This years »Career Day« on June 25th is about all directions your PhD can take you: Doctoral candidates, postdocs, and academic staff are invited to explore their career options both within and outside of academia. Through interactive workshops, inspiring alumni talks and practical Q&A sessions, you gain valuable insights into your career options. You might also gain a deeper understanding of your personal strengths and motivations. Perhaps your perspective on potential next career steps changes?
| 09:45-10:00 | Kick off Career day 2026 »All Directions« |
| 10:00-11:00 | Expert talk »Career path: University of Applied Sciences professorship« (TBC) How does the job of a professor at a university of applied sciences differ from that at a full university? What do I need to apply for this position? |
| 11:00-12:00 | »How do you want to work? Test your career anchors« with Dr. Katharina Reinholdt What role is best suited for me? What motivates me? Which values are most significant to me? In this short workshop, you have the opportunity to identify your career anchors and, through collaborative work with a partner, deepen your understanding of the framework that influences your career decisions. This can help you discover what is important to you for effective work. |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunchbreak |
| 13:00-14:00 | »Career Paths After Academia – Alumni Share Their Stories« Alumni of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar speak about how they made this transition. They discuss how they benefited from their doctoral studies, what they have learnt since then, and perhaps also what they wish they had known beforehand. |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break |
| 15:00-16:30 | »My Path to a Professorship – Alumni Share Their Stories« with Prof. Dr. Till Ansgar Baumhauer, Jun.-Prof. Miriam Hamel, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Antonia Herten Alumni of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar will share their stories about becoming a professor and answer your questions. |
| 16:30-17:30 | »Applying for Professorships – Q&A Session« During the Q&A session, you will have the opportunity to ask your questions about becomming a professor and get advice where to get additional information and personalized advice. |
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