In-house technician (m/f/d)

East Prussia Museum with German Baltic Department, Lüneburg

Projektleiter (m/w)

The Hanseatic city of Lüneburg with its unique old town from the Hanseatic period is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. Located between the metropolis of Hamburg and the nature reserve of the Elbes and the Lüneburg Heide, it offers a varied living environment; as a university city and an unusually diverse cultural landscape, the city stands for a tension of innovation, creativity, tradition and openness to the world. The Ostpresische Landesmuseum is located in the middle of the old town.

The East Prussia Museum is looking for a/n at the fastest possible time

House technician (w/m/d) in full time (39 hours/week)

The East Prussian State Museum is a cultural institution funded by the federal government and the state of Lower Saxony with a national and international sphere of activity. As a regional museum, its collection, research, exhibition and mediation activities include aspects of East Prussian history, art and spiritual history, natural and folk history as well as the archaeology of East Prussia as well as the culture and history of the German Baltics. Since its opening, the Kantmuseum has developed into an audience magnet and attracts numerous guests from home and abroad. The museum also operates the Lüneburg brewery museum. In addition to the cultural-historical work in Lüneburg and Germany, the museum maintains an intensive European dialogue with its partner countries. It is supported by the East Prussian Cultural Foundation, a foundation of private law.

Your tasks

Your tasks include:

• Care of the technical-handicraft area for the entire property of the museum (control of building and exhibition technology, monitoring of building condition and cleanliness, carrying out smaller repairs)
• Contact person for external craft companies and coordination of works on site
• Responsibility for the in-house workshop
• Participation in the care of the collections in the magazine and outdoor storage in cooperation with the restorer (order, proper storage and packaging)
• Up and down of exhibitions (Vitrin building, suspension, illumination)
• Transport and shopping in the museum's transporter
• Technical support for events and accompanying special and major events

We expect

• A completed vocational training in a craft profession (table, locksmith, etc.) is absolutely necessary
• Multiannual practical experience in technical and craftsmanship
• A driving licence of class B (car with trailer) is mandatory; a truck driver license is advantageous
• Embossed technical understanding and craftsmanship
• Careful handling of museum goods
• Self-employed, structured and careful working
• Organisational capability, reliability and high operational readiness
• Team skills and friendly and safe occurrence
• Loadability, even with increased workload
• Additional qualifications are desirable (e.g. in electrical engineering, event technology or building technology)

We offer you

• A versatile and responsible activity in a renowned special museum
• A varied working environment between technology, culture and events
• Self-responsibility work
• A permanent employment in public service (TVöD Bund)
• Remuneration by E5 TVöD Covenant (depending on the personal condition)

The Ostpreußische Landesmuseum ensures the professional equality of all genders (w/m/d). In the case of equal suitability, competence and professional performance, women are particularly taken into account in accordance with the Federal Equalisation Act, seriously disabled people in accordance with the Social Code IX. Only a minimum level of physical fitness is required by severely disabled applicants. The East Prussia Museum welcomes applications from people of all nationalities, regardless of their cultural and social origin, age, religion or sexual identity.

Application

Please send your meaningful application documents (motional letters, CV, certificates and relevant evidence) exclusively in electronic form and summarized in a single PDF document (max. 10 MB) up to 30.06.2026 to [for e-mail see the original ad]. The selection discussions are expected to take place in the middle of August 2026 in the East Prussian Museum in Lüneburg. Any travel expenses will not be refunded.

Contact

For further information on working and framework conditions, please contact: Christoph Neumann (administrative director), telephone: [for phone number see the original ad].

By submitting your application, you agree that we will store and process your personal data within the scope of this application process. Revocation of this consent is possible at any time. The data will be deleted in accordance with data protection after completion of the procedure. For more information on data protection, see: https://ostpreussisches-landesmuseum.de/datenschutz/datenschutzerclarung-bewerben/

Joblocations:

Lüneburg, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY