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Information Hub

You want to look for potential career paths and career development opportunities yourself? Then you've come to the right place!

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this list, please feel free to contact  career-center@ufz.de .


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Research in GermanyPlatform 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