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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
2025 National Report on Junior Scholars - 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
GSO job portals for Science, Industry, and the Non-profit Sector – Whether research centers or universities, industry or foundations, the job market in Germany is large and diverse. GSO has compiled job portals for all sectors for you, as well as websites and blogs to learn more about job profiles and career stories. Link