This time, the IAMO Alumni Podcast does not shed light on the career path of an IAMO alumnus, but offers an interview with Thomas Herzfeld, one of the three scientific directors of the Institute. In the talk with IAMO PhD student Laura Moritz he speaks about the challenge of balancing strategic career and family planning, the need to always have a plan B and the immense importance of having your own academic network.
The IAMO Alumni Podcast has been developed in the context of the promotion of young researchers and focuses on the subject of career planning and development. The discussions are usually conducted by a PhD student of the institute. The podcast aims to make career paths of former and current IAMO researchers visible and to introduce professional areas within and outside the academic sector.