Support for your career path

As an early career researcher, your skills and expertise open doors to a wide range of opportunities. UCPH provides you with dedicated support for your career development.

 

Many early career researchers build fulfilling careers outside academia, applying their analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills in industry, government, and non-profit organisations. Employers increasingly recognise the unique perspective that researchers bring to innovation and problem-solving, as well as the ability to handle complexity.

As a PhD or postdoctoral researcher at UCPH you can book individual sessions with career consultants, join career workshops and access our many career tools.

 

 

For some researchers, entrepreneurship is a natural way to create impact from their research, and the skills developed during a PhD or a postdoc position serve as a solid foundation. Denmark offers a vibrant start-up ecosystem with incubators, funding opportunities, and strong links between universities and industry.

UCPH provides support for entrepreneurship through our innovation hub UCPH Lighthouse.

 

 

An academic career offers the opportunity to deepen your research, contribute to teaching, develop as an independent scholar and contribute to knowledge creation.

Academia is highly competitive in Denmark and internationally. To further your career in academia, you need to master a broad spectrum of competences that, apart from research, include the ability to teach, create societal impact, attract funding, and more. 

Read more about the criteria for reconising merit.

UCPH provides guidance on career progression and the skills needed to succeed in this competitive path. Early career researchers will find specific guidance on an academic career at their local department.

Support and guidance regarding funding is offered by specialists in our Campus administrations.

 

 

A PhD or postdoc from UCPH is internationally recognised and valued, opening doors to career opportunities across Europe and worldwide. Many researchers choose to pursue postdoctoral training or academic positions abroad, as international mobility is often seen as an advantage in academia.

You can start you search for careers abroad through EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is a unique pan-European initiative providing information, support services and thousands if job listings across Europe and other regions in the world.