MPP/MPQ Career Day

Wednesday 30 Apr 2025, 08:00 → 21:15 Europe/Berlin

A.1.01/03 - Alps (New)

The MPP/MPQ Career Day is meant to bring together young researchers, interested in transitioning from academia to e.g. industry, finance or consulting, and companies looking for doctoral researchers well-versed in working methodically and solving multi-layered problems.
The event will take place on Wednesday, 30th April 2025 at the Max Planck Institute for Physics, Garching b. München (MPP) organized by the MPP/MPQ PhD representatives. We will hear about career paths in academia from Nils-Holger Haag. The companies set up stands in the foyer presenting themselves with e.g. posters, brochures or recruiting contacts. During the entire day, participants are encouraged to visit their stands and get in contact with the companies. For a first impression, the speakers give a concise 3-minute presentation about their company. Later, the speakers have another 20 minutes to present their current job, their personal experiences as well as possible career paths in their company. There will also be the opportunity to interact with the speakers during lunch and dinner. Most of the speakers have a scientific background similar to or even in physics. In total, 10 companies covering a wide field of applications are participating:

• Allianz
• Basycon
• D-fine
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• Google
• G-Research
• IBM Quantum
• Infineon
• Kiutra
• Planqc
• SIXT
• Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (Zeiss SMT)

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the MPP/MPQ Career Day 2025!

We thank our main sponsors D-fine, ESA and G-Research as well as our sponsors Allianz, Infineon and Planqc.

 

08:30 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome & Introduction

09:15 → 10:00 Company short presentations

10:00 → 10:10 Short Break I

Coffee + Breakfast

10:10 → 11:10 Company Presentations I

Main sponsors

10:10 G-Research

10:30 ESA

10:50 D-fine

11:10 → 11:40 Discussion Break II

Coffee + breakfast + group photo

11:40 → 12:40 Company presentations II

11:40 Infineon

12:00 Allianz

12:20 Basycon

12:40 → 13:15 Discussion Break III

Coffee and cake

13:15 → 13:50 Career Paths in Academia

13:50 → 15:15 Lunch at MPQ

15:15 → 16:15 Company presentations III

15:15 Planqc

15:35 IBM Quantum

15:55 Sixt

16:15 → 16:45 Discussion Break IV

Coffee + remaining snacks

16:45 → 17:45 Company presentations IV

16:45 Google

17:05 Kiutra

17:25 Zeiss SMT

17:45 → 17:50 Final announcements

17:50 → 18:20 Discussion Break VI

18:20 → 18:45 Walk to MPQ

18:45 → 21:15 Networking dinner at MPQ