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You are a doctoral candidate: let ABG help you prepare to enter the workforce

Are you working toward your doctorate? Even in your first year, you must start planning your career. ABG can help you design a successful career through training, personalized advice and information on international opportunities.

Back from the 2025 MSCA Presidency Conference in Denmark

23/09/2025

Dr Dominika Foretek, International Cooperation and Training Officer at ABG,returns from Denmark after participating in the MSCA Presidency Conference 2025 and MCAA satelite event hosted at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on September 18-19.

STEM in Europe: why are PhDs leaving research when the market has never needed them more?

Europe is short 2 million STEM professionals, yet 40% of postdocs exit academia. Why this talent hemorrhage precisely when green and digital transitions require these competencies? Because doctoral training, market realities, and career support remain fundamentally misaligned.

Paris Youth Employment Forum 2026

February 19, 2026 in Paris

The Paris Youth Employment Forum (#PPEJ26) returns for its new edition on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 10am to 5pm, at Paris Montreuil Expo. This flagship event in the Île-de-France region brings together hundreds of recruiters and young talents each year around employment, internships, work-study programs, and training opportunities.

CIFRE at the City of Paris: Doctoral Candidates at the Heart of Municipal Action [2026 Edition]

Under the CIFRE (Conventions Industrielles de Formation par la Recherche - Industrial Agreements for Research Training) scheme, the City of Paris takes on doctoral students whose dissertations address priority issues for the municipality. A new call for applications has been launched at the start of 2026. (More details below in French).

Submit your application before 12:00 on Februry 27, 2026!

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You will find your next assignment on the ABG website. Employers interested in people with research training take advantage of our services to inform you of their job openings.

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Uploading your CV to ABG’s CV library makes you visible to French and international recruiters seeking candidates with research training, from the Master’s to the PhD level and beyond.

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Are you looking for a position abroad, or preparing to return to your home country? ABG can assist you every step of the way!
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Meet ABG

ABG takes part in numerous events and exhibits all year round. Come meet us to discuss your career objectives, your CV, your doctorate…. We’ll explain how we can help you!
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Join the conversation on LinkedIn

If you crossed paths with ABG at some point during your career, you have become a friend of ABG, an organization dedicated to promoting doctorates and the skills of those who have earned them. Use this Group to talk about anything that’s on your mind, and also to keep directly in touch with ABG.
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ABG has nearly 40 years’ experience as an association specializing in the career development and recruitment of PhD-holders all over the world.

The ABG perspective

Offering testimonials, opinions, advice and statistics, ABG brings unique perspective and expertise concerning PhD-holders, their training and their careers, in France and around the world.