Find Your Next Job in Germany
A career planning and job application course for PhD students and postdocs moving toward academia or industry
Get clarity about your options, improve your application strategy, and prepare stronger CVs, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and interviews.
Self-paced online course · 5+ hours · templates and exercises · 12 months access
for PhD students and postdocs
By Dr. Matthias Mayer, young scientists academy
Are you preparing for your next career step?
You have spent years building scientific expertise. But job applications can still feel unclear.
You may be asking yourself:
This course gives you a structured, practical process for answering these questions and preparing your next applications.
This course is for you if you are...
You do not need to know your exact career path before starting. The course helps you clarify it.
After the course, you will be able to...
The goal is not generic career motivation. The goal is application readiness.
The goal is not generic career motivation. The goal is application readiness.
Course Overview
Here is a summary of the key modules and topics covered in the course
What Participants Say
This purely video based course has already been offered through universities and evaluated by doctoral candidates and postdocs.
Here is what they said:
“It contained exactly what I was looking for at this stage.”
Participant of this course
PhD Candidate
“It was full of applicable examples that benefited my approach to finding a job.”
Participant of this course
PhD Candidate
“Very structured. I can choose topics depending on what I need. I can come back to the course anytime when I need specific information.”
Participant of this course
PhD Candidate
Further feedbacks:
“I really enjoyed the course and gained a lot of useful information that helped me better navigate the job market.”
“I really liked this course and will recommend it to others.”
“I really liked the advice given by Mr Mayer as well as tips based on his personal experience. He explained everything clearly.”
Feedback from participants of earlier live versions of this course, both online and onsite:
Yu Ming
PhD Candidate
Thanks a lot, Dr. Matthias Mayer!
I highly recommend other PhD candidates and PostDocs to participate his course. My CV change drastically, even though I’ve visited a few similar job application courses.
Giuseppe Balsamo
PhD Candidate
Great workshop!
Matthias brought awareness to the many crucial yet often overlook aspects of career planning. I finally feel that I have some clear directions to follow. Highly recommended, anybody would benefit from this course.
Débora C. Radicchi
PhD Candidate
A lot more confidence and peace of mind
I left the seminar with a time plan of what I need to work on until I am finally at the stage of applying for jobs. This gives me a lot more confidence and peace of mind, because now I know how to prepare myself for what is to come.
How it works
You can pause, repeat, and revisit the material throughout your application process.
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