Workshop: How do I choose the right career path for me?
When? July 24, 2025 - 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Where? In-person location to be announced
To achieve your goals in career and life, you first need to clarify what you truly want—or determine whether what you think you want is the right fit. In this workshop, we will devlve into the German academic system and the different sectors of employment. You will learn strategies to help you identify your values, transferable skills, core competencies and strengths. We will examine real-world job titles and career paths for those in the natural sciences. At the end of this workshop, you will be given a few weeks reflect and then select one (or maximum two) career path that aligns with your interests, skills, and aspirations. Through the remainder of the Postdoc Career Strategy workshop series, you will then receive guidance on this selected career path in the form of mini-workshops, expert meetings, alumni guidance etc.
Trainer: Anne Schreiter is Executive Director of the German Scholars Organization (GSO), an independent nonprofit that advises, connects, promotes, and funds researchers who want to build a career in Germany. After receiving her PhD in Organizational Sociology from the University of St. Gallen, she spent a year as postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, USA.
Note: We will provide a hybrid option if you can not make it to this workshop in person.
