What other career options are available within and beyond the academia?
To give you an overview and some inspiration, here is a selection of typical career fields in this area.
Fields within the Linguistics and Humanities
| Career field | Typical workplaces | Qualifications |
| Professor | University | Doctorate; habilitation or equivalent qualification (e.g. a assistant professorship); publication record; teaching experience; leadership experience; a track record of successfully securing external research funding |
| Professor | University of Applied Sciences | Doctorate; teaching experience; leadership experience; professional experience outside higher education |
| Research Associate/ Lecturer | University / University of Applied Sciences | Doctorate may be required; teaching experience |
| Research Associate | Thünen Institutes | Doctorate may be required; ability to communicate complex issues clearly; where relevant, experience working with policymakers |
| Fraunhofer Institutes | Doctorate may be required; professional experience outside academia; experience with patenting and commercialising research results | |
| Helmholtz Centres, universities, universities of applied sciences, Max Planck Institutes, Leibniz Institutes | Doctorate may be required; publication record; where relevant, a track record of successfully securing external research funding | |
| University spin-off / Start-up | Self-employment, freelance work or a start-up | Experience in developing a business plan; entrepreneurial thinking |
| Centre for Entrepreneurship (ZfE) |
Contact
Anne Kluge
Coordinator
Career Development
Tel.: +49 381 498-1606
Susan Turnow
Administrative Officer
Academic Staff Development
Tel.: +49 381 498-1604
