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The Germans have a simple and efficient system: you can only be employed as a graduate researcher at a University for 6 years. If you get a PhD, the time increa
by kleiba 12y ago
The Germans have a simple and efficient system: you can only be employed as a graduate researcher at a University for 6 years. If you get a PhD, the time increases to a total of 12 years. If you make it to professor (full, not assistant or associate) in that time, you'll get hired for life. If not: goodbye.
Oh, you worked as a lab assistant while studying to get a food in the door / gain some experience / pimp your CV? Tough luck: if you did that for more than 10 hours per week, this time is counted toward your 6 (or 12) years.
This beautiful regulation comes by the beautiful name of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.
- detaro 12y agoWhich makes sure that shortly after lecturers have their content fine-tuned they either a) become professors and suddenly (have to) care about other things than teaching and/or b) they have to leave (either because they become professor somewhere else or because they didn't at all)