Career paths

What exactly does a development engineer, a key account manager or a collection curator do? The best way to gain practical insights is through suitable internships, part-time jobs and voluntary positions. Information sources such as our "Job Talk", role model events and company contact fairs also help you to get a first impression of activities and employers.

As the Career Service, we support you in your steps towards starting a career - from finding an internship to deciding which career path you want to take after graduation. We offer coaching, advice, application checks, application know-how and soon also employer events that provide insights into fields of work and contacts to interesting employers.

Through a large number of programs and qualified support, the University of Stuttgart offers prospective scientists the opportunity to plan and pursue their PhD and their further academic career in a targeted manner. Interested parties will find the most important information and offers below.

Doctoral studies at the University of Stuttgart

The University of Stuttgart aims to offer, secure and further develop high-quality training for young academics in structured doctoral qualification. PhD students can benefit from a large number of PhD programs, scholarships and funding opportunities.

An overview of the requirements and legal basis for a PhD at the University of Stuttgart as well as information on current funding and graduate programs can be found via the following link.

https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/research/early-career-researchers/doctoral-degree-studies/

Graduate Academy of the University of Stuttgart - GRADUS

The Graduate Academy offers all PhD students and anyone planning to do a PhD interdisciplinary advice on the possibilities of doing a PhD at the University of Stuttgart. This includes, for example, planning, progression and financing of the doctoral degree. The focus of the qualification concept is on supporting the development of every PhD student into an independent researcher.

The GRADUS mentoring program aims to support and accompany young scientists on their career path. As "mentees", the current leaders among the graduates of the University of Stuttgart in particular can pass on many useful experiences for their professional careers.

https://www.gradus.uni-stuttgart.de/index.html

Entrepreneurship

Anyone with an idea or research result who wants to set up their own business and found a startup will find a large number of teaching and training opportunities, consulting options and information at the University of Stuttgart - from degree programs to startup programs, from consulting appointments to providing workstations and office space.

https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/transfer/entrepreneurship/

https://www.traces.uni-stuttgart.de/en/entrepreneurship/

Alumni founder portraits

Many alumnae and alumni of the University of Stuttgart have already founded their own companies. Would you like to find out more about them? Then take a look at our founder portraits!

https://www.alumni.uni-stuttgart.de/en/alumni-in-dialogue/founders-portraits/