Web­casts: Ca­reer plan­ning for doc­tor­al can­did­ates and post-docs

Our webcasts aim to help you with career guidance and strategic career planning. You can choose from four topic modules as well as the option of an accompanying individual consultation:

Web­cast 1: How to be­come a pro­fess­or! Aca­dem­ic ca­reer plan­ning and de­vel­op­ment

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Target group Doctoral cadidates (in the second half of their doctorate), post-docs
Video length 3 hours
Language German or English
Accompanying materials Handout, sample CVs, “Academic profile” questionnaire

Objectives & Content
The aim of the video is to provide you with knowledge, background and orientation for planning and developing the next steps towards a long-term academic career in Germany. The video first discusses questions such as: What long-term career options does the ?job market Academia? offer for researchers and what are the actual chances here? What requirements and criteria should be met for this career path? When are which tasks particularly important? What has the highest priority? How important is the habilitation? What time frame is appropriate? The video informs you about the central requirements (also beyond publications and third-party funding) and milestones for an academic career. It also provides specific tips and advice on how to prioritize these requirements and on strategic considerations during the postdoc phase on the path to a professorship. Building on this, the video and the accompanying workbook offer you the opportunity to take stock and reflect on your own academic profile and ideally derive the next important steps from this.


Length & Topic Overview
The video has a total length of 3 hours. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. The video covers the following topics:

  1. Welcome & Program / approx. 6 min

  2. Market and opportunities / approx. 38 min

  3. Path(s) to professorship / approx. 14 min

  4. Requirements I: General & Network / approx. 9 min

  5. Requirements II: Publications, third-party funding, habilitation / approx. 29 min

  6. Requirements III: Scientific communication, mobility, profile / approx. 16 min

  7. Requirements IV: Teaching, management, committees, services / approx. 20 min

  8. Requirements V: Summary / approx. 9 min

  9. Profile presentation: CV / approx. 26 min

  10. WissZeitVG & Compatibility / approx. 20 min

Accompanying materials

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  • Workbook with

    • Reflection on own networking behavior

    • Analysis of your own academic profile

    • Reflection on the compatibility of family and academic career

    • Two sample CVs for professorship applications

Additional information
Please note: The video focuses in particular on the German academic system.

 

Web­cast 2: First au­di­tion? Ap­ply­ing for Pro­fess­or­ships

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Target group mainly Postdocs
Video length 3,25 hours
Language German or English
Accompanying 
materials		 Handout, analysis sheet job advertisement, example CVs, list of collected interview questions

Objectives & Content
The aim of the video is to inform you in detail about all phases of the appointment procedure and to provide you with specific assistance and tips for your application. The video first deals with the procedure and formal aspects of the appointment process. Then all the necessary application documents (especially CV, cover letter, concepts) are discussed in detail and illustrated in part with sample materials. In the third part, the expectations and requirements in the hearing with the appointment committee as well as important preparation steps are discussed. You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration. In addition, the most frequently asked questions and topics in the committee interview are presented.


Length & Topic Overview
The video has a total length of 3 h 10 min. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. The video covers the following topics:

  1. Introduction & program / approx. 5 min

  2. General information, appointment procedure & job advertisement / approx. 27 min

  3. Documents - General / approx. 15 min

  4. Documents - CV & lists / approx. 26 min

  5. Documents - cover letter / approx. 17 min

  6. Documents - concepts / approx. 20 min

  7. Hearing - General / approx. 14 min

  8. Hearing - Scientific presentation / approx. 25 min

  9. Hearing - Teaching demonstration / approx. 15 min

  10. Hearing – Interview, Assessment Center & concluding remarks / approx. 23 min

Material

  • Handout

  • Worksheet for analyzing advertisements for professorships

  • 2 sample CVs

  • Sample teaching concept

  • Two formulation and structuring examples for the research concept

  • List of collected questions from committee interviews

Web­cast 3: I’m out of here! Path­ways out of aca­demia

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Target group Doctoral candidates and post-docs
Video length 3 hours
Language German or English
Accompanying materials Handout, professional motivation questionnaire, skills and expertise questionnaire, sample CVs

Aims & Content
The aim of the video is to support you in developing viable individual ideas for professional alternatives to an academic career. First, the situation of doctoral graduates on the German job market is presented. Using tasks for analysis and self-reflection, you will then be guided to explore your own interests and values. This is followed by a framework and strategies for researching career options and identifying your own skills for the non-university job market. Finally, tips and advice are given for the first job application steps.


Length & Topic Overview
The video has a total length of 2h 13 min. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. The video covers the following topics:

  1. Introduction & Program / approx. 6 min

  2. Situation of PhD holders: Dr. No Chance? / approx. 12 min

  3. Guideline: Values & career motives / approx. 13 min

  4. Options: Using personal network, LinkedIn & Xing / approx. 12 min

  5. Options: Research-related fields / approx. 16 min

  6. Options: Non-research fields / approx. 12 min

  7. Competences: Introduction & professional competences / approx. 8 min

  8. Competences: Methodological, personal and social competences / approx. 12 min

  9. Applying for jobs: Introduction & design / approx. 6 min

  10. Applying for jobs: CV / approx. 10 min

  11. Applying for jobs: Cover letter / approx. 11 min

  12. Applying for jobs: Interview / approx. 5 min

  13. Strategy: My road map / approx. 5 min

  14. Recommended Reading / approx. 1 min

Accompanying material
Working through the accompanying materials in the workbook can take several additional hours.

  • Handout

  • Workbook

    • Three exercises to reflect on your own values

    • Exercise to analyze personal professional motives

    • Documentation template for analyzing networks

    • Documentation template for free research

    • Documentation template for questions for conversational partners who are of professional interest to you

    • Mind map of career options

    • Exercise to analyze professional competences

    • Overview of competences: methodological, personal and social competences

    • Exercise to analyze methodological, personal and social competences

    • Further exercises to analyze competences

    • Documentation template for further personal strategy

    • Two sample CVs

    • Tips & practice questions for job interviews

Further remarks
The video can provide you with initial orientation, but cannot relieve you of the strenuous and time-consuming process that a professional reorientation entails. Furthermore, the self-learning video is not subject-specific. This means that the video does not provide you with concrete job options that are specifically tailored to your background and skills.

How do the web­casts work?

All of the webcasts comprise a video (password-protected stream via Vimeo) and accompanying materials for download via Dropbox (handout, worksheets, etc.).

To register, please contact Staff Development using the form below. (Note: Please enter “Webcast 1/2/3/4” as the course number). Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you a link to access the video and the materials. Both will be available for a limited period of time for you to access as and when it best suits you. The webcasts and associated individual consultations are available free of charge for Paderborn University doctoral cadidates and post-docs.

Please note: Webcasts 3 and 4 are only available in German.

Tutor

The webcasts are produced by Dr Dieta Kuchenbrandt, a qualified psychologist and trained coach and management consultant. After several years as a post-doctoral researcher at Bielefeld University and as an interim professor at Osnabrück University, Dr Kuchenbrandt is now a lecturer and consultant specialising in the needs of academics. Her work focuses on academic career planning as well as applications for professorships and post-doc positions.  

Associated individual consultations

To accompany the webcasts, individual consultations (45 min. in length) are available on request for those interested. Participants can use these consultations to, for example, get feedback on their CV/application documents, reflect on their own academic profile and identify next steps, as well as to discuss a wealth of other specific questions. Consultations are available in German and English. If you would like to take advantage of an individual consultation, please indicate this in the “Comments” section when registering for the webcast. The individual consultations accompanying the webcasts on academic careers (Webcasts 1, 2 and 4) are provided by Dr Dieta Kuchenbrandt. The consultations accompanying the webcast on pathways out of academia (webcast 3) are provided by her colleague Dr Cécile Schain.

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Contact

Devision 4.5 Staff Development (Team)
Dr. Johanna Braukmann
Tel. 3587
Room B1.325

 

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