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Demanding work.
On a timeline.

Academics and experienced professionals with comparable qualifications – for tasks, projects, and temporary cover.

  • Timed assignments for professionals

    Flexibility with standards.

  • High-caliber reinforcement

    Matched to task and need.

  • The right person for the task

    notforlife brings people and assignments together. Not forever. Just right, and just on time.

For professionals

Roles that fit at the right time. No flood of ads, no noise — precisely matched positions. Not forever. But for the next step.

Example positions

  • 6 months

    Cover legal counsel

    Law

    Parental-leave cover at a law firm, with a clear handover.

  • 4 months

    Interim finance

    Finance · NGO

    Bridging until the finance lead role is filled.

  • 9 months

    Engineering project lead

    Engineering

    Fixed-term lead on an industrial expansion project.

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For employers

Capacity on a deadline. Qualified for cover, projects, peak demand, bridging. All industries.

Example profiles

  • Commercial counsel

    Interim and project · location-flexible

    12 years in-house · 5 years commercial firm

    Looking for contract law, M&A support and governance. On-site or remote.

  • Health economics

    Available for projects

    R, Python, Stata · GKV/PKV, KHEntgG

    Capacity for studies, data validation and ad-hoc analyses on clinic and insurer projects.

  • History · PhD

    During habilitation

    4 years deputy institute lead · UNESCO and grants

    Project steering and grant management — seeking a new project.