Academic Careers

LMU offers attractive career opportunities and support services — whether you're in your doctoral, postdoc or tenure track phase. Take advantage of our extensive advisory services to help you plan your successful career.

The right support for the career phase you're in

Each stage of your career has its own challenges and requirements. Find out more about how we can help you by choosing the applicable section below.

LMU offers academics excellent conditions from the very beginning — not just for their research projects, but also in terms of their individual career development. In doing so, we place a strong focus on supporting early independence and promoting international cooperation and academic networking.

Dr. Sigmund Stintzing, Vice President for Academic Appointments

Moments of choice

What could be career options to consider? We offer you personal insights into individual career choices.

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#EXCELLerate. LMU Postdoc Career Program

Benefit from our comprehensive training program covering all aspects of important career issues.

Our services supporting your career development

Many aspects play a role in successful career planning: from suitable project funding and relevant opportunities for further professional development to the challenge of balancing family and academic life.

We're here to support you, every step of the way.

Where knowledge is everything

What our junior academics say

Doctoral students, postdocs and tenure-track professors from 130 countries conduct research and teach at LMU. Here, some of them give exciting insights into their daily work at LMU and the academic topics that their worlds revolve around.