To work at MPIPKS it is not obligatory to speak/learn German. But life is not only work and although many people in Dresden speak English, knowing a bit of German will make it much easier for you and your family to get to know the city and its inhabitants.
German courses of different levels take place at MPIPKS every week.
Please contact the Visitor's Program for detailed information.
Other options to learn German are the Goethe Institut,
Volkshochschule Dresden,
Language School of the Technical University Dresden and a number of private language schools.