IfG is one of the world's leading institutions in the field of salt mechanics. Our interdisciplinary team, comprising physicists, geotechnical engineers, geoscientists, engineers and technicians works on both national and international projects related to salt mining, underground energy storage and disposal.

Working at IfG means shaping the future. Here you can expect modern workplaces in the south of Leipzig, challenging and varied activities, a motivated and collegial team as well as convincing framework conditions, including a wide range of attractive additional benefits. We are a regionally rooted employer with over 30 years of national and international experience.

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IfG as employer

IfG currently employs 36 people at its Leipzig location. The structure of our engineering office, consisting of three closely interlinked departments, can be described as truly unique.

Through our field measurement department, we work directly on-site with mine operators to aquire in-situ data on the real rock mass behavior underground and to collect rock samples for further analysis in our rock mechanics laboratory. These samples are then systematically examined in our high-performance laboratory focusing on rock strength, deformation behavior and hydraulic properties.

Together with the in situ data, the laboratory results form the essential basis for numerical simulations, which model and predict the bevavior of the rock mass. Finally, all test results are integrated into a comprehensive rock mechanics analysis, which is part of the expert assessment.

This provides our clients and regulatory authorities with a critical decision-making foundation for planning and approval.

We offer our employees attractive working conditions alongside their interesting and varied tasks: