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Management
Science Management; Knowledge Management; Project Management; Quality, Environmental, and Safety Management; Business Management
The personal characteristics attributed to physicists, which are also associated with management, are: tenacity, perseverance, discipline, frustration tolerance, and long-term goal orientation. Those that go beyond experimenting with torsion balances during their studies will eventually know what it means to acquire contracts, manage budgets, recruit staff, monitor implementations, and secure results.
Even a bachelor’s thesis is project management in action, not to mention a master’s or doctorate. In order to deepen and demonstrate this incidentally-acquired knowledge, it’s often worth pursuing further professional training in project management. Career entry is also possible through trainee programs, and not only in the technology sector.
Possible Tasks
- You support the leadership of companies/organizations/educational institutions in matters of organizational and staff development.
- As a team leader, you monitor the progress of your working group, conduct performance reviews, and recruit new team members.
- You work in university administration and support research and teaching through strategic and conceptual development efforts.
- You research market trends and opportunities in light of your employer’s goals and determine what skills the employees will need in order for the company to stay competitive.
- You develop employee training programs, prepare seminars, develop teaching approaches, select suitable teaching media and methods, and teach classes.
- You can also work in environmental management, for example at federal agencies, where your tasks will include environmental monitoring, documentation, and reporting.
- You work in the field of IT security, are responsible for digital safety, and guide others to this end.
- You are responsible for quality assurance or work in technical sales.
- As a developer, e.g. in automotive or electrical engineering, you are directly involved in product and project management.
Industries and Occupations
- Large and medium-sized companies in nearly every sector
- Educational institutions, organizations, associations
- Public sector administration
- (International) Organizations
- Political parties
- Business and professional associations (e.g. chambers of industry and commerce), trade unions
- Adult continuing education
- Federal volunteering organizations
- Religious communities
Job Boards and Professional Associations
