Universität Leipzig: Academic careers

Doctorates

As a comprehensive university with a world-class research profile, we offer the ideal environment for a successful doctorate. We have a wide range of services to support you – whatever your personal circumstances.

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Pathways to doctoral research

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Doctorates: Advice and organisation

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Funding a doctorate

Postdocs

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Postdoctoral research

Postdoctoral training offers many options in terms of professional qualification and development. Click here for information about the habilitation procedure as well as how to fund your research.

Professorships

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Professorships

Apart from the traditional route of professorial appointments, Leipzig University is increasingly opening up and promoting alternative pathways to professorships, such as the tenure track process.

Supporting female researchers

Our t.e.a.m. programme is open to female early career researchers at any stage of their career. Its various programme lines offer female students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, habilitation candidates and junior professors coordinated mentoring, workshops and networking.