Career Prospects

Physicists work not only in research institutions and universities, but also in many other professions. These range from research-related companies and high tech to banks and insurance companies. In the recent past, physics with its many and sometimes very complex data structures has also produced many data scientists and Industry 4.0 makers. They use the knowledge of mathematics they acquired during their studies, the training in the use of laboratory equipment or simply the physical-logical approach. The career prospects for physicists are excellent: the German Physical Society regularly publishes overviews of the occupational fields in which physicists work as well as information on employment. In the labour market article of 2020, for example, it says "In particular, the employment situation for professionally experienced physicists has so far proven to be crisis-proof." Harald Lesch, prominent physics professor at LMU Munich and well-known from various TV programmes and books, also knows "there are practically no unemployed physicists".

The Department of Physics regularly invites graduates to a career seminar to report on their individual entrances into professional life and to show students useful tips and opportunities.

Testimonials from Graduates

Ariane Fillmer

Group leader at PTB

“During my studies, I was not only interested in physics, but also in the interdisciplinary space between physics and other natural sciences. Accordingly, during my diploma thesis in Dortmund, I examined the dynamics in the hydration shell of proteins. ”

Hartmut Löwen

University professor at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

“My research field at the University of Düsseldorf is the physics of colloids, which are finely distributed particles or droplets in a medium. These can be fat droplets in water, as in milk, or solid color particles in ink. I am particularly fascinated by phenomena such as freezing, melting and glass formation. I am also enthusiastic about teaching. In this way I can pass on what I learned at the TU Dortmund. ”

Dirk Schulz

Teacher

“Going to school as a teacher with a physics degree? Isn't that dreary? No two years are the same at school. It's really exciting to see how young people's potentials develop. How sixth graders get excited about physical phenomena and high school students familiarize themselves with complex issues. ”

Calendar

To event list

04-04 – 04-04 | start 04:30 pm

Exploring the High-Energy Sky with the H.E.S.S. Telescopes in Namibia: A 20-year journey

04-11 – 04-11 | start 04:30 pm

From Code to Clinic

05-02 – 05-02 | start 04:30 pm

Lecture by Hartmut Löwen

05-09 – 05-16 | start 04:30 pm

Raman spectroscopy in biomedicine - Spectroscopic analysis with a focus on cancer and cardiovascular diseases

05-16 – 05-16 | start 04:30 pm

Lecture by Manuel Drees

Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

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