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Exploring New Avenues in the Advancement of Junior Scholars
Wednesday, 01. August 2018
Press Release No. 155/2018
TU Berlin presents a university-wide strategy and makes its tenure track process a strategic instrument for the advancement of junior scholars
TU Berlin is presenting a new strategy
for the advancement of junior scholars. On 18 July 2018, the
University’s Academic Senate overwhelmingly decided in favor of a
new strategy for junior scholars, as well as its implementation. There
was also unanimous approval for the regulations regarding tenure
track, which form the basis for a sustainable implementation of the
tenure track process at TU Berlin. The tenure track process
offers suitably qualified junior scholars at TU Berlin accelerated
secure career prospects regarding a tenured professorship.
Providing its junior scholars with options for career development
prospects both within academics and beyond is a central concern for TU
Berlin. The substantially shifting requirements in all career areas
and the changes in needs expressed by junior scholars themselves has
led to TU Berlin thoroughly repositioning its efforts in this area.
Each year some 500 doctoral candidates from Germany and
abroad successfully complete their dissertations at TU Berlin. Some
400 postdocs continue their academic careers, deciding later whether
to continue to pursue a professorship or opt for a career outside the
University. The work carried out by junior scholars makes essential
contributions to the innovative development of research at TU Berlin
as well as the University's international profile.
How can
TU Berlin most effectively support its junior scholars? How can the
requirements of their career goals be best addressed? Many members of
TU Berlin have been intensively reviewing their current approach to
the advancement of junior scholars with these questions in mind. The
new strategy lays the foundation for a university-wide implementation
phase for the expansion and development of the advancement of junior
scholars at TU Berlin.
Professor Dr. Angela Ittel, vice
president for strategic development, junior scholars, and teacher
education, confirms the importance of the new strategy: "The
advancement of junior scholars at TU Berlin has achieved a new level
in terms of both content and structure as a result of the
participative process that has been pursued; it can now be implemented
throughout the University in close cooperation with the
faculties”.
In addition to the explicit consideration of
multiple career paths, issues such as gender equality and diversity as
well as internationalization as it applies to the advancement of
junior scholars are to be given special attention in all measures to
be pursued. The strategy for the advancement of junior scholars
developed out of an extensive evaluation of the advancement of junior
scholars which was conducted in all faculties at the start of 2018, as
well as the results of the “WM study 2017” (a survey conducted
among all research and teaching assistants) and the experiences of
junior scholars and other stakeholders.
TU Berlin already
provides its junior scholars with a broad range of programs for
acquiring qualifications and skills both within their area of
specialization as well as at an interdisciplinary level. In the coming
years, the programs for junior scholars at TU Berlin are to be
coordinated, developed and made more
visible.
Further information available from:
Professor Dr. Angela IttelVice President for Strategic Development, Junior Scholars, and Teacher Education
Phone: +49 (0)30 314-24286
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