Career Development Working Group

The goal of our group is to support personal development and promote a variety of career opportunities in academia and beyond.

The Career Development Working Group of PostdocNet strives to provide comprehensive guidance for postdoctoral researchers pursuing a wide range of career paths, both within and beyond academia. Its aim is to offer clear and accessible information on career development processes, with a particular focus on supporting informed decision-making during the postdoctoral phase.

• The Career Development Working Group hosts panel discussions with experts on career-relevant topics, bringing together perspectives from academia, industry, and other professional fields. These discussions provide postdocs with firsthand insights into different career trajectories and current employment landscapes.
• The “Growing Up in Academia” series highlights the career journeys of successful individuals with unconventional or non-linear paths. Through these sessions, postdocs can learn how these individuals navigated their careers, the challenges they encountered, and the strategies they used to overcome them.
• The Career Development Working Group also supports a project to foster interdisciplinary collaboration by developing interdisciplinary project databases that connect postdocs across fields, promote knowledge exchange, and create new opportunities for collaboration and career development.

Do you want to join our team? E-mail us at career@postdocnet.mpg.de.