# 🏆 Best Cheapest Academics.de Job Scraper 🏆 (`claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper`) Actor

Scrape academic & science jobs from Academics.de (Germany) — title, employer, location, working hours, contract type, salary, dates and full description. HTTP-only, fast and cheap.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Muhammad Shamshad Aslam](https://apify.com/claygenius) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, AI, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Academics.de Job Scraper 🎓 — Academic & Science Jobs in Germany

Scrape academic, research and science jobs from [Academics.de](https://www.academics.de) — Germany's leading job board for universities, research institutions, and clinics. Get title, employer, location, working hours, contract type, salary, dates and the **full job description**. HTTP-only — fast and cheap, no browser.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | string | Job keyword, e.g. `postdoc`, `professor`, `robotik`, `biology`. Leave empty to scrape all. |
| `searchUrls` | array | Paste academics.de search URLs with filters applied (employer type, working hours, fixed-term, field). Overrides `keyword`. |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | Visit each job page for the full description, salary, employment type, region & postcode (default on). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max jobs to scrape. Empty (or `0`) = **all** results. |
| `proxyConfig` | object | Optional — usually works without a proxy. |

#### Using filters

Apply any filters on the site (Type of employer, working hours, fixed term, field/branche), then copy the resulting URL into `searchUrls`. Each URL is paginated automatically.

### Output

One item per job:

```json
{
  "id": "1109182",
  "title": "Professur „Intelligente Robotik“ (w/m/d)",
  "employer": "Technische Hochschule Mannheim",
  "location": "Mannheim",
  "city": "Mannheim",
  "region": "Baden-Württemberg",
  "country": "Deutschland",
  "postal_code": "68163",
  "working_hours": "Vollzeit",
  "contract_type": "Befristet",
  "employment_type": ["FULL_TIME", "TEMPORARY"],
  "date_posted": "28.07.2026",
  "date_posted_iso": "2026-07-27T22:00:00Z",
  "valid_through": "2026-08-24T22:00:00Z",
  "salary_value": null,
  "salary_currency": "EUR",
  "salary_unit": "YEAR",
  "is_top_job": true,
  "description": "Full job description text …",
  "url": "https://www.academics.de/jobs/professur-intelligente-robotik-w-m-d-technische-hochschule-mannheim-1109182",
  "source": "academics.de",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-19T09:00:00.000Z"
}
```

Rich fields other scrapers miss — **full `description`**, structured `region`/`postal_code`, `employment_type`, `valid_through` (application deadline) and the **Top Job** badge — pulled from each job's embedded JobPosting data.

### Use cases

- **Academic job aggregation** — feed structured university/research jobs into your own board or newsletter
- **Recruitment & market research** — track hiring by institution, field, region and contract type
- **Candidate alerts** — schedule runs by keyword and diff for new postings
- **Salary & deadline tracking** — capture `valid_through` deadlines and salary ranges where published

### Notes

- Data comes from academics.de's search pages and each job's structured JobPosting metadata.
- Turn off `fetchDetails` for a fast list-only run (title, employer, location, hours, term, date); keep it on for full descriptions and salary/region details.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Job keyword to search, e.g. 'robotik', 'professor', 'postdoc', 'biology'. Leave empty to scrape all jobs (or use a filter URL below).

## `searchUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste academics.de search URLs with filters applied (employer type, working hours, fixed-term, field, etc.). Build the search on the site, copy the URL here. Overrides the keyword.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each job page for the full description, salary, employment type, region and postcode (slower but far richer). Off = fast list only.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of jobs to scrape. Leave empty (or 0) to scrape ALL results.

## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`):

Optional. Academics.de usually works without a proxy; enable one for large runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "postdoc",
  "searchUrls": [],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfig": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `jobs` (type: `string`):

All scraped jobs: title, employer, location, working hours, contract type, salary, dates, description and URL.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "postdoc",
    "searchUrls": [],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfig": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keyword": "postdoc",
    "searchUrls": [],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "postdoc",
  "searchUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfig": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=claygenius/best-cheapest-academics-de-job-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/4ds8vbXOBvyzkrTDj/builds/LlIfDxBSg3H9Qryxn/openapi.json