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Job applications – EMBL Fellows' Career Service

EMBL Career Development

A career development blog for early-career researchers in life sciences

This blog aims to inspire early-career researchers who are exploring different career options and developing their skills. We provide interview-based profiles of life scientists working in diverse science-related careers, as well as articles on a broad range of career and skills development topics, with new content added regularly.


The EMBL Fellows’ Career Service provides career support for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows across EMBL’s six sites. We also offer openly available information, resources, and events about careers for all life science researchers.

What to include in your CV – an international perspective

Following a twitter debate on whether photos should be included in CVs, the EMBL Fellows' Career Service started a survey to provide evidence-based guidance for life scientists. This post summarizes the results from that survey.

Choosing the best layout for your CV

One of the most important aspects of your CV is the structure and formatting. This article focuses on four questions to ask yourself when selecting or creating a template for your CV.

Preparing a job application for industry

This post includes top tips for your job application and interview, based on the advice provided by recruiters and hiring managers at EMBL career events.

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The EMBL Fellows' Career Service incorporates the EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdoc (EIPOD) career development programme. EI3POD and EIPOD4 have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreements 664726 (2015-2020) and 847543 (2019-present) respectively.
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