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
Career Day 2025
The Career Day 2025 will be held in person at Humboldt Graduate School. Graduate researchers of Berlin University Alliance are welcome to join us for a day full of stories from PhD holders about their career paths, input on the labor market, CV work, and networking with fellow graduate researchers.
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm
- Humboldt Graduate School, Luisenstraße 56, 10117 Berlin
- In-person event. Selected parts of the program will be streamed on Zoom.
- A detailed program will be available in November.
- The booking period will open in December.
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, industry, public service and politics, journalism and publishing or the cultural sector, 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.
What Can You Expect?
Panel discussions
Meet professionals from various industries and sectors, for example academia, industry, public services, and NGOs. The professionals – most of them former doctoral students – tell about their transition from doctoral research to job life. They inform about the sectors they work in and provide valuable insights and advice on possible careers.
Lectures
Experts lecture about topics such as the German labor market, trends in the labor market, motivation for academic and non-academic careers, and transferrable skills of academics.
Advice
A limited number of slots for mini CV checks can be booked.
Exchange & Networking
Delicious food is served and makes it easy to get in touch with the speakers and with fellow doctoral students.
Language
The main language of the event is English. Questions and comments in German are welcome.
Venue
The event location is Humboldt Graduate School in Berlin-Mitte. It is possible to participate passively online on Zoom. Active participation requires on-site attendance.
Participants
We welcome doctoral students from all research fields. You must be affiliated to Berlin University Alliance (FU, HU, TU, Charité).
Organizers
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.
Retrospective
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 2014-2024 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