Career Service
Recognizing that an ever-increasing number of doctoral students eventually take up positions in industry after graduation, HBIGS provides career guidance and individual career planning for the next career step after the PhD. HBIGS also organizes various extracurricular courses and events tailor-made to the specific needs of the HBIGS doctoral faculty to better prepare them for leadership positions in the private sector and to help them finding suitable career prospects outside academia.
Career Development Service
Career development is more than just finding a suitable job and sending out applications. It is a process in which you identify your professional goals and analyze your personal strengths. Learning more about your personal work preferences and determining the next steps in this process can help you achieve your career goals. Therefore, I offer individual one-on-one coaching in strictly confidential career sessions to all HBIGS doctoral students at any stage of their PhD and beyond. I also organize career development courses as well as career and networking events.
Career Advisory Sessions
Unsure where to go on your professional journey after completing your PhD?
No clear idea about alternative careers in academia, or even outside the academic world?
You would like answers to your questions about the application process and writing your application?
Then don't hesitate to make an appointment and we will find the answers to your questions together. Individual career advisory sessions can be arranged upon request:
s.martini@hbigs.uni-heidelberg.de
Tel +49 6221 54 6723
Meet me one-on-one for an initial session in your 1st year of your PhD to
- talk about your career goals and personal needs
- discuss different career options
- identify your personal research profile
- address open questions of effective job search and the application process
- CV and resume review, mock interviews
Please also contact me for information about:
- Job-entry-positions in and beyond academia
- Job application check up by email
- Job market situation, salary
- Trainee programs
- Fellowships, Funding possibilities
- Job fairs, Recruiting events
... or if you have further questions!
Career Development Training
HBIGS organizes various extracurricular courses tailor-made to the specific needs of our doctoral faculty. This includes extracurricular courses in basic business administration, patent law, project management good manufacturing practice. Some of the courses are organized in cooperation with, and are held by, representatives from our industrial partners.
Other complementary courses for career orientation and job search (job interview training, job search, application writing) are also organized by HBIGS and other partners at Heidelberg University (Graduate Academy, Central Career Service).
HBIGS encourages and supports our international PhD students to either initially acquire or to improve their German language skills. Therefore, HBIGS eimburses costs for preparatory language classes and exams. Please contact Sandra Martini for further information.
Career and Networking events
HBIGS organizes, in collaboration with companies and Alumni, respectively, career talks and events to give our current doctoral community an insight into professional fields outside academia and the possibility to expand their network.
- meeting potential employers (companies, institutes, organizations)
- on-site visits, round table discussions, presentations and talks with experts from different occupational fields
- networking with HBIGS Alumni
Do you want to stay in touch with HBIGS? The HBIGS Alumni Career Network intends to:
- promote communication between HBIGS graduates and PhD students of the Graduate School
- develop a permanent network that keeps former PhD students in touch with each other and the Graduate school
- share information and experiences about career options and career paths
- inform about Alumni activities and events of Heidelberg University at the regional, national, and international level
