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Workshop

Perspectives outside academia: Developing individual career paths (focus on German job market)

Friday, 06 March 2026, 9:00-16:00

KIT, Campus South
20.30 SR 3.060
Englerstraße 2
76131 Karlsruhe

Two-day interactive on-site workshop (March 5+6, 2026)

Only few PhD graduates stay at the university in the medium term and the most optimistic estimates give only 10 % of PhDs a realistic chance of attaining a professorship. Therefore, it is very wise for scientists to start exploring alternative career paths early on. Several obstacles stand in the way: the intense focus on the dissertation and the resulting lack of time, doubts and fears about career prospects both inside and outside academia, and the shortage of concrete strategies and role models.

This workshop offer is intended to give doctoral candidates and postdocs the opportunity to deal specifically with the topic of possible career prospects outside of their academic career – be it to have a good "plan B", be it to concretize perspectives and take their first steps.

Note: This workshop is primarily aimed at the German‑speaking job market. Please consider our other workshop offer in April for the international job market.

The workshop is offered exclusively for KCDS members and members of the CRC Wave Phenomena. Non-members may sign up for a place on the "stand-by" waiting list via the KCDS intranet portal.

Registration

Please visit the KCDS intranet portal to register for this course.

For non-members of KCDS:

In order to sign up for a "stand-by" place for this course, a KCDS guest/non-member account is necessary.
If you don't have an account yet, you can register here: Create a KCDS account to book courses
Once your account is activated by a KCDS administrator, you will be able to book the course.

Costs/ Payment
Incurring costs are covered by KCDS and CRC Wave Phenomena

Speaker
Melanie Moosbuchner, Silke Hell

Organizer
Angela Hühnerfuß
KIT Graduate School Computational and Data Science (KCDS)
KIT-Center MathSEE
Karlsruhe
Mail: kcds ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
https://www.kcds.kit.edu

Online registration
Register via KCDS Intranet portal
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