Career development
As a postdoctoral researcher or W1-Professor, you are now at the stage in your career when you will prepare for lifetime professorship. A great deal will be expected of you. For example, you will have to:
- Develop your (research) profile
- Apply for external research funding
- Work as a lecturer and supervisor
- Assume personnel responsibilities
Training or advising can provide orientation on the path to professorship. Support is also available to help you apply for external funding or to improve your teaching, presentation, publication, or leadership skills.
Are you a doctoral and early career researcher interested in entering a profession outside academia and obtaining further qualifications?
For these important career steps, the Hamburg Research Academy and our member universities also offer qualification formats that prepare you for a career inside and outside of academia.
Tips and recommendations
- The HRA's course portal lists all interdisciplinary qualifications offered at Hamburg's higher education institutions.
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Trade fairs, e.g., Stellenwerk Hamburg’s career fair, can provide useful stimulus. For an overview of international career fairs for doctoral and early career researchers, please see the Research in Germany website. (Links in German only)