The goal of every personal counseling service at KHYS is to support the person seeking advice in finding individual solutions for upcoming challenges and to develop perspectives for a self-determined future.
With the following personal career counseling services for postdocs at KIT, KHYS supports you, among other things, in
KHYS' advisors are specially trained in career counseling and have many years of experience in guiding, advising, and supporting young scientists and answering their questions about shaping and planning their careers. Confidentiality and data protection are guaranteed for all counseling services.
Please note that you ▶ must be registered as a postdoc at KHYS to use this service. In addition, due to the high demand for our individual counseling services, there may be longer waiting times before your first appointment.
The following ▶ career tools can be helpful for self-reflection or, if necessary, in preparation for a counseling session.
You can find further counselling services at KIT ▶ here.
Contact: ▶ Jana Schmitt
Are you new at KIT and are looking for orientation regarding the offers, services, and funding opportunities available to you during your postdoc phase? Are you wondering how you can best use the coming years at KIT for the next career step in addition to your research activities? Then book an appointment with us! We will give you a comprehensive overview of the offers, services, and contacts at KIT.
Would you like to systematically expand your skills, hone your career profile and are you looking for the best possible qualification offers currently available? Perhaps you have just successfully completed a milestone in your research project and are finding that your career planning has been somewhat overlooked? Or maybe you have already decided that you will leave academia – but how do you find a follow-up position in a company and what do you need to consider when applying?
This counseling service can be used for a variety of individual reasons and is designed to provide a focused initial impulse for the next concrete step in the direction you are planning. Simply book an appointment. We would be happy to assist you in giving your career planning new impetus.
No matter where you are: At the beginning of your time as a postdoc at KIT, in the middle of your postdoc phase or you already have the end of your research time at KIT in mind: This counseling service is aimed at all KIT postdocs who are looking for orientation, clarification, or changes and who would like to take a closer look at their current professional situation. The following questions and contents may be covered in the consultations:
Take the opportunity to address your questions in the consultation appointments, allowing them more time and space. We would be happy to assist you in making decisions and setting goals for your future successful career.
I would also like to thank you very much once again. Our meetings were always very pleasant. And it was good to be able to speak so openly to someone. Thank you very much for your careful listening and your instructions for reflection. It was the perfect combination of professionalism and cordiality!
Feedback of a postdoc, in their third year at KIT
KHYS' Further Education Program for Postdocs also offers numerous seminars and workshops on various topics related to career planning, such as:
Detailed information on the various offers can be found ▶ here.