Career prospects

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As a chemist, you will have numerous career prospects in industry, business, science, the public service or NGOs.

This page gives you a few more examples and further connection and information options:

Work areas

With your broad professional training through the Chemistry for Sustainability degree program, you can work in areas such as quality management and analytics, research and development, process development, consulting or science communication.

Employers are increasingly expecting skills in the field of sustainability in job profiles - so with your focus on sustainable chemistry, more sustainable materials and technologies, you will be well prepared for future-oriented professions and fields of work.

Thanks to the interdisciplinary insights gained during your studies, you will also be interested in jobs at the interfaces of chemical engineering, environmental protection, the circular economy, materials science, data science and much more.

Options after graduation

A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry for Sustainability is already your first professional qualification, opening up exciting opportunities for you to work in industry, business or NGOs, for example. However, if you - like most Chemistry graduates with a Bachelor's degree - want to learn even more and gain further qualifications, then follow a Master's degree to deepen your knowledge and skills and specialize even further.

After completing your Master's degree, you even have the option of staying at the university for another three to five years to complete a doctorate. During this time, you will conduct research on your own projects and are usually already employed as a research assistant - scholarships for doctoral students are also available to finance your doctoral studies.

As a chemist, a doctorate gives you the widest choice of jobs and the best foundation for a scientific career.

Our range of perfectly suited Master's degree programs for you is constantly being revised and expanded. If you would like to get involved in the (further) development of the degree program, please contact the degree programme coordinator.

Within the existing range of courses, for example, the Master's in Nanoscience could be of interest to you.

Get advice and support for a successful transition into your professional life!

The University of Kassel's Career Service, for example, offers you a direct point of contact for questions about career fields, application letters and much more.

You can also find further tips and coaching from organizations such as the GDCh.

Work placements or Bachelor's theses in a practical context are an ideal opportunity to build up contacts for your future career. You can incorporate this into your studies, for example in the internship module (W2-BPr), external elective modules (W3-Ext) or the Bachelor's degree module (P-BA).

If you are interested, please contact the degree program coordinator or browse through the list of company profiles and internships at Career Services.

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