Hanna Berger, Matthias Alt, Christiane Hilgardt - Career Talk: At the interface of plant science, policy, economy and public - and how to get there

At the interface of plant science, policy, economy and public - and how to get thereScience management and communication are key elements of successful research programs. PLANT 2030 is a BMBF funded competence network of applied plant science in Germany as well as international collaborations. In the managing office, we interconnect plant scientists and we are the central hub for the communication between science, policy, plant breeding and the public. In our talk, we will give insights into our day-to-day business as well as strategies in the longer term. We will examine different ways of career development in our field giving examples of educational programs as well as trainings on the job. All three of us having different vocational backgrounds, we cover a range of expertise and will give you an overview on diverse job opportunities in the heterogeneous field of science management and communication.