. We therefore specifically promote female researchers, especially in leadership positions, and are working toward our self-imposed target quotas.
