A research position

This section of our website is a good place to start if you are looking for jobs for researchers, PhD and postdoc opportunities!

Here you will find useful links so you can start your search for academic, science or research jobs in Germany. If you are a graduate student looking for a PhD position, please visit our page 'Find your PhD Position' for more information.

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We help you navigate through the large number of job portals that specialise in openings for academics and scientists. These are some of the sites that may get you started.

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A researcher using the Nano-Spintronic-Cluster-Tool in the Peter Gruenberg Institut (PGI) for the research of Electronic Properties (PGI-6) in the Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (fz Juelich)
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Potential employers

Here you will find access to databases where you can search for universities, research institutes and companies offering jobs in your research field.

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Two scientists are talking in a lab.
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Research fields

Here you will find a list of job portals that specialise in certain research fields, such as economics, law, logistics, ICT etc.

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A researcher is conducting an experiment.
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