Vienna Postdoc Career Day – LBG Career Center

Explore. Connect. Shape Your Career.

Join us for a day focused on postdoc careers in & beyond academia!

When? November 12, 2025
Where? Van-Swieten-Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, 1090 Vienna

Through workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, the Vienna Postdoc Career Day brings together inspiring role models, industry experts, and postdocs from across institutions.

Open and free of charge for all postdocs from Austrian universities & research organisations.

Check out the program overview below or download the program in detail.

Register now!

a. Join the Vienna Postdoc Career Day!

Initiative & Goal

Cross-institutional support for postdocs

The Vienna Postdoc Career Day is an initiative by the University of Vienna in cooperation with the LBG Career Center and a partner network of universities and research organisations whose joint goal is to empower researcher careers in Austria – in and beyond academia.

Partner Network: University of Vienna, Complexity Science Hub, ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft LBG Career Center, Medical University of Vienna, TU Wien, Vienna BioCenter

Program

Register for one or multiple sessions until November 9

Careers in academia

Session 1: From challenges to chances: shaping your academic career with mentoring
Session 2: Role Models in Leadership: Insights from LExA Nominees
Session 3: Networking Lunch: Careers inside Academia

Careers beyond academia

Session 4: From Academia to Industry: Identifying Your Transferable Skills
Session 5: Beyond Academia: Careers at Bain & Company, a global leading management consulting company.
Session 6: Apero Networking: The expanded scientific community as an employer

Please register for each session individually!

All sessions are open and free of charge for all postdocs from Austrian universities & research organisations.

Register now!