Career Paths with a Doctorate
A doctorate opens up a wide range of career paths both within and outside academia.
Career prospects after earning a doctorate are diverse; an academic career is just one of many possibilities. Today, individuals with a doctorate work, for example, in industry, the private sector, the nonprofit sector, or in public administration. The University of Fribourg supports its early-career researchers in career planning. The following resources are available for this purpose.
Career Services
The University of Fribourg Career Services offers workshops and company presentations. These events are open to all students and doctoral candidates at the University of Fribourg, as well as to all graduates who completed their degree no more than 6 months ago.
Career Counselling from the State of Fribourg
The Career Information Centre in Fribourg specialises in counselling and providing information to adults and is also available to doctoral candidates.
Career Counselling from the State of Fribourg
(French or German)
Additional helpful resources for developing new career prospects
DocPro: Core Competencies with a Doctorate
EU Competence Framework for Researchers
Euraxess: Career Planning for Early-Career Researchers
Vitae: Researcher Development Framework
Beyond the Doctorate - Information Booklet Information booklet for advanced doctoral candidates and postdocs on career opportunities after a doctorate.