Jobs

There are many ways to find a part-time job:

• Look for notices on the RUB bulletin boards.
• Look in the advertisement section of regional newspapers, or search through their online ads.
• Search online job exchanges
• Ruhr University Bochum also runs an online job exchange where you can find jobs directly at the university, but also outside of it:

RUB Job Exchange

Students can get free support in creating a meaningful application from the university's Career Service!

Students with a residence permit for study purposes according to §16b from non-EU member states are allowed to work 120 full days or alternatively 240 half days in one year. Full days are counted as 8 working hours per day and half days are counted as 4 hours per day. Each:student must be able to prove that he/she has not worked beyond this legal limit and may be required to submit proof to the immigration office. Therefore, the following should be recorded (in writing) for all forms of paid employment:

• The employment relationship, stating the date (beginning and end) of the period of employment (over what period you worked there).
  • in the form of a valid employment contract
• the exact number of hours you have worked
  • in the form of a time recording table or timesheet.

They are allowed to work more hours, but they are obliged to inform the Aliens' Registration Office!

Important: The 120/240 day rule also applies to voluntary (even unpaid) internships!

Any activity that exceeds the 120 full days or 240 half days per year requires a work permit. This work permit can only be issued by the Foreigners' Registration Office for a specific job offer.

Students from non-EU countries with another residence title please pay attention to the information in your residence document and inform yourself at the responsible foreigners authority.

Students from EU member states (as well as the EEA and Switzerland) are subject to the same regulations as Germans. During the lecture period, they may not work more than 20 hours per week. The 20-hour limit may be exceeded during the lecture period if the work is "short-term employment," i.e., does not exceed two months or is limited to 50 working days per year. During semester breaks, the weekly working time is unlimited.

Whether and under what conditions you can work depends largely on your residence status. Therefore, please pay attention to the information in your residence document and inform yourself at the responsible foreigners authority.