Information Hub
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VideoResearch in Germany – Platform by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research on the research landscape, research funding and academic and non-academic career opportunities in Germany. Link
Research and development in Germany – The platform academics.com introduces the industry, shows what can be earned in R&D and what is required in the application for the research and development departments of German companies. Link
Postdoc Guide – Platform on different career paths, application advice and funding opportunities. Link
ReSearch: A Career Guide for Scientists – Career planning guide and practical tool for graduate students and postdocs by Teresa Evans, Natalie Lundsteen and Nathan Vanderford (book available here): Link
Vertrackte Karrieren: Zum Wandel der Arbeitswelten in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft by Christiane Funken, Jan-Christoph Rogge and Sinje Hörlin (book available in German here): Link
So what are you going to do with that? Finding careers outside academia by Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius – The book guides through topics like career counseling, interview etiquette, skill translation and post-academic profiles (book available here): Link
Förderdatenbank des Bundes – Data bank of diverse funding opportunities on regional, federal and EU level (German website). Link
Funding database for third-party projects – list of diverse funding programmes and initiatives worldwide (German website). Link
Fundingdata base for stays abroad – Overview of fellowships for stays abroad. Link
Current calls: Funding database – Overview of calls for proposals and funding programs. Link
PhD Career Finder – General information and real-life examples for non-academic careers in the STEM field. Link
Online article “How to sail smoothly from academia to industry” in the journal nature – How researchers have moved from academia to industry. Link
Online article “A transition from postdoc to industry” in the journal Science – Discussion about proper transitions from a postdoc position to industry jobs with neuroscientist Ana Mingorance. Link
Blog Post “5 Ways Postdocs Can Become Top PhD Job Candidates For Industry Positions” – PhD Klodjan Staffa writes about his experience of career change and how to become a top job candidate for industry. Link
Podcast Episode “Becoming An Industry Research Scientist Case Study Podcast” by Cheeky Scientist on YouTube – Interview with PhD and Research Scientist Vadim Khaychuk. Topics are his experiences in leading biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, networking, proper interviewing, transformation of academic skills into “industrial” ones and expectations of industrial research scientist positions. Link
2021 National Report on Junior Scholars (Key Results) - Statistics and facts about Postdocs, their education, career paths and more in Germany. Link
Wissenschaftskommunikation – Job profiles of former researchers who now work in science communication and science journalism (German website). Link
Perspektiven nach der Promotion. Berufswege außerhalb der Wissenschaft: 13 Portraits. – Work reports of former postdocs who found jobs in diverse branches outside of science (German publication). Link
Jobvector – Job portal for engineers, computer scientists, physicians and natural scientists (some positions in English)(German website). Link
WILA Arbeitsmarkt – Jobs within nature and environment, branch-specific background reports, events and advanced training (German website). Link
Academic Careers – Global university job site for teaching jobs, education jobs, professor jobs, and professional staff jobs in education and academia. Link
Science Careers – Jobs in science & technology and especially for postdocs. Link
Adminoxy – Administrative vacancies in higher education (worldwide). Link
EURAXESS – European research jobs in motion, engineering, biological sciences, medical sciences, physics and technology. Link
ResearchGate – Worldwide research jobs. Link
nature career – Science-jobs in biology, chemistry and physic. Link
physicaloxy – Academic vacancies in schools of physical and earth science. Link
Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen – Job portal for foundation sector in Germany (German website). Link
Netzwerk Wissenschaftsmanagement – Work within the field of science management in Germany (German website). Link
Habilitation guide – The platform academics.com provides answers and tips for the habilitation phase in Germany (German website). Link
Aiming for a German professorship – Guide on how to become a (junior)professor in Germany Link
Black Box Berufung: Strategien auf dem Weg zur Professur – Guidebook on the Appointment Process in Germany by Christine Färber and Ute Riedler (book available here)(book in German language). Link
NachwuchsFragen. Podcast on what's important after the dissertation - podcast series dedicated to the various issues of the postdoc phase and a career in science and research (Podcast in German language). Link
Hochschuldidaktisches Zentrum Sachsen – Workshops on the didactics of higher education teaching (website in German, but several courses in English). Link
Blog Post „Translating your Skills from Academia into Business” – Introduction to transforming academic skills into business ones. Link
The UFZ Talent Promotion Toolbox (intranet access). Link
Elesevier Researcher Academy – Free e-learning modules by global experts on conducting and publishing research, but also career guidance and advice for young researchers. Link
PhD Competence Model by the Dutch University Medical Center – Self-assessment tool to help PhD candidates more efficiently direct their time towards improving skills areas that are most needed for their own personal career development. Link
Job applications in academia and business in Germany. Link
Academic CV writing and templates. Link
Finde deinen Job! Berufseinstig für Akademikerinnen und Akademiker by Matthias Schwarzkopf (book available here)(book in German language): Link
Blog Post „Writing a Teaching Statement“ – Applying for a faculty position. Link
500 Women Scientists - A grassroots organisation that meets regularly in so-called Local Pods to build a support network, make strategic plans and carry out actions that resonate in your own community or workplace. Within Germany, for example, there are 54 pods. Get involved here: Link
LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin – A group of individuals that aims at promoting queer visibility in STEM fields and that organizes regular events on the topic and also offers a platform to get in touch. Link
Gender Gap in Science – Provides a global approach to the gender gap in mathematical, computing, and natural sciences and tackles the questions of how to measure it and most importantly, how to reduce it. Link
VIDS (Video Interventions for Diversity in STEM) is a collection of short videos that is supposed to increase bias literacy towards the gender gap in STEM fields. Educate yourself here. Link
EXIST: Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft – Support program by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for business start-ups at universities and research institutes. Link
Existenzgründer - Business start-up portal by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with information on business plans, funding, publications and an expert forum. Link
Gründerwoche - Annual event with workshops and networking seminars regarding entrepreneurship and start-ups in Germany as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week. Link
Gründungsoffensive Biotechnologie (GO-Bio) – Funding initiative by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research that supports life science researchers with innovative ideas who want to go into business. Link
UFZ StartUp Office - Support for UFZ start-up initiatives with targeted offers, aligned with UFZ guidelines and in cooperation with partners from Merseburg University of Applied Sciences and Leipzig University. Link