Professor in Germany Aiming for a German professorship

Becoming an professor is not always that easy, but what about a junior professorship? Read here in which subjects a junior professorship has become an alternative to habilitation.

The higher up the career ladder a researcher is, the greater is the financial support they can apply for.

Career goal professorship: a successful assessment lecture can be the crucial factor in clinching a professorship. What do´s and don´ts should be observed?

Professors and junior professors receive their salary on the basis of the W salary scale. Their basic salary varies in each federal state. They may also be eligible for performance bonuses, which must be negotiated skillfully.

Husbands or wives of research fellows are allowed to work when the research fellow is entitled to take up gainful employment or when they have been living together as a married couple in Germany for at least two years.

Although there are positive signs of change, working conditions for postdocs in Germany remain difficult. Andreas Keller, director of the GEW explains exactly where the problems lie and what changes still need to be made.

Whether at a research institution or a company: scientific consultants and scientific managers are needed everywhere that scientific research is conducted.

How to apply to a German Graduate School? Practical tips to help you with application documents, including research proposals, cover letters and CVs.