The Institut für Gebirgsmechanik GmbH specialises in solving geomechanical issues relating to the use of salt formations. For more than 30 years, our interdisciplinary team of physicists, geotechnical engineers, geoscientists, and engineers has been working on national and international projects in the fields of salt mining, underground energy storage in salt caverns, and final storage of hazardous materials. Together with our partners from science and industry, we develop innovative concepts for the geotechnical challenges of the 21st century.
We are currently seeking a permanent employee to handle the engineering aspects of our extensive projects and advise our customers.
Geotechnical engineer / civil or mining engineer / physicist (m/f/d)
with an interest in numerical modelling
Job site: Leipzig
Your tasks
Numerical modelling:
- Development of two- and three-dimensional rock mechanics models using CAD and numerical software
- Performing numerical calculations and analyses, including for stability and design tasks in mining, final storage, and cavern storage
Projectwork:
- Preparation and support of geomechanical investigations
- Planning of rock mechanics laboratory and in situ investigations in collaboration with our in-house laboratory and our field measurement team
- Technical planning and consulting, including on safety concepts and long-term safety in underground mining
- Preparation of geomechanical reports and presentation to clients, experts, and specialist authorities
Collaboration in the scientific community:
- Participation in research and development projects
- Participation in specialist conferences in Germany and abroad
Your profile
- Completed degree in geotechnical engineering, mining, civil engineering, geosciences, physics, mathematics, or similar
- Interest in working with computer models and experience in numerical modeling, preferably with ITASCA numerical software
- Interest in geology, energy and natural gas storage, final storage, and mining
- Independent, determined, and conscientious approach to work, willingness to learn, and ability to work in a team
- Good written and spoken German with the ability to present complex issues in an understandable way (native speaker or language level C2)
- Good knowledge of English
We offer
A challenging, interesting, and varied role in a team that supports collegial cooperation and creative independence, and more:
- Permanent employment
- Performance-based pay
- Annual special payments of up to two months' salary
- Flexitime arrangement with flexitime days
- Monthly tax-free benefits in kind
- Capital-forming benefits after completion of the probationary period
- Company pension scheme
- Opportunity of working remotely
Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your detailed application documents, including a cover letter, resume, and references. Please send these to us, stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date, to:
IfG Institut für Gebirgsmechanik GmbH
Geschäftsführer Dr.-Ing. Ralf-Michael Günther
Friederikenstraße 60
04279 Leipzig
Applications can also be sent via e-mail to
