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academics.com focuses on individual career profiles in science and research in Germany and explains what they are. Each job profile offers checklists with answers to the most important questions about entry options, tasks, perspectives and salary prospects.

Professional spotlight: academic manager

The profession of academic manager is growing in significance: they manage, control and organise the universities and research institutions. However, in many places, they must still fight for recognition.

Professional Spotlight: Development Engineer

Development engineers are problem-solvers. They work out why something does not work and make it work again.

Professional spotlight: doctoral candidate

Those who do a doctorate improve their chances on the work market. A doctorate can open doors and have a positive impact on the salary.

Professional spotlight: postdoc

Postdocs should bear one thing in mind above all else: a strategy to withdraw from academia is highly advisable, for secure positions are rare.

Professional spotlight: Research consultant

Research consultants work in research without the professional risks of a career in academia. The opportunities are often more diverse and promising.

Professional spotlight: scientific manager

Whether at a research institution or a company: scientific consultants and scientific managers are needed everywhere that scientific research is conducted.

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    2023-03-10 Freie Universität Berlin Berlin
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