Career Development
The Career Development Group facilitates the transition of EUI doctoral researchers and postdoctoral fellows to the academic and non-academic job markets, and coordinates career development services at the EUI.
More specifically, the Group:
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provides researchers with the tools necessary to conduct a job search in the highly competitive Ph.D./post-doc job market
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prepares doctoral researchers to take up places in the job market where they can in turn generate public relations for the EUI and recruitment opportunities for its doctors
To reach these goals the Group:
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explores career options for doctoral researchers
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brings career planning into an early stage of doctoral studies
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prepares and guides doctoral researchers in job searching
Activities focus on university teaching (both theoretical and practical; portfolios; teaching opportunities) and presentation, interview and public speaking skills.
Searchable database of all EUI researchers and post-docs arranged by department, experience, language skills and professional goals in order to allow eventual employers to identify researchers that best correspond to the job profile they might offer.
Database not yet available.
The Teaching and Professional Training for Doctoral Researchers| is a database of public and private organizations offering teaching and/or training opportunities to EUI researchers.
This network has been created with the help of EUI alumni working in these organizations. They are available as contact persons and mentors during both the application process and the teaching or training period.
We are constantly searching for new partners to join the network and the Service has formulated a Memorandum of Understanding. The first institution to sign it will be the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Grenoble. Other institutions all over Europe will follow suit.
For further information contact Judith Przyrowski| in Academic Service.
The Academic Careers Observatory|, at the Max Weber Programme deals with various aspects of academic careers in the humanities and social sciences in different countries. It offers details on career curriculum and promotion requirements, shows salary level figures and gives practical information on the academic profession.
Listed below are some ways, both reactive and proactive, to identify possible employment opportunities. For more in depth information on job search techniques, we recommend the web sites listed below.
Internet
New employment sites are appearing daily on the Internet. Many sites offer advice on conducting an effective job search for a particular field, while others offer job listings and drop sites for electronic CVs.
Many professional associations host web sites that list available positions. Many companies post jobs and accept CVs and applications through their web sites.
Networking
This is one of the most effective ways to find jobs. Develop a list of people who would be willing to assist with the job search (relatives, friends, faculty, EUI alumni, former employers, professors of former universities, and other professionals).
Provide each of them with a copy of your CV and make sure that they are aware of your career goals. Ask the people in your network for names and employers with potential interest in your qualifications.
Try to create a network through people you meet in professional meetings, seminars, or conferences.
Newspapers and Trade Magazines
Convenient but of limited value, as many people, including those with years of experience, have access to the job listings. There is generally a lot of competition for these positions.
Targeted Mail Campaign
If a potential employer has been identified he can be approached by sending a targeted cover letter to him accompanied by a CV.
Area Job Fairs
An efficient method of talking with many employers all under one roof. Be prepared to distribute your CV and use business cards on the day of the event.
Further possible sources of employment opportunities:
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Employment/Third-Party Agencies
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Government Personnel Offices
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Chambers of Commerce
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Employment Directories
Reference Material on Career Development and Job Search
The following web sites provide detailed information and advice on career development and job search:
Career planning and decision-making
Wiriting curricula and cover letters, interview preparation, evaluating job offers
The Departments and Services at the EUI are asked to forward external job and post-doctoral announcements to the Academic Service.
Offers will then be posted in the Public Folders| in the EUI Outlook and, in a printed version, on the blackboard in the Bank Corridor of the Badia Fiesolana.
To advertise a job announcement, please contact Judith Przyrowski|.
Job Search Sites and Research Funding Options
The Academic Careers Observatory| webpages have a list of links to and descriptions of job databases and funding resources. These sources are not limited to jobs in academia.
Academic Service: Judith Przyrowski,| Tel. [+39] 055 4685 285 / 2285
Eija Heikkinen,| Tel. [+39] 055 4685 377 / 2377
ECO: Prof. Salvador Ortigueira,| Tel. [+39] 055 4685 908 / 2908 / 2928
HEC: Prof. Sebastian Conrad|, Tel. [+39] 055 4685 587 / 2587
LAW: Prof. Hans-W. Micklitz|, Tel. [+39] 055 4685 306 / 2306
SPS: Prof. Friedrich Kratochwill|, Tel. [+39] 055 4685 220 / 244
MWP: Prof. Ramon Marimon|, Tel. [+39] 055 4685 911 / 2911,
MWP-ACO: Michele Grigolo|, Tel. [+39] 055 4685 839 / 2839
Minutes of the Career Development Group’s monthly meetings will be posted on this page.