On this page, we collect tips and links on career options and tools to help you find where your path may lead.

A highly recommendable book to help you 'translate' your 'academic' skills into 'general' skills for the job market, on self assessment, CVs and resumes, cover letters, job interviews and much more; available from the USB Library as an e-book: Peter S. Fiske “Put your science to work. The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists”, American Geophysical Union, 2001, 179. pp.
Dr. Peter S. Fiske (a geophysicist by training) is still active; see e.g. Dr. Peter S. Fiske, Careers Seminar at American Physical Society (APS) Spring Meeting, 7 March, 2019 for some updated information (e.g. on using LinkedIn as a professional network). [2021-09-03: Unfortunately, this link is broken; we'll try and find a similar one]

Individual Grants Programmes – A How-To Guide
Would you like to find out more about DFG funding opportunities? Do you need tips on how to submit a proposal? Here you will find information on individual funding, i.e. funding programmes for individual projects or persons, as well as tips on how to compile your proposal.

The UoC has a monthly newsletter where they collect and structure all the current calls for proposals from national, european and international third-party funding sources. It also includes a section on funding for early career researchers. You can sign up for it yourself via this link.

The GSGS has a LinkedIn Page. Connect with us and stay tuned for any future posts here.