Voluntary Service

Interested in insects? Interested in ecology?
Or NEW since September 2023: Interested in literature and libraries or archives?
Then complete your voluntary service with us.

Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ)

In 2016, the FÖJ position was created at the SDEI in the Ecology section. Since then we have had:

September 2016 to August 2017: Henrik Permann
September 2017 to August 2018: Julius Schwarz
September 2019 to October 2020: Berit Küster
September 2020 to August 2021: Clara Bauer
September 2021 to August 2022: Xenia Lenz
September 2023 to August 2024: Elias Freyhof

Further information and application at the ijgd Brandenburg volunteer section: Information/ Science/ Technology.

Ecological Federal Volunteer Service (ÖBFD)

In 2017, the ÖBFD (Voluntary Service Ecology) position was created at the SDEI in the Ecology section. Since then we have had:

January 2017 to August 2017: Jonas Baeck
September 2022 to August 2023: Peter Müller

Further information and application at ijgd Brandenburg Volunteering section: Information/ Science/ Technology.

Federal Volunteer Service for Culture and Education (BFD)

Since 2023, the Entomology Information Centre with the Entomological Library and the Historical Archive has been a recognised volunteer site for the Federal Volunteer Service for Culture and Education.

Further information about our volunteer centre and the BfD Culture und Education.