One of ten reasons
Why it’s worth applying for a position at HRW
There is no single “one” reason to apply for a job at HRW. Everyone is different and, depending on their personal situation, has different needs.
That’s why we have compiled ten good reasons why employees chose HRW and enjoy working here.
Gute Gründe für eine Bewerbung an der HRW
Professors at HRW actively and successfully work to promote exciting and important research projects.
As a result, academic staff can contribute to the development of new technologies and new jobs can be created. Staff in technical and administrative roles also gain insights into current developments.
Networking is highly valued at HRW.
Thinking and working takes place across departmental boundaries.
At in-person events such as the regular Tea Time Tuesdays, colleagues from teaching and research as well as from service areas report on ongoing projects.
Due to HRW’s size, it is easy to get to know colleagues and build connections.
The topic of “feedback,” which is essential for good collaboration, is valued so highly at HRW that it has been included in the university development plan.
HRW employs people of different age groups. Naturally, they have different needs regarding working hours.
Many employees appreciate that, under the provisions of the TV-L collective agreement, HRW enables them to work part-time temporarily—due to childcare responsibilities, their own further education, or caregiving for relatives in need of care.
HRW is a young, modern university with flat hierarchies.
Our employees recognize that this allows them to contribute and actively shape topics and processes.
This supports the entrepreneurial mindset that HRW strives for and promotes.
HRW employees value the support they receive for their personal and professional development.
The offerings differ for academic staff and for staff in technical and administrative roles.
In practice, this is ensured by direct supervisors as well as by the team for personnel and organizational development and the training officer.
With Campus Bottrop, Campus Mülheim, and the Parkstadt site in Mülheim, HRW has modern, functional buildings with bright offices.
As a young university, it has up-to-date equipment that repeatedly impresses new colleagues.
The option of flexible working hours (“flexitime”) based on TV-L and the requirements of teaching operations is highly appreciated by employees.
Social benefits include, among other things, retirement provision through the public sector’s supplementary pension scheme.
In addition, HRW employees benefit from regular collectively agreed pay increases. The pay grades regulated by TV-L ensure transparency regarding individual remuneration.
HRW is a campus-based university. Nevertheless, after the onboarding phase there is generally the option to work from home at least some of the time.
Appropriate arrangements have been agreed with the relevant staff representative bodies.
HRW continuously engages with modern ways of working. This includes, but is not limited to, concepts such as desk sharing and co-working spaces.
It also addresses questions of freedom and self-determination, digitalization and agility, as well as networking and project-based collaboration—not on a purely theoretical basis, but concretely and in implementation.
HRW employees come from Mülheim itself, neighboring Essen and Duisburg, as well as the wider Ruhr region and the Rhineland. They appreciate the good accessibility via public transportation, the cycling superhighway, and the fact that they can park in HRW’s free parking garage when they need to rely on a car.