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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Tenure Tracks in European Universities |
| Editors | Elias Pekkola, Taru Siekkinen |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 116-135 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781035302451 |
| ISBN (print) | 9781035302444 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 2024 |
Abstract
For a long time, Germany had a rather hierarchical and, by international comparison, quite unique model for qualifying early career researchers for full professorship. The only way researchers could be eligible to be appointed full professors was through habilitation (the ‘second book’). It was not until the beginning of the new millennium that tenure track positions were implemented in German academia for the sake of modernisation and internationalisation. In 2002, junior professorships were introduced as precursors to the current tenure track programme. In 2016, tenure track professorships were broadly introduced as part of a comprehensive federal programme. It is important to note, however, that the newly implemented professorships did not replace the traditional German career model. Currently, German academics face a time in which quite different career programmes coexist, with strong differences between disciplines. Although gender gaps in academic careers began to narrow with new career paths, women are still leaking out from academia more than men. Meanwhile, a systematic, evidence-based evaluation of the intended and unintended consequences of implementing new career models in Germany is still lacking.
Keywords
- Academic careers, Full professorship, Germany, Habilitation, Junior professorship, Tenure track professorship
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- General Social Sciences
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- General Business,Management and Accounting
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Tenure Tracks in European Universities. ed. / Elias Pekkola; Taru Siekkinen. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2024. p. 116-135.
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T1 - Tenure track career options to full professorship in German academia
T2 - recent developments and challenges
AU - Schwabe, Ulrike
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N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Editors and Contributors Severally 2024.
PY - 2024/8/20
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N2 - For a long time, Germany had a rather hierarchical and, by international comparison, quite unique model for qualifying early career researchers for full professorship. The only way researchers could be eligible to be appointed full professors was through habilitation (the ‘second book’). It was not until the beginning of the new millennium that tenure track positions were implemented in German academia for the sake of modernisation and internationalisation. In 2002, junior professorships were introduced as precursors to the current tenure track programme. In 2016, tenure track professorships were broadly introduced as part of a comprehensive federal programme. It is important to note, however, that the newly implemented professorships did not replace the traditional German career model. Currently, German academics face a time in which quite different career programmes coexist, with strong differences between disciplines. Although gender gaps in academic careers began to narrow with new career paths, women are still leaking out from academia more than men. Meanwhile, a systematic, evidence-based evaluation of the intended and unintended consequences of implementing new career models in Germany is still lacking.
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