Navigate your career

Start orienting yourself on six different career journeys for PhDs, both in and outside academia. On the interactive career journey map above, you can explore research positions in six sectors. We call it the Career Navigator. It gives you a broad overview of research career possibilities in the Netherlands.

You can discover the following positions and sectors:

• Postdoc - Academia
• PhD graduate lecturer - Universities of Applied Sciences
• Junior researcher/consultant - Industry
• Junior researcher/consultant - Government
• Junior researcher/consultant - Not-for-profit
• Start-up entrepreneur - Start-up

In the future we will add information about medior and senior positions.

By clicking on a position in the Career Navigator, the following information will appear:

• Facts & figures: general information about the position, tasks and skills.
• How to get to your next position: tips from an expert in that sector.
• Personal stories: experiences from researchers who just took that career step.

The Career Navigator shows you possible next steps in other sectors. Start exploring your options!