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Files - Metaphor: Academic manager job description
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.

Bridge - Metaphor Development Engineer Job Description
Professional Spotlight: Development Engineer

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

Doctorate - Metaphor: Phd job description
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.

Microscope - Metaphor: Postdoc job description
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.

Consulting - Metaphor: Research consultant job description
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.

Arrows paper - Metaphor: Scientific manager job description
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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