“On some level, I think everyone wants to save the world. For me, teaching at a UWC is the best way I have found, based on the skills that I have, to do this. Moving forward, our planet will need resilient, compassionate, and well-informed people, and as a teacher at RBC I get to help raise them. More than recycling and buying secondhand clothes, more than non-flying, climate-compensating and vegetable-eating, working as a teacher gives me a sense of purpose and of being in the place where I can be the most useful. It also means spending most of my days in the company of teenagers, which is a special and – I think – often underestimated privilege. It is heartwarming, humbling, and hilarious all at the same time. Everyone should try it.”

Sara Edstrom, Mathematics Teacher

“So many nice and interesting people”

“For me, the people are what make this school so magical – both the pupils and the members of the team. It’s rare to find so many nice and interesting people in one place. My personal dream is to bring the areas of IT and sustainability together and achieve improvements step by step. Sustainability can be practiced in many different ways.”

Julien Tallec , Head of IT

“I like this diversity”

“My biggest motivation for working here is the team. The colleagues are all very different, I like this diversity – that’s UWC for me. Before my time at UWC (I also worked at the Italian college in Duino), I was employed in an environmental office. When I heard that a college with a focus on sustainability was being established in Germany, I applied. I can put my experience to ideal use here.”

Daniele Traldi, Laboratory Technician

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FAQ

FAQ: Working at RBC

We have compiled the most important questions and answers for you here. Feel free to contact us if you would like additional information.

Our ambition is to recruit professionals passionate about the UWC Mission to make education “a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future”. We look for teachers who regard their profession as a vocation, who are experts and enthusiasts in their academic fields and who are passionate about educating the whole person both in and beyond the classroom.

Moreover, we aim to develop a faculty/staff team that mirrors as best as possible the diversity of our student body, so that the adults of UWC Robert Bosch College can model for the student body those attitudes and approaches that enable people from so many different backgrounds to work as a team with a common goal.

We will take the following broad factors into consideration for our faculty appointments:

A commitment both to the UWC Mission and the particular focus of UWC Robert Bosch College; it will be a strong advantage for this to have found practical expression in both your personal and professional life
Experience in and a willingness to contribute to the co-curricular life of the College
Experience in and a willingness to assist in residential life and pastoral care
Computer skills, interpersonal skills, English-language communication skills, and ability and willingness to drive a school vehicle for school-related activities or events

Yes, a 2. Staatsexamen or comparable international qualification to teach at a German Gymnasiale Oberstufe is required.

Yes, German state teachers can transfer from the State Sector to UWC Robert Bosch College, but not as “Beamte”. Because of the legal status of UWC Robert Bosch College as an “Ergänzungsschule”, a leave of absence is not possible.

Yes, UWC Robert Bosch College encourages applicants from non-EU countries. While decisions about visas are made by government authorities, we support and guide non-EU employees through the visa application process.

No. Our ambition is to recruit a professional team that mixes UWC experience and IB experience with experience of best practice in other schools and educational systems.

Teachers at UWC Robert Bosch College are required to serve as a personal tutor (advisor/mentor) to up to 10 students, to offer activities within the CAS program, to perform evening supervision in the student village every few weeks with other members of the teaching staff, to perform other school-related duties (such as invigilating exams, participating in outdoor trips, etc.) and to attend meetings, workshops and the like as per the school calendar as published on an annual basis. Teachers are also expected to remain current in the subjects they teach, which may include attending IB-approved workshops.

UWC Robert Bosch College does not provide accommodation except for those members of staff required to live on campus (generally those employed as House Tutors), in which instance the member of staff will pay rental for this campus accommodation at the lowest tax-efficient rate.

Professional development opportunities for staff include both internal workshops (offered at RBC as a part of our staff-wide in-service training) and external workshops (including but not limited to IB workshops and online courses). The IB requires all appointed teachers to have attended accredited IB training. The College will cover the costs of this training.

UWC Robert Bosch College will provide teachers and their immediate families with one-way economy tickets from a hub in their current home country to Germany at the beginning of their contract, or for relocation by road transport for teachers relocating from within reasonable driving distance. UWC Robert Bosch College covers other relocation costs up to a certain limit, by mutual agreement. No provision is made for the relocation of teachers at the end of their employment at UWC Robert Bosch College.

UWC Robert Bosch College offers fixed-term contracts, with the first contract being for two years. An unlimited extension of the employment relationship is possible by mutual consent.

Statutory deductions will be made from the salary, including taxes and contributions towards statutory health, pension, unemployment and long-term care insurance.

UWC Robert Bosch College is located on a beautiful hillside along Kartäuserstr. The College has an ideal location in the “green city” and “university city” of Freiburg. The campus is part of the city, with two-thirds bordering the Black Forest and the remaining third looking overlooking outdoor sports facilities and the Dreisam River. The city center can be reached by bike (10-15 minutes), on foot (35-45 minutes), or by tram (15-minute walk plus 10-15 minutes on the tram).

The signature building on campus is a Carthusian Monastery from 1750s, which has been renovated to house the teaching, study, library and administrative areas of the College. A new student (and teacher) village, dining hall / kitchen and auditorium were built in preparation for the school’s opening in 2014. The campus also features a vegetable garden that has been in continuous cultivation for over 660 years and which has won numerous awards. In 2016 it was recognized by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as an exemplary school garden.

The student village is made up of 8 student and 4 teacher houses. The student houses generally have 12 boys on one floor and 12 girls on another floor, with four people living in each room. Each house also has an additional double room as well as a shared common room. One of the student houses and the academic buildings, dining hall and auditorium are accessible for physically disabled students and teachers.

Freiburg is an attractive city from many points of view, as are the surrounding areas (including the Black Forest). It is a mid-sized city with many cafes and restaurants, an excellent university and medical facilities, outstanding hiking and biking trails, professional sports teams, and more.

The best way to get around Freiburg is by bicycle, walking and public transportation. The city has a bus and tram system. The closest tram station to the College is about 10-15 minutes away by foot. The Hauptbahnhof (central train and bus station) has frequent departures heading south (toward Basel) or north toward Frankfurt, with connections available to destinations across Europe.

Moreover, Freiburg is situated close to the A5 autobahn, less than an hour by road to the Alsace region of France and 45 minutes from Basel (Switzerland).