FAQ

You will find the "Online application" button under each job advertisement. Click on this button, enter the mandatory fields and upload your attachments.

In addition to a covering letter stating your personal motivation for the position, you should submit a CV, your most recent university or school certificate and relevant professional references.

Please also make sure you include your full contact details.

Yes, you can also apply for several vacancies.

However, please bear in mind that you send a separate online application for each position.

Please understand that we are currently not accepting unsolicited applications. The job advertisements on our homepage are always up to date.

We will consider all applications received by the specified application deadline. Written applications postmarked by this deadline will also be considered. The job adverts are updated regularly so that all positions advertised on our careers page are still vacant.

In order to assess your application in the best possible way, we require the following documents:

• Cover letter; as several parties are involved in the selection process, please keep the salutation general.
• Curriculum vitae (a photo is optional)
• the last certificate of your university or school education
• relevant professional references, certificates, work samples if required

If you have a foreign university degree, we would like to draw your attention to the requirement for a certificate evaluation in long version from the Central Office for Foreign Education. You can find more information here (external link, opens in a new window).

You can enter your foreign educational certificates (both school leaving certificates and university degrees) in the anabin database (external link, opens in a new window) in advance to gain an initial assessment.

If you already have a letter of recognition, you are welcome to submit this together with your application.

As soon as you have sent your application to us, you will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your application. Depending on the position and the necessary consultation with the hiring department, it may take some time to carefully review your application. However, we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

We will always give you an interim notification if the application process is delayed.

If your application has convinced us, you will receive an invitation to a personal interview. If this is also successful and you are accepted for the position, the final formalities for the employment contract (e.g. we require a certificate of good conduct, proof of health insurance, etc.) and the exact start date will be clarified.

No. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse you for travelling and/or accommodation expenses.

You only have to apply for the certificate of good conduct after a positive interview at the authority in which your first place of residence is located. We cannot refund the fee (approx. €13).

The collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L) applies at Ostfalia. If you are looking for an overview of the salary group specified in the job advertisement, the Public Service Salary Calculator (external link, opens in a new window) can help. Here you can calculate social security contributions according to tax class and health insurance contributions etc. Calculate social security contributions. Civil servants can also view the salary groups.

Once the position has been filled, your personal data and the documents provided will be deleted after 6 months in accordance with data protection regulations, unless longer retention periods are required by law.

If you have decided otherwise and would like to end the application process, please send a short message to the e-mail address from which you received the confirmation of receipt - even if it says that you should not reply to this e-mail. We are always interested in finding out where we can improve and why you have decided against Ostfalia if you would like to let us know.

Each time we check whether your experience, skills and competences match the advertised position.

If you have any application-related questions that are not covered in our FAQ, please send us an e-mail (opens your email program).

Otherwise you will find our contact details here.