The Education and Outreach Department will give you an insight into various areas of museum education and is looking forward to your active support!

Please send your written application or questions about internship opportunities to

Dr Katja Waskow
Tel.: 0228-91 22 381
k.waskow@leibniz-lib.de

Internships for school pupils:

Internship periods:
Generally: January/February & June/July (or before the NRW summer holidays)
Next internship period: 27 January to 7 February 2025
Application deadline for student internships January 2025:
Tuesday, 8 October 2025.
The internship places for 2024 have already been allocated.

Student internships:

Compulsory internships for students in the fields of natural sciences and education (preferably with a focus on natural sciences) are possible at any time by appointment. If you are interested, please also send your application to

Dr Katja Waskow
Tel.: 0228-91 22 381
k.waskow@leibniz-lib.de

Internship for students in the FörTax project:

In the inventory module of the FörTax project to promote taxonomic knowledge as a basis for nature conservation, students can complete a compulsory internship during their studies.

Tasks include research and data collection, conducting interviews, observations and surveys as well as public relations work.

Information on the project and the inventory at https://foertax.de/ and https://foertax.de/bestandsaufnahme.

Internship period by arrangement. Written application or further questions to:

Dr Nicole Nöske, n.noeske@leibniz-lib.de

Please note that the Education & Placement department does not organise internships in other departments! If you are interested in an internship in another department, please contact them directly Contact persons.