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Annual Report 2014
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Personnel and training
The BfR employed a total workforce of 757 at the end of 2014, 439 at the location in Jungfernheide and
318 at the two other locations in Marienfelde. The main tasks of the personnel unit in 2014 included
especially the recruitment of qualified staff, training, personnel development and the promotion of the
compatibility of family and career at the BfR.
Personnel recruitment
In order to recruit qualified personnel, the BfR presented
itself in 2014 at trade fairs and events geared specifically
towards the field of natural science. To this end, the per-
sonnel unit was again represented with its own stand at
two job fairs in Berlin. In addition to this, the BfR attended
an international fair for the first time by participating in the
14
th
annual meeting of the German Academic Internation-
al Network in the USA. The goal was to reach applicants
directly through trade fairs and events and not only via the
classical method of job announcements in print and online
media. The Institute also released the image film “Working
at the BfR”, which provides an insight of the Institute as an
employer, on various social media portals in 2014.
The BfR published a total of 120 job announcements –
roughly 20 percent more than the previous year. Accord-
ingly, the number of applications rose to 4,800. 110 peo-
ple were hired. Through organisational measures, it was
possible to further shorten the recruitment process to
three months on average.
Training
The BfR offers training in seven different professions.
These include apprenticeships as a chemical or biologi-
cal lab assistant, animal carer, plumbing and heating in-
staller, office communication and/or office management
specialist, media and information services specialist and
computer scientist. At the end of 2014, 28 young people
had an apprenticeship contract with the BfR.
The BfR is also committed to the “National Plan of Action
for Integration” initiated by the national government in
2012 to integrate the number of people with a migration
background into the civil service. In its “Training initiative
for young people with a migration background” the BfR
specifically addresses this target group, for example at
training and study course fairs and through its coopera-
tion with associations which provide information on ap-
prenticeships and job announcements at the BfR.
In addition to the apprentices, the BfR granted 166 school
children and students an insight into day-to-day practice
at the Institute through internships, while also accompa-
nying students' final papers and supervising 23 external
PhD candidates.
Personnel development
To ensure that the tasks of the Institute can be performed
in top quality, the continuous development of personnel
is an essential issue at the BfR. Accordingly, a large num-
ber of further training courses were again conducted for
all employee groups in 2014 on interdisciplinary and
methodical topics such as foreign languages, laboratory
appliances and rhetoric. The BfR also continues to pro-
mote participation in recognised further training courses
in toxicology.
The BfR has a presence at job fairs for the scientific sector
several times per year.
