Career Perspectives
Career Perspectives for MAP students
About 60% of MAP graduates commence a PhD following completion of the programme. Many of our alumni remain in Erlangen or at one of the MAP partner universities. Recent graduates have also secured PhD positions at other world-class universities and institutions including University of Cambridge (UK), University of California at San Diego (USA), Washington State University (USA), McMaster University (Canada) and ETH Zürich (Switzerland).
MAP, however, does not only train excellent academic researchers. Many of our graduates find excellent positions and become leaders in industry.
MAP graduate’s destination 2005 – 2017, last update 20.07.2017
Andreas Leber, a former MAP student, shares in the following video how MAP has helped him preparing his Master’s thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Hyunchul Oh – MAP alumnus since 2010:
Prof. H. Oh
I am currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Engineering at Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology. Due to the interdisciplinarity of MAP, I have a strong background in fundamental science, which was key to becoming a professor. Indeed, the MAP curriculum not only includes basic sciences, but also practical knowledge about engineering. Thus, the programme will be of great benefit to those who want to study a wide range of interdisciplinary subjects from science to engineering. I would like to say that choosing MAP was the best choice I ever made. – June 2019
Amir Fathi – MAP alumnus since 2011:
Dr.-Ing. A. Fathi
MAP was a highlight in my academic journey with strong impact on my career path: I am currently working as Senior Manager – Technology Innovation at adidas AG. The nature of topics, lectures and evaluation approaches at MAP all focus on maximizing the true learning of the concepts and on how to apply them in practical technical environments. MAP provides students with a golden experience of meeting and interacting with world-class professors and academics, who later become part of a valuable personal network. The technical excursions and visits to top notch industries are indispensable for an understanding of the tight relationships between academia and industry in Germany and the required elements for making this interaction successful. I recommend MAP to students who are seeking a strong interdisciplinary master’s course, while sharpening their professional competencies on an amazing 2-years journey! – June 2019
Mani Diba – MAP alumnus since 2012:
Dr. M. Diba
MAP provided me with an invaluable scientific foundation that I have been benefitting from ever since. I was recently awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to perform research in a world-leading research group in the U.S. I believe that this opportunity directly stemmed from what I learned from MAP, and my subsequent PhD work applying MAP’s interdisciplinary subjects. – March 2019
Andreas Leber – MAP alumnus since 2017:
A. Leber
I applied to the MAP programme because of its international and interdisciplinary nature. Having completed the programme, I now know it was the best decision I could have made. By learning about materials science and chemical engineering, I obtained a very broad understanding of engineering – and doing so side by side with students from all over the world was a fantastic experience. The numerous practical MAP research projects perfectly prepared me for my master’s thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and my current PhD thesis at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. – March 2019
Prof. Mathias Kolle – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Prof. M. Kolle
MAP student Andreas Leber was one of the best students I ever had in my group. His curious, independent, and creative approach to research, paired with superb experimental skills and a strong knowledge foundation in advanced materials and processes put him on par with our top graduate students here at MIT. If all MAP students are like Andreas, then this is a terrific programme for generating the next generation of leading researchers and engineers in materials science and processing. – May 2019
Dr. Andreas Hoff – Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH and MAP Advisory Board Member
Dr. Andreas Hoff
In my MAP seminar “New Business Development” I bridge the worlds of business and engineering. It’s fantastic to work together with such motivated students of diverse technical backgrounds and nationalities and to see them succeed in their professional careers at Evonik and elsewhere. – May 2019