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Title: Tenure Track Approaches to Create a New Paradigm in Germany


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Tenure Track Approaches to Create a New Paradigm
in Germany
Beate Scholz Dresden, 07-09-02
2
Contents
  • The Roots
  • The Model
  • The Reality
  • The Rollout

3
Impetus for creating a new paradigm
  • Recommendation by DFGs Board, Oct. 2000
  • Shrinking numbers of talented researchers in
    Germany
  • Need for reliable career structures
  • Heisenberg Fellowship scheme no longer
    appropriate to fit needs of the target group
  • Introduction of a new qualification framework for
    an academic career, 1999ff.
  • Young Investigator Groups
  • Juniorprofessuren (assistant professorship)
  • Brain Drain, survey by Christoph Buechtemann
    Verena Tobsch German Scientists in the United
    States, 2001
  • Challenge in terms of numbers, but even more in
    terms of quality

4
Heisenberg Programme since 1977
  • Objective
  • To bridge the gap between end of qualification
    and permanent position
  • To provide researchers who have fulfilled
    requirements to become full professors with well
    paid fellowships
  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Age limit candidates younger than 36
  • In exceptional cases application possible
    before achieving the age of 40
  • Arrangements
  • Free choice of host institution
  • Funding for up to five years

Engineering and Computer Sciences 4
Humanities/Social Sciences 35
Natural Sciences 35
Life Sciences/ Medicine 27
2005 n 75 (women 19)
5
Heisenberg Programme obstacles to change
  • Political/legal requirements
  • University matters (e.g. tenure track options) ?
    competence of the Länder
  • Support of individuals and setting up of new
    structures ? Federal Governments competence
  • General principle mobility requirement after
    qualification
  • (Hausberufungsverbot)
  • DFG
  • Joint funding by Länder and Federal government
    requires adherence to legal regulations on both
    sides

6
Contents
  • The Roots
  • The Model
  • The Reality
  • The Rollout

7
Promotion of Research Careers DFGs Funding
Chain
Phase of Qualification
Undergraduate Studies
PhD Training
Postdoc Phase
Preparing Future Faculty
Associate Professorship Phase
Full Professorship
Emmy Noether- Programme
Heisenberg Professorship
Heisenberg Fellowship
Research Training Group Fellowship
Research Fellowship
Research Fellowship
Research Fellowship
Position in a Research Training Group
Independent Position
Independent Position
Student in DFG Project or Research Training Group
Position in a DFG-funded research project
Position in a DFG-funded research project
Position in a DFG-funded research project
Position in a DFG-funded research project
8
Heisenberg Programme two options
  • Heisenberg Fellowship (ongoing)
  • Objective
  • To bridge the gap between end of qualification
    and permanent position
  • To provide researchers who have fulfilled
    requirements to become full professors with well
    paid fellowships
  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Abolition of age limit
  • Qualification for full professorship essential
  • Requirements
  • Outstanding scientific career and track record
  • Challenging research project with 5 years scope
  • Arrangements
  • Geographic flexibility
  • Basic stipend ( 3,750 per month) consumables
    travel allowance

NEW
9
Heisenberg Programme two options
  • Heisenberg Professorship
  • Objective
  • Tenured positions equivalent to associate
    professorship
  • Perspective to achieve full professorship at the
    same institution
  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Same as Heisenberg Fellowship
  • Open to Heisenberg Fellows
  • Requirements
  • Same as Heisenberg Fellowship
  • Host Institution Declaration explaining how far
    Heisenberg Professorship contributes to new
    priorities in research
  • Funding arrangements
  • Salary equivalent to associate professorship

10
Heisenberg Programme procedures /1
DFG
Applicant/Heisenberg Fellow
Host Institution
11
Heisenberg Programme procedures /2
Decisions
DFG
No
Yes
No
Host Institution
Yes
12
Heisenberg Programme procedures /3
After 3 years
DFG
Heisenberg professor
Host Institution
13
Contents
  • The Roots
  • The Model
  • The Reality
  • The Rollout

14
Heisenberg Professorship since 2006
  • Applications Decisions

1
n 27
Kiel
4
2
Berlin
1
Hannover
Clausthal
1
1
Decisions
Bochum
n 19
Leipzig
1
2
Ilmenau
Frankfurt
1
2
Darmstadt
1
Würzburg
Kaiserslautern
1
Tübingen
Humanities/Social Sciences Life
Sciences Natural Sciences
Engineering
1
München
n 19
15
Achievements so far
  • At first interest in the programme merely on the
    applicants side
  • Now
  • Universities or faculties engaged at very early
    stage
  • Increasingly active headhunting and personnel
    development
  • Incentive to define new research priorities
  • Professorial Appointment Procedure
  • Acceleration duration of professorial
    appointment process significantly reduced
  • Some universities abstain from own procedures
  • Pre-requisite accordance with laws in the
    respective Land

16
Contents
  • The Roots
  • The Model
  • The Reality
  • The Rollout

17
On the way to a new paradigm
  • Similar schemes
  • Young Investigator Groups Tenure Track
  • Volkswagen Foundation Lichtenberg Programme
    (since 2002)
  • Helmholtz Centres (since 2005)
  • Need for common understanding of Tenure Track in
    Germany
  • Permission to apply for permanent position at the
    same institution (in competition with others)
  • Offer of permanent position at same institution
    without additional professorial appointment
    process (based on positive evaluation of job
    holder)

vs.
18
Results of Career Paths Conference, Nov. 2006
  • Common view
  • Need for Tenure Track system acknowledged
  • Search for good practice for reference
  • Definition
  • System which offers (young) researchers on
    temporary appointments an option to achieve
    (unlimited) professorship at their host
    institution.
  • Challenges
  • Transparent assessment criteria and appointment
    procedures
  • Exit package in case of failure
  • Creation of new positions based on candidates
    competencies
  • Risk-taking attitude on all sides
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