Careers and Education

Explaining the Network

The energy supply of tomorrow is already in the making today. At the Institute of Networked Energy Systems, we are working on sustainable energy management issues that affect our society today to ensure a secure energy supply for everyone in the future. Join our energy research centres in Oldenburg and Stuttgart that provde optimal infrastructure for interdisciplinary research and cooperation opportunities in the other DLR focus areas of space, aviation, security, digitalisation and transport.

Join us and become part of our interdisciplinary and international teams and shape a future full of energy with us!

Vacancies at the Institute

The Institute of Networked Energy Systems works at two locations: our scientific departments of Energy System Technologies and Urban and Building Technologies conduct research in Oldenburg, while the Department of Energy System Analysis is split between the Oldenburg and Stuttgart sites.

Information for students

Our institute offers various entry opportunities for students such as compulsory internships or Bachelor's and Master's theses and the supervision of doctoral students.

DLR for pupils

For very young researchers in Bremen/Oldenburg, DLR offers an early insight into science at DLR_School_Lab Bremen. Students from 3rd grade and up can experiment and learn in the fields of energy, space and aviation.