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10 Working Student & Intern Jobs in Jena
Thuringia
Browse working student and internship positions in Jena, Thuringia. Sourced directly from company career pages and ATS platforms, refreshed daily.
Jena is Germany's photonics capital, home to Zeiss (precision optics and semiconductor technology), Jenoptik (photonics and smart mobility), and Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology. Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule form a strong academic base for physics, optics, and materials science working student roles.
As of Nov 4, 2026, workingstudentjobs.de lists 10 working student and internship positions in Jena from 12 employers. The median working student salary in Jena is €14.00 per hour (€1,212 per month), based on 1 listings with disclosed pay.
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Employers
12 companies
Top Fields
Median salary
€1,212/mo · €14.00/h
P25-P75 €1,212 - €1,212, 1 salary listings, updated Nov 4, 2026Hiring Now
ZEISS Group · KPMG Deutschland
Tech
Job listings
Jena in our data
Counted from the student jobs we have listed, open and closed.
Employers with the most student roles
- 1ZEISS Group6 open33 roles
- 2JENOPTIK14 roles
- 3KPMG Deutschland5 open12 roles
- 4Fraunhofer IOF3 open7 roles
- 5Preventicus GmbH3 open6 roles
- 6Endress+Hauser Group3 open4 roles
- 7German Aerospace Center (DLR)2 open4 roles
- 8Huawei2 open4 roles
Distinct roles listed since March 2026, open or closed. A reposted role counts once.
New postings per month
- Apr 202617
- May 202625
- Jun 202629
- Jul 202631
- Aug 202616
- Sept 20269
- Oct 202619
Postings we first listed each month. The count also moves when we add or lose a source, so it shows our coverage, not the whole market.
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Working student jobs in Jena: FAQ
Why Jena for Working Student Jobs?
Jena is one of Germany's most specialized industrial cities. Zeiss — the global optics and semiconductor technology leader — runs working student programs in optics engineering, software, quality management, and global business. Jenoptik and SCHOTT add further depth in precision manufacturing and photonics applications. For students in physics, materials science, or optics, Jena is unmatched in Germany.
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) is Thuringia's flagship research university, with particular strength in natural sciences, medicine, economics, and social sciences. Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule offers applied optics programs directly linked to Zeiss's hiring pipeline. Living costs in Jena are among Germany's most affordable, making the effective value of working student positions here unusually high.
Salary data on this page is based on workingstudentjobs.de listings with disclosed pay. In Jena, the current working-student median is €1,212 per month, equivalent to about €14.00 per hour, with the middle 50 percent of disclosed salaries between €1,212 - €1,212. The sample includes 1 salary listings and was refreshed on Nov 4, 2026. During the semester, working students in Germany generally stay within the 20-hour-per-week Werkstudentenprivileg rule; full-time work is usually possible during semester breaks.
