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> The things recruiters told you ("not sufficiently pragmatic" or that you belong in academia)... they didn't tell you this to talk down to you but to give you
by wolfgke 7y ago
> The things recruiters told you ("not sufficiently pragmatic" or that you belong in academia)... they didn't tell you this to talk down to you but to give you hints.
I would have loved to stay in academia.
The problem, why I left academia is the infamous Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, which gives you an employment ban on temporary contracts in academia after 6+6 years. Since nearly every employment contract in science is temporary, this actually implies a nearly complete employment ban in science after at most 12 years.
- kuerbel 7y agoI think you can stay longer if your position is paid for by a private party instead of publicly funded. That could very well be the case at an institute. Maybe reach out to them, best a professor and explain your situation. Link in german: https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/die-zehn-haeufigsten-irrtuemer-ueber-das-wisszeitvg-677/ https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/die-zehn-haeufigsten-irrt... Nr 3