New publication: One title, many paths: The diversity of career trajectories to full professorship
What career paths lead to a full professorship in Germany? This question is explored by Jasmin Kizilirmak and Claudia Begemann in their recent DZHW Brief Brief. Drawing on data from the prof*panel, they show that, alongside the traditional path via habilitation several other career trajectories have been established: the efficient, the unconventional and the international one, which are often characterised by shorter qualification phases, greater mobility and more diverse professional experiences.
The DZHW Brief also examines how these different career trajectories relate to the social backgrounds of professors. The findings show that academic careers remain highly socially selective and that scholars from non-academic family backgrounds continue to face particular barriers in pursuing an academic career.
An accompanying video provides an overview of the key findings of the DZWN Brief and can be viewed here.
The findings underlying these analyses have also been published in the scientific article: Beyond tradition: Successful career paths to full professorship in the Journal Quantitative Sciences Studies by Jasmin Kizilirmak, Lisa-Marie Steinkampf, Sandra Buchholz and Jessica Ordemann.
