Studying and living in Mannheim

Hi everybody,

I��m applying to a Ph.D. program in Mannheim University, and I do know nothing about Mannheim. I��m married and have a kid. I plan to go to Mannheim in October. Now, I��m working in Washington D.C., and my wife is doing a M.A. in Forensic Psychology and she will probably finish by the end of 2008. Neither of us speaks German and we are worried if there is any possibility for my wife to find a job. Please anybody tell me about this issue. What should we do? What is the average wage in Mannheim? Thanks,

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There is a fairly large American military presence in nearby Heidelberg, so she might be able to work for them or possibly offer psychological services to their personnel.

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There is also (still) an US military community in Mannheim itself.

http://home.mannheim.army.mil/sites/local/

There are also some big international companies in the area (e.g. SAP, BASF). But knowledge of German would here certainly be of help for a job.

Plus a number of research/scientific centres nearby. With nearby Heidelberg mainly in the fields medicine and health. Or also in the not far Darmstadt in scientific fields like weather, astronautics, telecommunication.

Guess you%26#39;ve already found this one

http://www.mannheim.de/

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