Career
The transition from the doctorate to an – academic or non-academic – career path can be difficult. BUA encourages doctoral researchers to work on their career plans throughout the doctorate. The BUA Graduate Studies Support offers abundant events that help planning a future career. This includes peer mentoring, counselling, workshops on future skills, and workshops on academic and non-academic career planning.
Core Event: Career Day for Doctoral Researchers
Next Career Day
The next Career Day for Doctoral Researchers will be held in January 2026.
Organizers
Join the the organizing team for Career Day 2026: Register here!
A group of doctoral researchers co-organizes the Career Day under the professional supervision of Humboldt Graduate School. The Career Day was established by Humboldt Graduate School in 2014, and since 2020 has been a part of Graduate Studies Support Program at Berlin University Alliance.
Objectives
Get to Know Professional Career Paths!
The Career Day is an annual event organized by the Berlin University Alliance. It is designed for doctoral candidates in Berlin who are looking to expand their horizons and learn about the various career options available to them. It is an excellent opportunity for doctoral candidates in Berlin to explore future perspectives and meet exciting guests.
Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in academia, research management, consulting, policy making, patent law or business, the Career Day offers a chance to connect with individuals who have chosen these paths and can provide valuable insights into the different paths available to you.
Participants
We welcome doctoral students from all research fields. It is organized by the Graduate Studies Support Program of Berlin University Alliance, but doctoral researchers from other universities are equally welcome.
Participation fee
The Career Day is free of charge for all doctoral researchers from inside and outside Berlin University Alliance. Every registered participant is welcome to join lectures and panel discussions and to register for CV checks or career counselings.
Retrospective
Career Day 2025:
This year's program included panels on academia, science management, communication, consulting, policy making, patent law, and startups. In addition, a large number of participants checked in for sessions on career consulting and CV checks.
The Career Day 2025 was organizied by Karolin Sengebusch (Humboldt Graduate School) and a team of doctoral researchers: Anita Kowalczyk, Edyta Motta, Julia Ablle de Freitas Sampaio, Mary Makyao, Sefine Oksal Kilinc.
Career Day 2024: Event page 2024 at Humboldt Graduate School
Career Day 2023: Event page 2023 at Humboldt Graduate School
Career Day 2022 Graphic Recordings
Career Day 2014-2025 Program Flyers
Career Counseling and Peer Mentoring
Do you already know what you want to do after your doctorate? Do you have an overview of interesting fields of work in which you can imagine a career? Are you questioning whether or not you want to pursue a career in academia?
Counselling sessions and peer mentoring groups at Berlin University Alliance are here to address and to discuss this kind of questions.
Karolin Sengebusch GSSP HU
Contact
The core event “Career Day” is organized by Humboldt Graduate School (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
Contact person: Dr. Karolin Sengebusch