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.
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.