Uni-Tübingen

Webcasts

With our webcasts we would like to support you in your individual career orientation and strategic career planning. The webcasts offer you the opportunity to strategically deal with the topic of career orientation and career planning at a time that suits your individual needs. We offer you 2 different topics: 

Webcasts

Webcast 1: How to apply for professorships

Target Group: Postdocs  

Duration: 3.75 Hours 

Format: Webcast + additional handouts 

Content 

The aim of the webcast 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 webcast 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

Webcast 2: How to become a Professor! Planning and optimizing your academic career

Target Group: Postdocs + advanced PhDs 

Duration: 3 Hours 

Format: Webcast + additional handouts 

Content 

The aim of the webcast 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 webcast 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 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. 

Webcast 3: Leaving Academia

Target Group: Postdocs + advanced PhDs 

Duration: 2.25 Hours

Format: Webcast + additional Handouts

Content 

The aim of the webcast 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.

How do the webcasts work? 

All webcasts are composed of a video (password-protected stream via Vimeo) and associated materials for download via Dropbox (handout, worksheets, etc.). 

You can register using the form below. After registration you will receive an access link to the video and the materials. You can access both for a limited period of time at your own discretion. The use of the webcasts and the accompanying materials is free of charge for PhD students and postdocs of the University of Tübingen.

Lecturer 

Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt is a graduate psychologist with additional training as a coach and management consultant (German Psychologists Academy). After several years as a postdoc at the University of Bielefeld and as a substitute professor at the University of Osnabrück, she is now an independent lecturer, consultant and coach, specializing in the needs of scientists. Her work focuses on academic career planning and applications for professorships and postdoc positions. 

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