Webcast on the topic „How to become a Professor! Academic Career Planning and Development"

Time:	October 15, 2024 – June 30, 2025
Lecturer:	Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt
This continuing education course is aimed at :	Doctoral researchers, postdocs
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Self-Guided Training (Video and Workbook).

Recommended Target Groups:

The Webcast is aimed at doctoral candidates in the advanced phase (R1) and postdocs in the early phase (approx. 1st-4th postdoc year, R2) and is geared towards researchers who are interested in an academic career in Germany and would like to find out more about the opportunities and requirements involved. Of course, more experienced researchers are also welcome to watch the video. 

Objectives & Content:

The aim of the video is to provide you with knowledge, background and orientation for planning and developing the next steps towards a long-term academic career in Germany. The video first discusses questions such as:

• What long-term career options does the “Job Market Academia” offer for researchers and what are the actual chances here?
• What requirements and criteria should be met for this career path?
• When are which tasks particularly important? What has the highest priority?
• How important is the habilitation?
• What time frame is appropriate?

The video informs you about the central requirements (also going beyond publications and funding) and milestones for an academic career. It also provides specific tips and advice on how to prioritize these requirements and on strategic considerations during the postdoc phase on the path to a professorship.

Building on this, the video and the accompanying workbook offer you the opportunity to take stock and reflect on your own academic profile and ideally derive the next important steps from this.

Please note: The video focuses specifically on the German academic system.

Accompanying Materials:

You will be provided with a handout accompanying the video and a workbook with

• Reflection on your own networking behavior
• Analysis of your own academic profile
• Reflection on the compatibility of family and academic career
• Two sample CVs for professorship applications

Login Details:

If you are interested in this webcast, please write us a short email to mentoring@gradus.uni-stuttgart.de – we would be happy to send you your individual login details.

Please note that the login details are meant for your personal use only and are not allowed to be shared (!).