The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum encourages and develops young people interested in becoming researchers or in embarking on a career with a Leibniz Research Museum, working in a range of practical and technical focal areas. The staff of the institution supervise and support various placements, internships, doctoral theses and post-doc projects. The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum opens up access to career-enhancing networks through its partnerships with external experts, universities and non-university research institutions, is committed to equal opportunities and promotes the reconciliation of family and work life.

• Mitja Musberg as representative of the doctoral students
• Yiu-Kang Hsu as representative of the postdocs