Beyond academia: Academic career prospects and non-academic career trajectories of doctorate recipients in Germany
- Attendance:
- Hybrid event: Presence and online
- Event Organizer:
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- Graduate Academy
- Category:
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- Talk
- Target groups:
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- Doctoral candidates
- Junior Research Group Leaders
- Postdoktorand:innen/Postdocs
- Tenure track professor
- Sprache:
- English
This talk examines academic career prospects and non-academic career trajectories of PhD graduates in Germany from an empirical perspective. Drawing on comprehensive survey and administrative data, it analyzes employment conditions during the doctoral phase, appointment probabilities to professorships, and career developments within and outside academia. By highlighting disciplinary differences and sectoral transitions, the presentation provides an evidence-based view of the opportunities and constraints shaping careers after the PhD.
Contents
- Starting point: empirical survey data
- Career prospects within and outside academia after completing a doctorate
- Working conditions during the doctoral phase
- Appointment probabilities to professorships
- Career development within and outside academia, taking into account differences between disciplines
Methods
- Lecture
- Questions and Discussion
Prerequisites
In-person participation: none.
Online participation: To participate, you will need a laptop/PC with a camera, microphone and internet access. The Zoom platform as well as other tools will be used during the workshop and you will receive the link to the online platform a few days prior to the event.
Additional Terms of Use: With your registration, you accept the use of specified platforms/tools and the possibly necessary provision of specified data (name and email address). Additionally, the guarantee of the technical requirements is made by the participants themselves.
More information about this event
Event Organizer:
Graduate Academy
Contact:
Dr. Isabelle Schulze
Universität Kassel
Graduate Academy
General Manager
0561-804 1968
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Speaker:
Dr. Johannes König
University of Kassel
Data scientist
University of Kassel
Institute of Economics and INCHER
Senior Researcher
IAB Institute for Employment Research
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