# Academic and non-academic employment

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# Academic and non-academic employment

## Academic employment

You can be employed at the University or at an external research institution as a **research associate** (*wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter*) or **academic assistant** (*wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft*). Such positions generally involve research and teaching duties. You can ask your supervisor and at your host institute about open positions. You can also search for positions on the websites of the individual institutes and on the University website:\
[► www.uni-heidelberg.de/jobs](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/jobs/)

## Non-academic employment

It is also possible to work outside of the University. Please be aware that if you are employed outside of your doctoral project, you may need more time to complete your doctoral studies because you will have less time to spend on your dissertation. There is a list of job search sites on our website:\
[► www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/foerderung/stellenmarkt\_en.html](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/foerderung/stellenmarkt_en.html)

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